World Of Patterns, The (With Cd-rom)
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World Of Patterns, The (With Cd-rom)

(With CD-ROM)

  1. 32 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

World Of Patterns, The (With Cd-rom)

(With CD-ROM)

About this book

This collection of tiling patterns contains over 4,000 images combining the wonders of art and mathematics. It is catalogued according to the source, and indexed by the properties of each pattern.Admire the work in the Alhambra, some striking patterns by M C Escher, or the mathematical genius Kepler … all on one CD-ROM.The accompanying 32-page booklet describes the components of the system and the means of using the material to design your own patterns.System requirements: Any computer with an Internet browser and a CD-ROM drive.

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Information

Year
2001
Print ISBN
9789810246198
eBook ISBN
9789812839008

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. The World of Patterns
  3. 1 Installation
  4. 2 Finding your way around
  5. 3 What is in, and what is not
  6. 4 Pre-Islamic Art
  7. 5 Islamic Art
  8. 6 Post-Islamic Art
  9. 7 Design your own pattern
  10. 8 Patterns with special shapes
  11. 9 Quilts
  12. 10 Mathematical terms
  13. 11 Mathematical conventions
  14. 12 Problem corner
  15. 13 Finding a pattern
  16. 14 Patterns with specific properties
  17. 15 Regular polygons
  18. 16 Regular star polygons
  19. 17 Patterns with one tile
  20. 18 Polyominoes
  21. 19 Spiral patterns
  22. 20 Symmetry groups
  23. 21 Use of computers
  24. 22 Complete catalogue
  25. 23 The contributors
  26. 24 Your Browser
  27. 25 Sources
  28. 26 Index