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Experiencing Geometry, Physics, and Biology / Georg Glaeser and Franz Gruber.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Glaeser, Georg, author.
Gruber, Franz (Mathematician), author.
Series:
Edition Die Angewandte, University Press.
Edition Angewandte Series
Standardized Title:
Geometrie, Physik und Biologie erleben. English
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Biology.
Geometry.
Physics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (248 p.)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2020.
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
Geometrie, Physik und Biologie verstehen Das vorliegende Buch ist ein lehrreiches und reich bebildertes Sachbuch, das naturwissenschaftliche Inhalte auf anschauliche und verständliche Weise vermittelt. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele erläutert es Themen aus Geometrie, Physik und Biologie und zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen den Disziplinen auf. Das Buch enthält rund 300 Links zu Videoanimationen; weiters steht eine frei zugängliche interaktive Software zur Verfügung, zur weiteren Vertiefung der Inhalte. Die Inhalte des Buches, die Videos und die Software wurden am Institut für Geometrie an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien entwickelt: Georg Glaeser forscht insbesondere zu interdisziplinären mathematischen und biologischen Fragestellungen und arbeitete viele Jahre gemeinsam mit Franz Gruber, einem Meister im Visualisieren komplexer Sachverhalte. Enthält Links zu rund 300 Videoanimationen, abrufbar über QR-Codes Kompakte, informative und leicht verständliche Erklärungen zu naturwissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen aus den Bereichen Geometrie, Physik und Biologie Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Illustrationen
Understanding geometry, physics, and biology This is a highly informative and richly illustrated nonfiction book that conveys scientific content in a clear and understandable way. Drawing on numerous examples, it explains topics from geometry, physics, and biology and points out commonalities between the disciplines. The book contains approx. 300 links to video animations and is accompanied by a freely accessible interactive software that allows readers to delve even deeper into the content covered in the book. The content, videos, and software were developed by the Department of Geometry at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Georg Glaeser’s research focuses particularly on interdisciplinary mathematical and biological issues, and he worked for many years with Franz Gruber, who was highly adept at visualizing complex issues. Includes links to around 300 video animations, accessible via QR codes Compact, informative, and easy-to-understand explanations of scientific issues in the disciplines of geometry, physics, and biology With numerous images and illustrations
Contents:
Frontmatter
Preface
Table of Contents
Kinematics: Motions in Nature and Technology
Gearwheels: Precise and Robust
Patterns and Fractals: Simulation of Nature
Strange Angles: Spirals?
Projections: Necessary and Practical
Polyhedra: Building Blocks!
Simple-Curved: Developable!
Double-Curved: The Norm
Minimal Surfaces: Elegant and Practical
Wave Models: Strange Phenomena
Photography: Surprises?
Air and Water: Fluids!
Distributions: Attraction and Repulsion
Our Solar System: Free Play of Forces
Illusions: Fake or Real?
Simulations: Close to Reality?
Index
Acknowledgements and Homepage
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (de Gruyter, viewed on July 2, 2024).
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9783111365787
3111365786
OCLC:
1412008844

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