Beyond the Third Dimension
Geometry, Computer Graphics and Higher Dimensions
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-7167-6015-3 (ISBN)
Description
This work investigates ways of picturing and understanding dimensions below and above our own. What would a two-dimensional universe be like? How can we even attempt to picture objects of four, five or six dimensions? Such are the questions examined in this text.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
168 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7167-6015-3 (9780716760153)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introducing dimensions; scaling and measurement; slicing and contours; shadows and structures; regular polytopes and fold-outs; perspective and animation; configuration spaces; coordinate geometry; non-Euclidean geometry and nonorientable surfaces.