Nature tries to minimize the surface area of a soap film through the action of surface tension. The process can be understood mathematically by using differential geometry, complex analysis, and the calculus of variations. This book employs ingredients from each of these subjects to tell the mathematical story of soap films. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHF; UFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336. . 2000. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Mathematics of Soap Films: Explorations With Maple (Student Mathematical Library, Vol. 10) (Student Mathematical Library, V. 10)
Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0821821180
ISBN 13: 9780821821183
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Maple in this case is not a brand of detergent from Vermont perhaps but a software product that allows users to create shapes. Oprea (mathematics, Cleveland State U.) offers a textbook for a college junior or senior seminar or an independent study course. He expects readers to know calculus and be familiar with differential equations, but provides the necessary notions from differential geometry and complex variables. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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