Geometry: Ancient and Modern (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198508250)

This text is a guided tour of geometry, from Euclid through to algebraic geometry. It shows how mathematicians use a variety of techniques to tackle problems, and it links geometry to other branches of mathematics. It is a teaching text, with a large number of exercises woven into the exposition. Topics covered include: ruler and compass constructions; transformations; triangle and circle theorems; classification of isometries and groups of isometries in dimensions 2 and Platonic solids; conics; similarities; affine; projective and Mobius transformations; non-Euclidean geometry; projective geometry; and the beginnings of algebraic geometry.

Author: John R. Silvester
ISBN-10: 0198508255
ISBN-13: 9780198508250
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2001
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2001 pg. 49