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From the back cover: "Maps are exciting, visual tools that we encounter on a daily basis: from street maps to maps of the world accompanying news stories to geologic maps depicting the underground structure of the earth. This book explores the mathematical ideas involved in creating and analyzing maps, a topic that is rarely discussed in undergraduate courses. It is the first modern book to present the famous problem of mapping the earth in a style that is highly readable and mathematically accessible to most students. Feeman's writing is inviting to the novice, yet also interesting to readers with more mathematical experience. Through the visual context of maps and mapmaking, students will see how contemporary mathematics can help them to understand and explain the world.
"Students will explore:
the shape of the earth
the determination of latitude and longitude
elementary spherical geometry
the uses and computation of scale factors
the design of optimal routes for air or sea navigation
Gaussian curvature
why one can't make a perfect flat map of the earth
how to evaluate maps critically and analytically
how to design atlas maps using both hand-drawn techniques and computer graphics software."
BRIEF CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1. Geodesy - measuring the earth
Chapter 2. Map projections
Chapter 3. Scale factors
Chapter 4. Distances and shortest paths on the sphere
Chapter 5. Angles, triangles, and area on a sphere
Chapter 6. Curvature of surfaces
Chapter 7. Classical projections
Chapter 8. Equal-area maps
Chapter 9. Conformal maps
Chapter 10. Analysis of map distortions
Chapter 11. Oblique perspectives
Chapter 12. Other worlds: Maps of surfaces of revolution
Appendix A. Aspects of thematic cartography: Symbolization, data classification, and thematic maps
