Elementary Geometry of Differentiable Curves (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521804530)

Here is a genuine introduction to the differential geometry of plane curves for undergraduates in mathematics, or postgraduates and researchers in the engineering and physical sciences. This well-illustrated text contains several hundred worked examples and exercises, making it suitable for adoption as a course text. Key concepts are illustrated by named curves, of historical and scientific significance, leading to the central idea of curvature. The author introduces the core material of classical kinematics, developing the geometry of trajectories via the ideas of roulettes and centrodes, and culminating in the inflexion circle and cubic of stationary curvature.

Author: C. G. Gibson
ISBN-10: 0521804531
ISBN-13: 9780521804530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2001
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d