Patterns of the Universe

A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty

Alex Bellos, Edmund Harriss, Edmund Harriss

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The Experiment LLC
01 December 2015

Mathematics; 3-D images & optical illusions; Puzzles & quizzes; Sudoku & number puzzles; Painting & art manuals

Publisher's note: Patterns of the Universe was previously published under the title Snowflake, Seashell, Star.

Contemplate the Patterns of the Universe as you color! Math is at the heart of many natural wonders and has an abstract beauty all its own-in the silhouette of a snowflake, the spiral seeds of a sunflower, and the symmetry of the Sri Yantra mandala.

From the 4-D hypercube that casts a starlike shadow, to the infinite pattern of Penrose tiles that never perfectly repeats, these 57 exquisite designs reveal their secrets as you fill them with color. Art becomes an act of discovery-no math knowledge is required!

In the bonus Creating section, as you join dots, flip coins, and follow other simple steps, 12 surprising images will emerge before your eyes.

This is an adventure for all ages-and a treasure for artists in Numberland!

By: Alex Bellos, Edmund Harriss
Illustrated by: Edmund Harriss
Imprint: The Experiment LLC
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 364g
ISBN: 9781615193233
ISBN 10: 1615193235
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 December 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Bellos holds a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Oxford University. His bestselling books Here’s Looking at Euclid and The Grapes of Math have been translated into more than 20 languages and were both shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book prize. His puzzle books include Can You Solve My Problems?, Puzzle Ninja, Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, and The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book, and he is also the coauthor of the coloring books Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He has launched an elliptical pool table, LOOP. He writes a popular-math blog and a puzzle blog for the Guardian, and he won the Association of British Science Writers award for best science blog in 2016. He lives in London.

Reviews for Patterns of the Universe: A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty

2016 Academics Choice Smart Book Award Winner One of Amazon s Best Books of the Month in Crafts, Hobbies & Home Illustrations designed to introduce doodlers to a range of challenging mathematical principles. Science Flipping through this new coloring book is a mesmerizing journey. From perfect hexagonal tilings to luscious sine waves to nautilus shell spirals, every line illustration by mathematical artist Edmund Harriss (and a handful of others) brings a hypnotic sense of harmony. Science Friday Enough coloring inside the lines it s time to start coloring inside the cosines. WIRED Think coloring books are just for little kids? Think again. Boys Life An intricate, geeky coloring book for adults. Independent on Sunday A beautiful math coloring book offering young and old alike the joy of patterns that are pleasing and rigorous, regular and creative, all at the same time. Cedric Villani, Fields medalist and author of Birth of a Theorem A math coloring book for kids and adults . . . Irresistible! Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of x I wouldn t have expected anything less from math adventurer Bellos and mathematical artist and tiling fan Harriss, whose personalities both come through in the book from the beautiful illustrations to the playful style. . . . The range of types of math on display is super. . . . A beautiful object. Aperiodical blog This is big fun. . . . Just looking at these pages is a treat they have a life all their own, even before color is applied. . . . A coloring book with a sharp new angle. The Papercraft Post blog Adds a bit of braininess to the relatively simple act of coloring while keeping the stress-relieving benefits. Adult Coloring 101