Geometry Euclid and Beyond

Name: Geometry Euclid and Beyond
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ISBN: 9780387986500

ISBN-10: 0387986502

ISBN-13: 9780387986500

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robin Hartshorne

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This book offers a unique opportunity to understand the essence of one of the great thinkers of western civilization. A guided reading of Euclid's Elements leads to a critical discussion and rigorous modern treatment of Euclid's geometry and its more recent descendants, with complete proofs. Topics include the introduction of coordinates, the theory of area, geometrical constructions and finite field extensions, history of the parallel postulate, the various non-Euclidean geometries, and the regular and semi-regular polyhedra. The text is intended for junior- to senior-level mathematics majors. Robin Hartshorne is a professor of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, and…

Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 6/8/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Euclid's Geometry


Hilbert's Axioms


Geometry over Fields


Segment Arithmetic


Area


Construction Problems and Field Extensions


Non-Euclidean Geometry


Polyhedra