Faces of Geometry. From Agnesi to Mirzakhani

1. Front Matter

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2. Unexpected Geometries Exploring the Design of the Gothic City

   • Maria Teresa Bartoli

   Pages 1-12

3. Observation, Drawing, Modeling. Elements of a Cognitive Process Between Analogic and Digital for Design Learning

   • Federico Alberto Brunetti

   Pages 13-30

4. Computational Process and Code-Form Definition in Design

   • Giorgio Buratti

   Pages 31-40

5. To Observe, to Deduce, to Reconstruct, to Know

   • Franca Caliò, Elena Marchetti

   Pages 41-55

6. The Role of Geometry in the Architecture of Louis Kahn and Anne Tyng

   • Cristina Càndito

   Pages 57-66

7. Thinking Architecture in Four Dimensions

   • Alessandra Capanna

   Pages 67-78

8. Reuleaux Triangle in Architecture and Applications

   • Giuseppe Conti, Raffaella Paoletti

   Pages 79-89

9. Interplays of Geometry and Music: How to Use Geometry to Analyze an Artwork in Order to Compose a Musical Piece

   • Chiara de Fabritiis

   Pages 91-100

10. Harmony in Space

    • Biagio Di Carlo

    Pages 101-104

11. Caterina Marcenaro + Franco Albini for the Love of Art

    • Kay Bea Jones

    Pages 105-120

12. How to Solve Second Degree Algebraic Equations Using Geometry

    • Paola Magnaghi-Delfino, Tullia Norando

    Pages 121-130

13. Teatro Comunale, Ferrara: The Question of the Curve. From the Debate to the Geometric Analysis

    • Giampiero Mele, Susanna Clemente

    Pages 131-139

14. Women and Descriptive Geometry in Italian University

    • Barbara Messina

    Pages 141-154

15. Witch of Agnesi: The True Story

    • Tullia Norando, Paola Magnaghi-Delfino

    Pages 155-163

16. The Dividing of the Sphere in Domes of Medieval Anatolia

    • Sibel Yasemin Özgan, Mine Özkar

    Pages 165-176

17. Organic Reference in Design. The Shape Between Invention and Imitation

    • Michela Rossi

    Pages 177-185

18. Inverse Formulas: From Elementary Geometry to Differential Calculus

    • Anna Salvadori, Primo Brandi

    Pages 187-215

19. A Concrete Approach to Geometry

    • Emanuela Ughi

    Pages 217-223

20. Tessellation

    • Mária Ždímalová

    Pages 225-234

The volume reports on interdisciplinary discussions and interactions between theoretical research and practical studies on geometric structures and their applications in architecture, the arts, design, education, engineering, and mathematics. These related fields of research can enrich each other and renew their mutual interest in these topics through networks of shared inspiration, and can ultimately enhance the quality of geometry and graphics education. Particular attention is dedicated to the contributions that women have made to the scientific community and especially mathematics. The book introduces engineers, architects and designers interested in computer applications, graphics and geometry to the latest advances in the field, with a particular focus on science, the arts and mathematics education. 

• Graphics Education
• Geometry Education
• Women in Mathematics
• Geometric Structures
• Mathematics in the Humanities
• Mathematics Teaching
• Applied Geometry

• Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

  Paola Magnaghi-Delfino, Tullia Norando

• Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate, Italy

  Giampiero Mele

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