Geometry for the Artist

Geometry for the Artist is based on a course of the same name which started in the 1980s at Maharishi International University. It is aimed both at artists willing to dive deeper into geometry and at mathematicians open to learning about applications of mathematics in art. The book includes topics such as perspective, symmetry, topology, fractals, curves, surfaces, and more. A key part of the book's approach is the analysis of art from a geometric point of view--looking at examples of how artists use each new topic. In addition, exercises encourage students to experiment in their own work with the new ideas presented in each chapter.

This book is an exceptional resource for students in a general-education mathematics course or teacher-education geometry course, and since many assignments involve writing about art, this text is ideal for a writing-intensive course. Moreover, this book will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in connections between mathematics and art.
Features

• Abundant examples of artwork displayed in full color
• Suitable as a textbook for a general-education mathematics course or teacher-education geometry course
• Designed to be enjoyed by both artists and mathematicians

《藝術家的幾何學》是基於同名課程而寫的，該課程始於1980年代的Maharishi國際大學。這本書旨在讓藝術家深入研究幾何學，同時也向數學家介紹數學在藝術中的應用。書中包含透視、對稱、拓撲、分形、曲線、曲面等主題。書中的一個重要部分是從幾何學的角度分析藝術作品，探討藝術家如何應用每個新主題。此外，書中的練習題鼓勵學生在每章中運用新的思想進行實驗。

這本書對於修讀通識數學課程或教師教育幾何學課程的學生來說是一個非常好的資源，並且由於許多作業涉及藝術寫作，這本書非常適合寫作密集型課程。此外，任何對數學和藝術之間的聯繫感興趣的人都會喜歡這本書。

特點:
- 大量全彩色藝術作品示例
- 適合作為通識數學課程或教師教育幾何學課程的教材
- 設計讓藝術家和數學家都能享受的內容

Catherine A. Gorini is a professor of mathematics at Maharishi International University (MIU) in Fairfield, Iowa, where she has taught for over forty years and served as dean of the faculty and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Her interests include geometry and connections between geometry and art, as well as mathematics education, connections between mathematics and consciousness, and liberal arts education. She started developing a geometry course for art majors over thirty years ago. This course is now popular with students of all majors. Her numerous teaching awards include the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award by MIU students in 2021 and the Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics given by the Mathematical Association of America in 2001. She received the 2019 Wege Award for Research from MIU.

Gorini edited Geometry at Work, published by the Mathematical Association of America, wrote the Facts on File Geometry Handbook, and has published journal articles in geometry, mathematics education, connections between mathematics and art, and the relationship between consciousness and mathematics. She is the executive editor of the International Journal of Mathematics and Consciousness and holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Virginia in algebraic topology.

Catherine A. Gorini是愛荷華州費爾菲爾德市Maharishi國際大學（MIU）的數學教授，她在該校教授數學已經超過四十年，並擔任過教務長和文理學院院長。她的研究興趣包括幾何學及幾何學與藝術之間的關聯，以及數學教育、數學與意識之間的聯繫，以及文理教育。她在三十多年前開始為藝術專業學生開設幾何學課程，現在這門課程受到各個專業學生的歡迎。她獲得的多個教學獎項包括2021年MIU學生頒發的年度優秀教師獎和2001年美國數學協會頒發的卓越大學或大學數學教學獎。她還獲得了2019年MIU的Wege研究獎。

Gorini編輯了由美國數學協會出版的《Geometry at Work》，撰寫了《Facts on File Geometry Handbook》，並在幾何學、數學教育、數學與藝術之間的關聯以及意識與數學之間的關係等領域發表了期刊文章。她是《國際數學與意識期刊》的執行編輯，並擁有弗吉尼亞大學的數學博士學位，專攻代數拓撲學。