Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486453132)

Brief but rigorous, this text is geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It covers the coordinate system, planes and lines, spheres, homogeneous coordinates, general equations of the second degree, quadric in Cartesian coordinates, and intersection of quadrics. Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, William H. McCrea conducted research in many areas and is best known for his work on relativity and cosmology. McCrea studied and taught at universities around the world, and this book is based on a series of his lectures.

Author: William H. McCrea
ISBN-10: 0486453138
ISBN-13: 9780486453132
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2006
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.32d