The Letter S.

Abstract

This expository paper explains how the problem of drawing the letter S leads to interesting problems in elementary calculus and analytic geometry. It also gives a brief introduction to the author's METAFONT language for alphabet design. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090470

Entities

People

  • Donald Knuth

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alphabets
  • Analytic Geometry
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Language
  • Mathematics
  • Notation
  • Numbers
  • Power Series
  • Printing Equipment
  • Standards
  • Thickness

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  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Theoretical Analysis.