A Scrapbook of Complex Curve Theory

A Scrapbook of Complex Curve Theory
Author: Charles Herbert Clemens
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002-12-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821833073

This fine book by Herb Clemens quickly became a favorite of many algebraic geometers when it was first published in 1980. It has been popular with novices and experts ever since. It is written as a book of ``impressions'' of a journey through the theory of complex algebraic curves. Many topics of compelling beauty occur along the way. A cursory glance at the subjects visited reveals a wonderfully eclectic selection, from conics and cubics to theta functions, Jacobians, and questions of moduli. By the end of the book, the theme of theta functions becomes clear, culminating in the Schottky problem. The author's intent was to motivate further study and to stimulate mathematical activity. The attentive reader will learn much about complex algebraic curves and the tools used to study them. The book can be especially useful to anyone preparing a course on the topic of complex curves or anyone interested in supplementing his/her reading.

The Scrapbook in American Life

The Scrapbook in American Life
Author: Susan Tucker
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781592134786

This book explores the history of scrapbook-making, its origins, uses, changing forms and purposes as well as the human agents behind the books themselves. Scrapbooks bring pleasure in both the making and consuming - and are one of the most enduring yet simultaneously changing cultural forms of the last two centuries. Despite the popularity of scrapbooks, no one has placed them within historical traditions until now. This volume considers the makers, their artefacts, And The viewers within the context of American culture. The volume's contributors do not show the reader how to make scrapbooks or improve techniques but instead explore the curious history of what others have done in the past and why these splendid examples of material and visual culture have such a significant place in many households.

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book
Author: Elbert Hubbard
Publisher: New York : W.H. Wise
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1923
Genre: Literature
ISBN:

A collection of more than seven hundred quotations from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

The Ultimate Scrapbooking Book

The Ultimate Scrapbooking Book
Author: Rebecca Carter
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2003
Genre: Photograph albums
ISBN: 9780806958316

Provides ideas and techniques on creating scrapbooks for any occasion, and helps readers find the appropriate accessories and materials.

Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton
Author: Giles Huxley-parlour
Publisher: Chris Beetles Limited
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2009
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781905738137

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was essential to the cultural life of Britain and beyond in the twentieth

The Lost Scrapbook

The Lost Scrapbook
Author: Evan Dara
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781573660389

Author's first novel takes place in a community in modern America --Back cover.