Physics and the Art of Dance gives all who enjoy dance - whether as dancers, students, teachers, or fans - an opportunity to understand what happens when human bodies move in the remarkable ways we call dance. How, for instance, do dancers create the illusion of defying gravity? Or of starting to spin when in the air with no source of force to act on their bodies? You may ob...(展开全部)

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects lacquer, metalwork, ceramics, enamels and other decorative items excited, stimulated and inspired Western artists and craftsmen to produce th...(展开全部)

巫鸿，于1987年获哈佛大学美术史与人类学双重学位。随即在该校美术史系任教，于1994年获终身教授职位。同年，受芝加哥大学聘请主持该校亚洲艺术的教学、研究项目，并执“斯德本特殊贡献教授”讲席，并任该校东亚中心主任，及斯马特美术馆顾问策展人。巫鸿的研究和策展领域包括古代和当代两方面。在当代美术中，他在出国后于80年代初、中叶在哈佛大学为当时刚刚进入国际艺坛的十几个中国艺术家举办了个展和群展，展览者包括陈丹青、张宏图、罗中立、李华生、裘德树、翁如兰、木心等。近十年来他更将当代艺术作为主攻方向，致立提高国外对中国现代艺术的理解和研究水平，加强国内外艺术家、评论家和策展人之间的联系。于1998年在美国策划了大型巡回展览“瞬间：90年代末的中国实验艺术”，并出版同名著作，试图把对中国当代美术的介绍和研究从“潮流”转向“个人”。2000年他策划了具有实验性的“关...(展开全部)

These notes arise from lectures presented in Florence under the auspices of the Accadamia dei Lincee and deal with an area that lies at the crossroads of mathematics and physics. The material presented here rests primarily on the pioneering work of Vaughan Jones and Edward Witten relating polynomial invariants of knots to a topological quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions. Pr...(展开全部)

These notes arise from lectures presented in Florence under the auspices of the Accadamia dei Lincee and deal with an area that lies at the crossroads of mathematics and physics. The material presented here rests primarily on the pioneering work of Vaughan Jones and Edward Witten relating polynomial invariants of knots to a topological quantum field theory in 2+1 dimensions. Pr...(展开全部)

内容简介：系统的介绍了漫画的发展沿革、艺术语言、表现手法，是一本向大众普及漫画艺术的入门作品——它用简单的画面告诉人们，漫画不是宅男的读物，而是一种拥有强烈表现力的艺术形式。

人脑由850亿个神经元组成，它们由超过100万亿个突触连接。一个多世纪以来，各种各样的研究人员一直在寻找一种语言，该语言可以用来捕捉这些神经元的工作原理以及它们如何交流的本质，以及这些交流如何产生思想，观念和行为。他们正在寻找的语言是数学，如果没有它，我们将无法像今天一样理解大脑。在《心灵模型》中，作者和计算神经科学家Grace Lindsay解释了数学模型如何使科学家理解和描述大脑的许多过程，包括决策，感觉处理，量化记忆等。她向读者介绍了现代神经科学中最重要的概念，并强调了当数学建模的抽象世界与生物学的凌乱细节碰撞时出现的紧张关系。思维模型的每一章都侧重于已在神经科学的特定领域中应用的数学工具，从最简单的大脑构造物-单个神经元-到相互作用的神经元回路，整个大脑区域甚至行为的过程，不断发展。那大脑命令。此外，格蕾丝（Grace）还研究了该领域的历史，...(展开全部)

The Art of Steampunk seeks to celebrate the world of Steampunk: a world filled with beauty and innovation. A world in which steam power and technology intertwine to create machines that are not only functional and practical, but unique and striking. Inside, you will find the fantastical and stunning artwork of Steampunk artists from around the world. The 17 artists featured o...(展开全部)

Burlesque / Art of the Teese A tour of the world of burlesque and fetish includes in the first part a history of burlesque complemented by Dita's provocative tips on erotic fashion and sensuality, and in the second part a celebration of fetish style. Copious photographs throughout from the worlds best pinup, glamour and fashion photographers make this thick tome essential for a...(展开全部)