{"product_id":"book-of-curves-paperback-9780521044448","title":"Book of Curves (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521044448","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBook of Curves\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the shape of curves and their mathematical relationships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE. H. Lockwood (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521044448, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 18.8 x 1.1 cm, 0.392 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book opens up an important field of mathematics at an elementary level, one in which the element of aesthetic pleasure, both in the shapes of the curves and in their mathematical relationships, is dominant. This book describes methods of drawing plane curves, beginning with conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola), and going on to cycloidal curves, spirals, glissettes, pedal curves, strophoids and so on. In general, 'envelope methods' are used. There are twenty-five full-page plates and over ninety smaller diagrams in the text. The book can be used in schools, but will also be a reference for draughtsmen and mechanical engineers. As a text on advanced plane geometry it should appeal to pure mathematicians with an interest in geometry, and to students for whom Euclidean geometry is not a principal study.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrontispiece: section of the shell of a Pearly Nautilus fossil\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Historical Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Notation\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Special Curves: 1. The parabola\u003cbr\u003e 2. The ellipse\u003cbr\u003e 3. The hyperbola\u003cbr\u003e 4. The cardioid\u003cbr\u003e 5. The limaçon\u003cbr\u003e 6. The astroid\u003cbr\u003e 7. The nephroid\u003cbr\u003e 8. The deltoid\u003cbr\u003e 9. The cycloid\u003cbr\u003e 10. The right strophoid\u003cbr\u003e 11. The equiangular spiral\u003cbr\u003e 12. The lemniscate of bernoulli\u003cbr\u003e 13. The tractrix and catenary\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Ways of Finding New Curves: 14. Conchoids\u003cbr\u003e 15. Cissoids\u003cbr\u003e 16. Strophoids\u003cbr\u003e 17. Roulettes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Pedal curves\u003cbr\u003e 19. Negative pedals\u003cbr\u003e 20. Glissettes\u003cbr\u003e 21. Evolutes and involutes\u003cbr\u003e 22. Spirals\u003cbr\u003e 23. Inversion\u003cbr\u003e 24. Caustic curves\u003cbr\u003e 25. Bipolar coordinates\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index of names\u003cbr\u003e Index of subjects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geometry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geometry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geometry%20%5BPBM%5D%22\"\u003ePBM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001105535256,"sku":"9780521044448","price":36.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521044448i_a3603d0e-472b-4d20-a26e-3c895912a698.jpg?v=1694968634","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/book-of-curves-paperback-9780521044448","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}