ENGLISH

The Glorious Golden Ratio

By Alfred S. Posamentier , Ingmar Lehmann

Book information

Publisher
Prometheus Books
Year
2011
ISBN
1616144238, 9781616144234
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
20 MB (21033021 bytes)
Pages
363\0
Time added
2014-05-23 18:28:45

Description

What exactly is the Golden Ratio? How was it discovered? Where is it found? These questions and more are thoroughly explained in this engaging tour of one of mathematics' most interesting phenomena. The authors  trace the appearance of the Golden Ratio throughout history, demonstrate a variety of ingenious techniques used to construct it, and illustrate the many surprising geometric figures in which the Golden Ratio is embedded. Requiring no more than an elementary knowledge of geometry and algebra, the authors give readers a new appreciation of the indispensable qualities and inherent beauty of mathematics.

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