In this textbook the authors present first-year geometry roughly in the order in which it was discovered. The first five chapters show how the ancient Greeks established geometry, together with its numerous practical applications, while more recent findings on Euclidian geometry are discussed as well. The following three chapters explain the revolution in geometry due to the progress made in the field of algebra by Descartes, Euler and Gauss. Spatial geometry, vector algebra and matrices are treated in chapters 9 and 10. The last chapter offers an introduction to projective geometry, which emerged in the 19thcentury.
Complemented by numerous examples, exercises, figures and pictures, the book offers both motivation and insightful explanations, and provides stimulating and enjoyable reading for students and teachers alike.
This book introduces fundamentals of geometry in the approximate order of their discovery, from the ancient Greeks through Euclid, to Descartes, Euler and Gauss, to spatial geometry, matrices and projective geometry. Includes many examples, figures and images.
Preface.- Part I: Classical Geometry.- Thales and Pythagoras.- The Elements of Euclid.- Conic Sections.- Further Results on Euclidean Geometry.- Trigonometry.- Part II: Analytic Geometry.- Descartes' Geometry.- Cartesian Coordinates.- To be Constructible, or not to be.- Spatial Geometry and Vector Algebra.- Matrices and Linear Mappings.- Projective Geometry.- Solutions to Exercises.- References.- Figure Source and Copyright.- Index.
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Choice - Outstanding Academic Title in 2012
This is an excellent, challenging textbook as well as a valuable resource for historical information, problems, and student projects. The historical content is broad based, comprehensive, and rl#'
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