Euler's gem
Subtitle: the polyhedron formula and the birth of topology
By: David S. Richeson.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780691126777
Subjects: Topology -- History; Polyhedra
Description: Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects--from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler's formula is so simple it can be explained to a child. Euler's Gem tells the illuminating story of this indispensable mathematical idea --Front jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.