Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry

著者

    • Birken, Marcia
    • Coon, Anne C.

書誌事項

Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry

Marcia Birken and Anne C. Coon

(Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 116)

Rodopi, 2008

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注記

Includes bibliographical references(p. [199]-205) and index(p.[207]-213).

内容説明・目次

内容説明

You are invited to join a fascinating journey of discovery, as Marcia Birken and Anne C. Coon explore the intersecting patterns of mathematics and poetry - bringing the two fields together in a new way. Setting the tone with humor and illustrating each chapter with countless examples, Birken and Coon begin with patterns we can see, hear, and feel and then move to more complex patterns. Number systems and nursery rhymes lead to the Golden Mean and sestinas. Simple patterns of shape introduce tessellations and concrete poetry. Fractal geometry makes fractal poetry possible. Ultimately, patterns for the mind lead to questions: How do mathematicians and poets conceive of proof, paradox, and infinity? What role does analogy play in mathematical discovery and poetic expression? The book will be of special interest to readers who enjoy looking for connections across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry features centuries of creative work by mathematicians, poets, and artists, including Fibonacci, Albrecht Durer, M. C. Escher, David Hilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, William Shakespeare, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Langston Hughes, E.E. Cummings, and many contemporary experimental poets. Original illustrations include digital photographs, mathematical and poetic models, and fractal imagery.

目次

Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Counting Patterns Chapter 2 - Counting Patterns Take Form Chapter 3 - Patterns of Shape Chapter 4 - Fractal Patterns Chapter 5 - Patterns for the Mind Chapter 6 - Conclusion Permissions Acknowledgements Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA9173965X
  • ISBN
    • 9789042023703
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    213 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
  • 親書誌ID
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