Introduction to Classical Geometries / Edition 1

Introduction to Classical Geometries / Edition 1

by Ana Irene Ramírez Galarza, José Seade
ISBN-10:
3764375175
ISBN-13:
9783764375171
Pub. Date:
04/19/2007
Publisher:
Birkhäuser Basel
ISBN-10:
3764375175
ISBN-13:
9783764375171
Pub. Date:
04/19/2007
Publisher:
Birkhäuser Basel
Introduction to Classical Geometries / Edition 1

Introduction to Classical Geometries / Edition 1

by Ana Irene Ramírez Galarza, José Seade

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Overview

Geometry is one of the oldest branches of mathematics, nearly as old as human culture.Itsbeautyhasalwaysfascinatedmathematicians,amongothers.Inwriting this book we had the purpose of sharing with readers the pleasure derived from studying geometry,as well as giving a tasteof its importance, its deep connections with other branches of mathematics and the highly diverse viewpoints that may be taken by someone entering this field. We also want to propose a specific way to introduce concepts that have arisen from the heyday of the Greek school of geometry to the present day. We workwithcoordinatemodels,sincethis facilitatestheuseofalgebraicandanalytic results, and we follow the viewpoint proposed by Felix Klein in the 19th century, of studying geometry via groups of symmetries of the space in question. We intend this book to be both an introduction to the subject addressed to undergraduate students in mathematics and physics, and a useful text-book for mathematicians and scientists in general who want to learn the basics of classical geometry: Euclidean, affine, elliptic, hyperbolic and projective geometry. These are all presented in a unified way and the essential content of this book may be covered in a single semester, though a longer period of study would allow the student to grasp and assimilate better the material in it.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783764375171
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Publication date: 04/19/2007
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 220
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.38(d)

Table of Contents

Euclidean geometry.- Affine geometry.- Projective geometry.- Hyperbolic geometry.- Appendices.
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