Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes
By: Daina Taimina.
Publisher: A K Peters
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Wellesley, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781568814520
Subjects: Geometry, Hyperbolic; Crocheting -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is the hyperbolic plane? Can we crochet it?; title: What can you learn from your model?; title: Four strands in the history of geometry; title: Tidbits from the history of crochet; title: What is non-Euclidean geometry?; title: How to crochet pseudosphere and hyperbolic plane from the center; title: Metamorphoses of the hyperbolic plane; title: Other surfaces with negative curvature; title: Who is interested in hyperbolic geometry now and how can it be used?; title: Paper models.