Crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes [electronic resource] / Daina Taimi�
By: Taimin�a, Daina.
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BookPublisher: Wellesley, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c20Description: xi, 148 p. : col. i.ISBN: 9781439865446 (ebook : PDF).Subject(s): Geometry, Hyperbol | Crocheting -- HistoGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No titleOnline resources: Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for acce Also available in print editiIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and ind
ch. 1. What is the hyperbolic plane? Can we crochet it? -- ch. 2. What can you learn from your model? -- ch. 3. Four strands in the history of geometry -- ch. 4. Tidbits from the history of crochet -- ch. 5. What is non-Euclidean geometry? -- ch. 6. How to crochet a pseudosphere and a symmetric hyperbolic plane -- ch. 7. Metamorphoses of the hyperbolic plane -- ch. 8. Other surfaces with negative curvature : catenoid and helicoid -- ch. 9. Who is interested in hyperbolic geometry now and how can it be us
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