Cartesian Geometry of the Plane

by E. M. Hartley

Overview

This book was intended as a first course in coordinate geometry of the type envisaged in the Report on the Teaching of Higher Geometry in schools, prepared for the Mathematical Association in 1953. There is however sufficient material to also meet the needs of those reading for a general degree including mathematics. The focus is on Cartesian plane, but with introductory material to the algebra, trigonometry and calculus needed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521098717
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/26/2009
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The Point; 2. The Line; 3. The Parabola; 4. Curves Defined Parametrically; 5. The Circle; 6. The Ellipse and Hyperbola; 7. Line Pairs; 8. The General Conic; 9. Polar Coordinates; 10. What is a Conic?; Further miscellaneous Examples; Formulae for Reference; Hints on the Solution of Examples; Answers to Examples; Index.