Maps are exciting, visual tools that we encounter on a daily basis: from street maps to maps of the world accompanying news stories to geologic maps depicting the underground structure of the earth. This text explores the mathematical ideas involved in creating and analysing maps, a topic that is rarely discussed in undergraduate courses. It presents the famous problem of mapping the earth in a style that is mathematically accessible to most students.
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Maps are exciting, visual tools that we encounter on a daily basis: from street maps to maps of the world accompanying news stories to geologic maps depicting the underground structure of the earth. This text explores the mathematical ideas involved in creating and analysing maps, a topic that is rarely discussed in undergraduate courses. It presents the famous problem of mapping the earth in a style that is mathematically accessible to most students.
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