"Remarkable...It will surely remain the unique reference in this area for many years to come." Roger Penrose , Nature "...an outstanding achievement in mathematical education." Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society "I am enormously impressed...Will be the definitive reference on tiling theory
Tilings and patterns
β Scribed by Branko GrΓΌnbaum, G. C. Shephard
- Publisher
- Freeman and Co.
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 711
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Title page......Page 1
Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
1 Basic Notions......Page 26
2 Tilings by Regular Polygons and Star Polygons......Page 68
3 Well-Behaved Tilings......Page 124
4 The Topology of Tilings......Page 176
5 Patterns......Page 214
6 Classifications of Tilings with Transitivity Properties......Page 278
7 Classification with Respect to Symmetries......Page 346
8 Colored Patterns and Tilings......Page 412
9 Tilings by Polygons......Page 482
10 Aperiodic Tilings......Page 530
11 Wang Tiles......Page 594
12 Tilings with Unusual Kinds of Tiles......Page 620
References......Page 664
Index......Page 706
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
"Remarkable...It will surely remain the unique reference in this area for many years to come." Roger Penrose , Nature "...an outstanding achievement in mathematical education." Bulletin of The London Mathematical Society "I am enormously impressed...Will be the definitive reference on tiling theory
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Horne began her studies in pure and applied mathematics, then turned to textile design for her graduate work, and went on to teach design construction techniques in the context of screen printed textiles. Here she develops mathematical ideas from such areas as geometry, graph theory, and topology an