How round is your circle? : where engineering and mathematics meet John Bryant;

By:

Bryant, John

Contributor(s):

C J Sangwin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008Description: xix, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates 23CMISBN:

9780691149929

DDC classification:

516.15 BRY

Contents:

ch. 1. Hard lines ch. 2. How to draw a straight line ch. 3. Four-bar variations ch. 4. Building the world's first ruler ch. 5. Dividing the circle ch. 6. Falling apart ch. 7. Follow my leader ch. 8. In pursuit of coat-hangers ch. 9. All approximations are rational ch. 10. How round is your circle ch. 11. Plenty of slide rule ch. 12. All a matter of balance ch. 13. Finding some equilibrium

Summary: How Round is your Circle?' includes chapters on: hard lines; how to draw a straight line; four-bar variations; building the world's first rules; dividing the circle; falling aprat; follow my leader; all approximations are rational; all a matter of balance; and finding some equilibrium

List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals March 2021 - Central Library IIITDMK

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	516.15 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	17.07.2025	0003190
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	516.15 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0003191

How Round is your Circle?' includes chapters on: hard lines; how to draw a straight line; four-bar variations; building the world's first rules; dividing the circle; falling aprat; follow my leader; all approximations are rational; all a matter of balance; and finding some equilibrium

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