Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

If you don't know where to post something, put it here and an administrator or moderator will move it to the right place.

Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

Postby hy.dodec » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:02 pm

Hello everyone. I'm high school student who is interested in higher dimensional geometry.

Are there any books for 4D Beginners?
Not knowing advanced mathematics like topology yet, I don't know what to read :( :(
(Ah I read Flatland meaningfully)

Could you recommend some books for Beginners?

+ Oh, Is H.S.M. Coxeter's Regular Polytopes too hard to read for beginners?
hy.dodec
Dionian
 
Posts: 16
Joined: Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:12 am

Re: Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

Postby ICN5D » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:10 am

I got this book for a christmas or birthday present, long ago (~20 yrs). It's excellent for beginners.

https://pillarsbooks.com/products/the-fourth-dimension-a-guided-tour-of-the-higher-universes


But pretty much anything written by Rudy Rucker is game. He does a great job with simple explanations and visual guides.
It is by will alone, I set my donuts in motion
ICN5D
Pentonian
 
Posts: 1135
Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:25 am
Location: the Land of Flowers

Re: Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

Postby d023n » Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:36 pm

Rudy actually made a few of his books available as free ebooks and even free web pages.

http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/rudy-rucker-free-books/

Here's the one mentioned above: http://www.rudyrucker.com/thefourthdimension/

Enjoy!

d023n.
User avatar
d023n
Dionian
 
Posts: 35
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:16 pm

Re: Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

Postby student91 » Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:12 pm

hy.dodec wrote:+ Oh, Is H.S.M. Coxeter's Regular Polytopes too hard to read for beginners?

It is certainly not too hard, maybe a bit less entertaining than the other books.
student91
Tetronian
 
Posts: 328
Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:41 pm

Re: Are there any books for 4D Beginners?

Postby neverhood311 » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:31 pm

I recently read Surfing Through Hyperspace: Understanding Higher Universes in Six Easy Lessons. https://www.amazon.com/Surfing-through-Hyperspace-Understanding-Universes/dp/0195130065

Definitely recommend this one! There's a bit of a story that goes along with it. Very cheesy, but pretty good at explaining all sorts of implications of 4D space.
neverhood311
Mononian
 
Posts: 12
Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:58 pm
Location: Salt Lake City, UT


Return to Where Should I Post This?

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests

cron