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GEOMETRY BY ITS HISTORY
GEOMETRY BY ITS HISTORY
Book Category:
Mathematics > Geometry > General
Author:
Ostermann, Alexander, Wanner, Gerhard
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
978-3-642-29163-0
Price:
USD 79.95
Publication Year:
2011

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In this textbook the authors present first-year geometry roughly in the order in which it was discovered. The first five chapters show how the ancient Greeks established geometry, together with its numerous practical applications, while more recent findings on Euclidian geometry are discussed as well. The following three chapters explain the revolution in geometry due to the progress made in the field of algebra by Descartes, Euler and Gauss.

 

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