Solid Geometry with MATLAB Programming (River Publishers Series in Mathematical and Engineering Sciences)

Solid geometry is defined as the study of the geometry of three-dimensional solid figures in Euclidean space. There are numerous techniques in solid geometry, mainly analytic geometry and methods using vectors, since they use linear equations and matrix algebra. Solid geometry is quite useful in everyday life, for example, to design different signs and symbols such as octagon shape stop signs, to indicate traffic rules, to design different 3D objects like cubicles in gaming zones, innovative lifts, creative 3D interiors, and to design 3D computer graphics. Studying solid geometry helps students to improve visualization and increase logical thinking and creativity since it is applicable everywhere in day-to-day life. It builds up a foundation for advanced levels of mathematical studies. Numerous competitive exams include solid geometry since its foundation is required to study other branches like civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science engineering, architecture, etc.

This book is designed especially for students of all levels, and can serve as a fundamental resource for advanced level studies not only in mathematics but also in various fields like engineering, interior design, architecture, etc. It includes theoretical aspects as well as numerous solved examples. The book includes numerical problems and problems of construction as well as practical problems as an application of the respective topic. A special feature of this book is that it includes solved examples using the mathematical tool MATLAB.

Nita H. Shah received her PhD in Statistics from Gujarat University in 1994. From February 1990 until now Professor Shah has been Head of the Department of Mathematics in Gujarat University, India. She is a post-doctoral visiting research fellow of University of New Brunswick, Canada. Professor Shah’s research interests include inventory modeling in supply chains, robotic modeling, mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, image processing, dynamical systems and their applications, etc. She has published 13 monographs, 5 textbooks, and 475+ peer-reviewed research papers. Four edited books have been prepared for IGI-global and Springer with coeditor Dr. Mandeep Mittal. Her papers are published in high-impact journals such as those published by Elsevier, Interscience, and Taylor and Francis. According to Google scholar, the total number of citations is over 3334 and the maximum number of citations for a single paper is over 177. She has guided 28 PhD Students and 15 MPhil students. She has given talks in USA, Singapore, Canada, South Africa, Malaysia, and Indonesia. She was Vice-President of the Operational Research Society of India. She is Vice-President of the Association of Inventory Academia and Practitioner and a council member of the Indian Mathematical Society.

Falguni S. Acharya is a Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Parul University, Gujarat, India. Dr Acharya has 23 years of teaching experience and 13 years of research experience. Research interests are in the fields of mathematical control theory in differential and fractional differential systems/inclusions with impulse and mathematical modeling of dynamical systems. She has published 16 articles, one international book and one book chapter.