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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Book Series
Mission
Coverage
Preface
THE BOOK CONTENTS
Acknowledgment
Section 1: Visual Communication Through Science and Mathematics
Chapter 1: Advances in Describing and Managing Our Environment
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
VISUALS AND DIGITAL MEDIA PERTAIN TO ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIFE
KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN SCHOOLS HELPS TO MAKE UP ONE’S MIND ABOUT THE FUTURE CAREER
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter 2: Random Processes and Visual Perception
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
RANDOMNESS AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION
THE SHORTEST ROUTE PROBLEM VISUALIZATION
EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION
FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter 3: Visualisation of Mathematical Thinking
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
PROOFS WITHOUT WORDS
PROOFS WITHOUT WORDS AS ART
VISUALISATION AS A SOURCE OF IDEAS
VISUALISATION TO UNDERSTAND AN IDEA OR A THEOREM
THE MISSING POINTS
THE SANGAKUS
ANAMORPHIC VIEWS
INFINITE DESCENT
ANALYSIS
ALGORITHMIC
STUDIES OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEM
VISUALISATION TO UNDERSTAND A CONCEPT
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Section 2: Reflections on Depicting Nature and Our Perception of Nature
Chapter 4: Connecting Art, Culture, Science, and Technology
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
MAKING OF THIS MANDALA
THE INSTALLATION
THE CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
ENDNOTES
Chapter 5: Depicting the Nature of Nature
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OVERVIEW
THE STUDIO PROCESS: A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON ARTISTIC PRACTICE
ADDENDUM: A BRIEF PERSONAL HISTORY
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
Chapter 6: Vachanamrut Visualization
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
DATA VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES
CONCLUSION
FUTURE RESEARCH AND ENHANCEMENTS
REFERENCES
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Section 3: Visual Describing With Alphabets, Characters, and Musical Notes
Chapter 7: Alphabets and Characters
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
ALPHABETS
CHARACTERS
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter 8: Cultural Considerations of Chinese Calligraphy Using Characters as Visual Language
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
THE HISTORY OF CALLIGRAPHY
METHODOLOGY
THE ARTWORK
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter 9: Arabic Language as Arab Characters Related to Arabic Language Alphabet
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
HORSES AND ISLAM
ELEPHANT AND ISLAM
ARABIC GRAPHICS
ARABIC DÉCOR
WEDDING
BASMALA
ARABIC MARRIAGE
LOVE
BLACK TURBAN
RUB EL HIZB
THE CRESCENT MOON AND STAR
ALLAH
THE QURAN
RUKU
THE HAMZAŦ (ء)
THE TĀĀ MARBŪTAŦ (ة)
GAF (گ)
SHORT VOWEL MARKERS
THE ĀALIF
THE SUKUN
THE SIN WITH FOUR DOTS ABOVE (ݜ)
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 10: Jazz and Jazz Theory
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
JAZZ THEORY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ENDNOTES
Appendix A: Jazz Chord Dictionary
Appendix B: Rootless Chord Dictionary
Section 4: On Processing Sensory Data
Chapter 11: Music and the Mind
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
HOW THE BRAIN PERCEIVES SOUNDS
HOW THE HARMONIC SERIES DOMINATES MUSIC?
WHAT ARE CONSONANCES AND DISSONANCES?
WHY DO OCTAVES SOUND NEARLY THE SAME?
PERFECT PITCH
FORMANTS AND SPEECH
EXAMPLE OF ACQUIRING ADVANCED MUSIC AT AN EARLY AGE
JAZZ
HOW TO HAVE A BRILLIANT CHILD
THE BACKGROUND FOR THE THEORY
CONTRADICTING EVIDENCE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter 12: Simultaneous Perception of Parallel Streams of Visual Data
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
UNITS AND MEASURES
VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING
ADJACENT VISUAL DATA PROCESSING
SUPERPOSED VISUAL DATA PROCESSING
SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL READING
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Compilation of References
About the Contributors
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