Geometry by its history / Alexander Ostermann, Gerhard Wanner.

Author/creator Ostermann, Alexander
Other author Wanner, Gerhard.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHeidelberg ; New York : Springer,
Descriptionxii, 437 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Supplemental ContentFull text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2012 English International
Subjects

SeriesUndergraduate texts in mathematics, Readings in mathematics, 0172-6056
Undergraduate texts in mathematics. Readings in mathematics. ^A238488
Contents Part 1. Classical geometry -- Thales and Pythagoras -- The elements of Euclid -- Conic Sections -- Further results in Euclidean geometry -- Trigonometry -- Part 2. Analytic geometry -- Descartes' geometry -- Cartesian Coordinates -- To be constructible, or not to be -- Spatial geometry and vector algebra -- Matrices and linear mappings -- Projective geometry -- Solutions to the exercises.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 403-417) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012405700
ISBN9783642291623 (alk. paper)
ISBN3642291627 (alk. paper)

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