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- ISBN 9781470448431
- Weight: 1053g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 2019
- Publisher: American Mathematical Society
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Geometry: The Line and the Circle is an undergraduate text with a strong narrative that is written at the appropriate level of rigor for an upper-level survey or axiomatic course in geometry. Starting with Euclid's Elements, the book connects topics in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry in an intentional and meaningful way, with historical context.
The line and the circle are the principal characters driving the narrative. In every geometry considered--which include spherical, hyperbolic, and taxicab, as well as finite affine and projective geometries--these two objects are analyzed and highlighted. Along the way, the reader contemplates fundamental questions such as: What is a straight line? What does parallel mean? What is distance? What is area?
There is a strong focus on axiomatic structures throughout the text. While Euclid is a constant inspiration and the Elements is repeatedly revisited with substantial coverage of Books I, II, III, IV, and VI, non-Euclidean geometries are introduced very early to give the reader perspective on questions of axiomatics. Rounding out the thorough coverage of axiomatics are concluding chapters on transformations and constructability. The book is compulsively readable with great attention paid to the historical narrative and hundreds of attractive problems.
The line and the circle are the principal characters driving the narrative. In every geometry considered--which include spherical, hyperbolic, and taxicab, as well as finite affine and projective geometries--these two objects are analyzed and highlighted. Along the way, the reader contemplates fundamental questions such as: What is a straight line? What does parallel mean? What is distance? What is area?
There is a strong focus on axiomatic structures throughout the text. While Euclid is a constant inspiration and the Elements is repeatedly revisited with substantial coverage of Books I, II, III, IV, and VI, non-Euclidean geometries are introduced very early to give the reader perspective on questions of axiomatics. Rounding out the thorough coverage of axiomatics are concluding chapters on transformations and constructability. The book is compulsively readable with great attention paid to the historical narrative and hundreds of attractive problems.
Maureen T. Carroll, University of Scranton, PA.
Elyn Rykken, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
Elyn Rykken, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
