A Mathematical Exploration of Map Projections
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2025
American Mathematical Society (Verlag)
978-1-4704-8202-2 (ISBN)
American Mathematical Society (Verlag)
978-1-4704-8202-2 (ISBN)
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Explores the captivating mechanics behind transforming Earth's surface into an accurate flat representation. Unravels the mathematical ideas of map distortion through diagrams, multivariable calculus, and complex variables while following a rich historical narrative that illuminates cylindrical, azimuthal, and conical projections.
How are maps created? What is the process that enables a location on the Earth's surface to become a point on a sheet of paper? The answer lies in map projections. This book provides a highly readable account of the theory that underpins all major map projections, starting from the concept of map distortion, which all flat maps necessarily possess. The engaging exposition is enhanced by the extensive use of diagrams, including over sixty maps. The opening chapters set the scene, covering the mathematical background, the notion of map distortion and the classification of map projections. The book then turns its attention to the different types of projection, including cylindrical, azimuthal, and conical projections. Following a modern analytic approach, the author uses the tools of multivariable calculus to derive the equations defining these map projections. The book ends with a chapter utilizing complex variables to study conformal projections, and a final summary chapter to wrap up the material. Each chapter is interwoven with a compelling historical narrative enriching the text. A Mathematical Exploration of Map Projections assumes only a prior knowledge of elementary calculus, and is an excellent resource for anyone curious about the mathematics underlying map projections.
How are maps created? What is the process that enables a location on the Earth's surface to become a point on a sheet of paper? The answer lies in map projections. This book provides a highly readable account of the theory that underpins all major map projections, starting from the concept of map distortion, which all flat maps necessarily possess. The engaging exposition is enhanced by the extensive use of diagrams, including over sixty maps. The opening chapters set the scene, covering the mathematical background, the notion of map distortion and the classification of map projections. The book then turns its attention to the different types of projection, including cylindrical, azimuthal, and conical projections. Following a modern analytic approach, the author uses the tools of multivariable calculus to derive the equations defining these map projections. The book ends with a chapter utilizing complex variables to study conformal projections, and a final summary chapter to wrap up the material. Each chapter is interwoven with a compelling historical narrative enriching the text. A Mathematical Exploration of Map Projections assumes only a prior knowledge of elementary calculus, and is an excellent resource for anyone curious about the mathematics underlying map projections.
C. M. Linton, Loughborough University, UK.
Geometry and coordinates
Map distortion
Types of projection
Basic cylindrical projections
Psuedocylindrical projections
Oblique cylindrical projections
Azimuthal projections
Conic projections
Pseudoconic and polyconic projections
Other projections
Conformal projections using complex variables
Final thoughts
Trigonometric formulas
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dolciani Mathematical Expositions |
| Verlagsort | Providence |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4704-8202-9 / 1470482029 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4704-8202-2 / 9781470482022 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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