Modern Geometries: Non-Euclidean, Projective, and Discrete Geometry (2nd Edition)

Henle, Michael

ISBN 10: 0130323136 / ISBN 13: 9780130323132

Editore: Pearson, 2001

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Riassunto:

Engaging, accessible, and extensively illustrated, this brief, but solid introduction to modern geometry describes geometry as it is understood and used by contemporary mathematicians and theoretical scientists. Basically non-Euclidean in approach, it relates geometry to familiar ideas from analytic geometry, staying firmly in the Cartesian plane. It uses the principle geometric concept of congruence or geometric transformation--introducing and using the Erlanger Program explicitly throughout. It features significant modern applications of geometry--e.g., the geometry of relativity, symmetry, art and crystallography, finite geometry and computation. Covers a full range of topics from plane geometry, projective geometry, solid geometry, discrete geometry, and axiom systems. For anyone interested in an introduction to geometry used by contemporary mathematicians and theoretical scientists.

Product Description: Book by Henle Michael

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Titolo: Modern Geometries: Non-Euclidean, Projective...
Casa editrice: Pearson
Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good
Edizione: seconda edizione