The four pillars of geometry
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The four pillars of geometry
(Undergraduate texts in mathematics)
Springer Science+Business Media, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is unique in that it looks at geometry from 4 different viewpoints - Euclid-style axioms, linear algebra, projective geometry, and groups and their invariants
Approach makes the subject accessible to readers of all mathematical tastes, from the visual to the algebraic
Abundantly supplemented with figures and exercises
Table of Contents
Straightedge and compass.- Euclid's approach to geometry.- Coordinates.- Vectors and Euclidean spaces.- Perspective.- Projective planes.- Transformations.- Non-Euclidean geometry.
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