This introductory book is organized around a collection of simple experiments which the reader can perform at home or in a classroom setting. Methods for physically exploring the intrinsic geometry of commonplace curved objects (such as bowls, balls and watermelons) are described. The concepts of Gaussian curvature, parallel transport, and geodesics are treated.
- ISBN10 3528064757
- ISBN13 9783528064754
- Publish Date 1 November 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
- Imprint Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
- Edition Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 291
- Language English