Algebra and Tiling

Algebra and Tiling
Author: Sherman K. Stein
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: MATHEMATICS
ISBN: 9781614440246

A concise investigation into the connections between tiling space problems and algebraic ideas, suitable for undergraduates.

Algebra and Tiling

Algebra and Tiling
Author: Sherman Stein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1994
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780883850282

A concise investigation into the connections between tiling space problems and algebraic ideas, suitable for undergraduates.

Topology of Tiling Spaces

Topology of Tiling Spaces
Author: Lorenzo Adlai Sadun
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821847279

"This book is an introduction to the topology of tiling spaces, with a target audience of graduate students who wish to learn about the interface of topology with aperiodic order. It isn't a comprehensive and cross-referenced tome about everything having to do with tilings, which would be too big, too hard to read, and far too hard to write! Rather, it is a review of the explosion of recent work on tiling spaces as inverse limits, on the cohomology of tiling spaces, on substitution tilings and the role of rotations, and on tilings that do not have finite local complexity. Powerful computational techniques have been developed, as have new ways of thinking about tiling spaces." "The text contains a generous supply of examples and exercises."--BOOK JACKET.

Aperiodic Order: Volume 1, A Mathematical Invitation

Aperiodic Order: Volume 1, A Mathematical Invitation
Author: Michael Baake
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1316184382

Quasicrystals are non-periodic solids that were discovered in 1982 by Dan Shechtman, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2011. The underlying mathematics, known as the theory of aperiodic order, is the subject of this comprehensive multi-volume series. This first volume provides a graduate-level introduction to the many facets of this relatively new area of mathematics. Special attention is given to methods from algebra, discrete geometry and harmonic analysis, while the main focus is on topics motivated by physics and crystallography. In particular, the authors provide a systematic exposition of the mathematical theory of kinematic diffraction. Numerous illustrations and worked-out examples help the reader to bridge the gap between theory and application. The authors also point to more advanced topics to show how the theory interacts with other areas of pure and applied mathematics.

Miles of Tiles

Miles of Tiles
Author: Charles Radin
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 134
Release: 1999
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 082181933X

"Miles of Tiles" is a mathematics lesson for middle school classes requiring students to calculate the number and cost of tiles needed to cover the floor of the classroom. This lesson includes Internet activities. "Miles of Tiles" is presented as a service of the Link-to-Learn Professional Development Project of Pennsylvania, a state-sponsored educational technology initiative.

Algebra and Tiling: Homorphisms in the Service of Geometry

Algebra and Tiling: Homorphisms in the Service of Geometry
Author: Sherman K. Stein
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1993-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470451115

Algebra and Tiling is accessible to undergraduate mathematics majors, as most of the tools necessary to read the book are found in standard upper division algebra courses, but teachers, researchers, and professional mathematicians will find the book equally appealing. Beginners will find the exercises and the appendices especially useful. The unsolved problems will challenge both beginners and experts. The book could serve as the basis of an undergraduate or graduate seminar or a source of applications to enrich an algebra or geometry course.

Non-Euclidean Geometries

Non-Euclidean Geometries
Author: András Prékopa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2006-06-03
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387295550

"From nothing I have created a new different world," wrote János Bolyai to his father, Wolgang Bolyai, on November 3, 1823, to let him know his discovery of non-Euclidean geometry, as we call it today. The results of Bolyai and the co-discoverer, the Russian Lobachevskii, changed the course of mathematics, opened the way for modern physical theories of the twentieth century, and had an impact on the history of human culture. The papers in this volume, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of János Bolyai, were written by leading scientists of non-Euclidean geometry, its history, and its applications. Some of the papers present new discoveries about the life and works of János Bolyai and the history of non-Euclidean geometry, others deal with geometrical axiomatics; polyhedra; fractals; hyperbolic, Riemannian and discrete geometry; tilings; visualization; and applications in physics.

Zome geometry : hands-on learning with Zome models

Zome geometry : hands-on learning with Zome models
Author: George W. Hart
Publisher: Key Curriculum Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Euler's numbers
ISBN: 9781559533850

Written by George W. Hart, a mathematician and artist, and Henri Picciotto, an innovative teacher, the activities are based on a deep understanding of polyhedra and practical classroom experience. Students discover relationships in something they have built themselves, they understand and remember the concepts.

Tilings and Patterns

Tilings and Patterns
Author: Branko Grünbaum
Publisher: W H Freeman & Company
Total Pages: 446
Release: 1989
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780716719984

Tilings and Patterns: An Introduction presents in convenient paperback form the first half of Tilings and Patterns. Omitting the more specialized material of the earlier volume, this abbreviated edition make's the authors' contributions to tiling theory and its practical applications accessible to a wide audience.

Tessalation!

Tessalation!
Author: Emily Grosvenor
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-07-31
Genre: Pattern perception
ISBN: 9781631777974

As Tessa Truman-Ling explores the outdoors, she sees patterns everywhere and in everything.