Michael S. Schneider. — A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science.

New York HarperCollins Publishers 1995 Softcover, 351pp., 18,5x23cm., richly illustr. in b/w., in good condition (covers with some use on the edges and corners, spine a bit folded, inside good). ISBN 9780060926717. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe offers an exploratory and visually rich journey through the mathematical principles that underpin the patterns found in nature, art, architecture and the human body. Michael S. Schneider dissects the symbolic and numerical structures of one to ten and demonstrates how these universal archetypes recur in phenomena ranging from flowers and shells to cosmic forms and cultural expressions of art. The book presents an alternative view of mathematics as a harmonious pattern underlying the world around us, connecting science, philosophy, mythology, art, and architecture into a coherent whole. Michael S. Schneider is an American author, educator and consultant with expertise in bridging mathematics, art, nature and symbolism. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master's in Math Education, and combines educational insights with a multidisciplinary approach to geometric and numerical structures in the world in his work. Schneider has developed workshops for teachers, artists and architects focused on the numerical language of nature, and his work emphasises the principle that mathematical patterns are fundamental to the design of natural and cultural phenomena. ?A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe? is considered his most influential work for a broad readership.