Viewpoints: mathematical perspective and fractal geometry in art

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An undergraduate textbook devoted exclusively to relationships between mathematics and art, Viewpoints is ideally suited for math-for-liberal-arts courses and mathematics courses for fine arts majors. The textbook contains a wide variety of classroom-tested activities and problems, a series of essays by contemporary artists written especially for the book, and a plethora of pedagogical and learning opportunities for instructors and students. Viewpoints focuses on two mathematical areas: perspec…

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Full title :Viewpoints : mathematical perspective and fractal geometry in art / Marc Frantz, Annalisa Crannell.

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
Place of Publication:Princeton
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781400839056, 140083905X
oclc:ocn742333257
LC Classification:QA515.F73 2011
Dewey Decimal:742.01/51

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to Perspective and Space Coordinates; 2 Perspective by the Numbers; 3 Vanishing Points and Viewpoints; 4 Rectangles in One-Point Perspective; 5 Two-Point Perspective; 6 Three-Point Perspective and Beyond; 7 Anamorphic Art; 8 Introduction to Fractal Geometry; 9 Fractal Dimension; Index.

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Art -- Mathematics ART -- Techniques Art -- Textbooks. -- Mathematics Electronic books Fractals Fractals -- Textbooks Fraktaler Geometri Perspective Perspective -- Textbooks Perspektiv Textbooks