Discovering patterns in mathematics and poetry
You are invited to join a fascinating journey of discovery, as Marcia Birken and Anne C. Coon explore the intersecting patterns of mathematics and poetry -- bringing the two fields together in a new way. Setting the tone with humor and illustrating each chapter with countless examples, Birken and Coon begin with patterns we can see, hear, and feel and then move to more complex patterns. Number systems and nursery rhymes lead to the Golden Mean and sestinas. Simple patterns of shape introduce tessellations and concrete poetry. Fractal geometry makes fractal poetry possible. Ultimately, patterns f
Electronic books
1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations
9781435633100, 9789401205610, 9789042023703, 1435633105, 9401205612, 9042023708
301680214
Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1
Counting Patterns; Chapter 2 -Counting Patterns Take Form; Chapter 3
Patterns of Shape; Chapter 4
Fractal Patterns; Chapter 5
Patterns for the Mind; Chapter 6
Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
English