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Mathematics and Knots

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Visual Representations and Interpretations

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The exhibition ‘Mathematics and Knots’ is intended to present some methods of mathematics to the general public. We explain these methods and the design underlying the presentation.

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  1. School of Mathematics, University of Wales, Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, England

    Ronald Brown

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Chadwick Building, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK

    Ray Paton B.Ed, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol

  2. Computer Science, Foresight Centre, 3 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GL, UK

    Irene Neilson MA, PhD, MSc

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Brown, R. (1999). Mathematics and Knots. In: Paton, R., Neilson, I. (eds) Visual Representations and Interpretations. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0563-3_4

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0563-3_4

  • Publisher Name: Springer, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-85233-082-8

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