{"product_id":"geometry-by-its-transformations-christopher-baltus-9783031722806","title":"Geometry by Its Transformations: Lessons Centered on the History from 1800-1855","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook combines the history of synthetic geometry, centered on the years 1800-1855, with a theorem-proof exposition of the geometry developed in those years. The book starts with the background needed from Euclid's \u003cem\u003eElements\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by chapters on transformations, including dilation (similitude), homology, homogeneous coordinates, projective geometry, inversion, the M?bius transformation, and transformation geometry as in French schoolbooks of 1910. Projective geometry is presented by tracing its path through the work of J. V. Poncelet, J. Steiner, and K. G. C. von Staudt. Extensive exercises are included, many from the period studied. The prerequisites for approaching this course are knowledge of high school geometry and enthusiasm for mathematical demonstration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis textbook is ideal for a college geometry course, for self-study, or as preparation for the study of modern geometry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Baltus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031722809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031722806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Christopher Baltus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838431285503,"sku":"9783031722806","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_973c0829-faf6-4532-b808-e619d8871736.jpg?v=1746589814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geometry-by-its-transformations-christopher-baltus-9783031722806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}