Geometry Ancient and Modern
ancient and modern
$289.59
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
5 April 2001
Summary
This book is a guided tour of geometry, from Euclid through to algebraic geometry. It shows how mathematicians use a variety of techniques to tackle problems, and it links geometry to other branches of mathematic.s It is a teaching text, with a large number of exercises woven into the exposition. Topics covered: ruler and compasses constructions, transformations, triangle and circle theorems, classification of isometries and groups of isometries in dimensions 2and 3, Platonic solids, coni…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198507581 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198507585 |
| Author: | John R. Silvester |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 5 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 586g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 163mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
The approach is traditional - definitions are precise, propositions are posed, theorems and corollaries are proved - but it is not dull.
The approach is traditional - definitions are precise, propositions are posed, theorems and corollaries are proved - but it is not dull. * Times Higher Education Supplement *
About The Author
John R. Silvester
John R. Silvester is at King’s College London.
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