Figuring FibersCarolyn Yackel, sarah-marie belcastro American Mathematical Soc., 2018年10月31日 - 232 頁 Pick up this book and dive into one of eight chapters relating mathematics to fiber arts! Amazing exposition transports any interested person on a mathematical exploration that is rigorous enough to capture the hearts of mathematicians. The zenith of creativity is achieved as readers are led to knit, crochet, quilt, or sew a project specifically designed to illuminate the mathematics through its physical realization. The beautiful finished pieces provide a visual understanding of the mathematics that can be shared with those who view them. If you love mathematics or fiber arts, this book is for you! |
內容
More Granny Less Square | 6 |
Gosperlike Fractals and Intermeshed Crochet | 30 |
Templeton Square Truchet Tiles | 58 |
Variations on Snake Trail Quilting Patterns | 82 |
The Chinese Remainder Theorem and Knitting Stitch Patterns | 100 |
Knitting Torus Knots and Links | 118 |
Triply Periodic Polyhedra in Euclidean ThreeDimensional Space | 138 |
Piecing Together Link Complements | 174 |
About the Contributors | 226 |
Credits | 228 |
Index | 229 |
常見字詞
2-complex 2-tr cluster angle Archimedean solids back ridges Borromean rings boundary buffer cast-on ch st ch-2 sp ch-2 spaces chain stitches CHAPTER Chinese Remainder Theorem color configuration congruence construction corners cowl create crochet curve decrease diagram example fabric fiber arts Figure 17 foundation chain four fractal Gosper curve graph green grid Habove Hbelow hexagons Hollow Maze integer interior join KNITTING STITCH link complement loop marker mathematical needle number of stitches octahedron path pentagons pentomino PIECING TOGETHER LINK pinching edges pinching-edge sashing plane polygons polyhedron polyomino purple quadrants quarter-circle quilt quilt top Quiltbelow round seam allowance segment sewing shape shown in Figure side skip next ch skip next ridge Snake solution spanning tree spine stitch count stitch patterns strand surface symmetry Template Templeton square tetromino tion torus knot torus link triangular trios of triangles Truchet tiles vertices yarn