Discusses non-Euclidean geometry and the hyperbolic plane. This book provides instructions for how to crochet models of the hyperbolic plane, pseudosphere, and catenoid/helicoids. It explores geometry and its historical connections with art, architecture, navigation, and motion, as well as the history of crochet.
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crocheting
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Book Details
Author
Daina Taimina
Publisher
A. K. Peters
Place Published
City
Wellesley, MA
Date Published
2009
Call No.
TT826.T35
ISBN
1568814526, 9781568814520
LCCN
2008038302
Notes
Length: 160
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Contents
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What is the hyperbolic plane? Can we crochet it? --
What can you learn from your model? --
Four strands in the history of geometry --
Tidbits from the history of crochet --
What is non-Euclidean geometry? --
How to crochet a pseudosphere and a symmetric hyperbolic plane --
Metamorphoses of the hyperbolic plane --
Other surfaces with negative curvature : catenoid and helicoid --
Who is interested in hyperbolic geometry now and how can it be used? --
Paper models.
