Geometry
a very short introduction
$29.04
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2022
Summary
Geometry: A Very Short Introduction
The study of geometry is at least 2500 years old, and it is within this field that the concept of mathematical proof - deductive reasoning from a set of axioms - first arose. To this day geometry remains a very active area of research in mathematics.
This Very Short Introduction covers the areas of mathematics falling under geometry, starting with topics such as Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and ranging to curved spaces, projecti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199683680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199683689 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Maciej Dunajski |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 112mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
Various geometries are presented, each with particularly engaging examples of problems that are formulated in that particular geometry.
It is a lovely little book, to be recommended for sixth-formers or first year undergraduates: it will open their eyes to the amazing beauty and power of this ancient and modern subject. * Stephen Huggett, London Mathematical Society Newsletter, March 2023 *Various geometries are presented, each with particularly engaging examples of problems that are formulated in that particular geometry. * Victor V. Pambuccian, zb Math Open *
About The Author
Maciej Dunajski
Maciej Dunajski is a Fellow of Clare College, and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are Differential and Projective Geometry, Solitons, and General Theory of Relativity. In 2021 he was awarded the Atiyah Fellowship by the London Mathematical Society. He is the author of Solitons, Instantons, and Twistors, (OUP, 2009).
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