Roads to Geometry - Hardcover

Edward C. Wallace; Stephen F. West

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ISBN 10: 0137817258 ISBN 13: 9780137817252

Publisher: Prentice Hall 1991-09, 1991

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This new book clarifies, extends, and unifies concepts discussed in basic high school geometry courses. It gives readers a comprehensive introduction to plane geometry in a historical context. Chapter topics include axiomatic systems, axiom sets for geometry, neutral geometry, Euclidean geometry of the plane, analytic and transformational geometry, non-Euclidean geometries, and projective geometry. For anyone in need of a refresher course in geometry.

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This book provides a geometrical experience that unifies Euclidean concepts generally discussed in traditional high school geometry courses with various non-Euclidean views of the world. It offers the reader a "map" for a voyage through plane geometry and its various branches, as well as side-trips that discuss analytic and transformational geometry.

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This book provides a geometrical experience that unifies Euclidean concepts generally discussed in traditional high school geometry courses with various Non-Euclidean views of the world. The book offers the reader a "map" for a voyage through plane geometry and its various branches. It takes an informal tone while presenting the material in a reasonably rigorous manner as well as organizing it into a logical progression. Chapters are separated into independent units so readers can learn information in bites. Contains a summary at the conclusion of each chapter that includes a list of new definitions and theorems to aid in the organization of the material. Presents Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometrics with a significant amount of background information, that places much of the development of geometry in an historical context. A valuable reference book on basic geometry for almost any reader seeking additional information on the subject.

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