Welcome! Here is some information about
Crafting by Concepts. The book (published by AK
Peters, which is part of CRC Press) is available from CRC Press, AmazonUS
(and Amazon Canada,
Japan,
Germany,
UK,
and France),
Barnes&Noble,
Magers&Quinn,
Lacis,
Bokklubben
(Norway), Krisostomus
(Estonia), Paddyfield
(Hong Kong), Angus&Robertson
(Australia), Borders
(Australia), QBD
(Australia), Booktopia
(Australia), Mighty
Ape (New Zealand), Fishpond
(New Zealand), Waterstone's
(UK), Blackwell's
(UK), Kangcom (S.
Korea), and buscalibros
(Chile) as well.
And here is the WorldCat/OCLC
entry.
So, how does this book compare to Making Mathematics with Needlework? Crafting by Concepts has chapters (broken down into four sections each), and also has minis with only two sections (mathematical description and project instructions). The four sections in each chapter are an overview for everyone, a mathematics section for both enthusiasts and professionals, a teaching ideas section, and project instructions. Some of the chapters have multiple projects.
knitting surfaces of revolution / Amy F. Szczepanski (here too) / three knitted hats (ravelry pattern pages: coney, bee, stripehead)
number theory and braid words in helix striping / sarah-marie belcastro / knitted nightcap and bedsocks (ravelry pattern pages: nightcap, bedsocks)
(mini) the cross-cap embedding of the projective plane / Emily Peters / knitted cross-cap (ravelry pattern page)
realizations of the Sierpinski triangle / Ted Ashton / one tatted, one beaded, one string-art, and five cross-stitched Sierpinski triangles
defining cross-stitched diaper patterns / Diane Herrmann / cross-stitched cube
cosets and two-color symmetry patterns / Mary D. Shepherd with sarah-marie belcastro and Carolyn Yackel / cross-stitched pillow
(mini) perfect squared rectangles / Susan Goldstine / crocheted baby blanket (ravelry pattern pages: simple, simpler)
spherical symmetry groups / Carolyn Yackel with sarah-marie belcastro / three temari balls
quilting semi-regular tessellations / Irena Swanson / bed-sized quilt and 10 other sets of instructions