Geometry Ancient and Modern by John R Silvester
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 2 and 3, Platonic solids, conics, similarities, affine, projective and Mobius transformations, non-Euclidean geometry, projective geometry, the beginnings of algebraic geometry.
The approach is traditional - definitions are precise, propositions are posed, theorems and corollaries are proved - but it is not dull* Times Higher Education Supplement *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198507581 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198507585 |
| Title | Geometry Ancient and Modern |
| Author | John R Silvester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2001-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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