Shadows of the Circle
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Book Overview The aim of this book is to throw light on various facets of geometry through development of four geometrical themes.The first theme is ab...
The aim of this book is to throw light on various facets of geometry through development of four geometrical themes.
The first theme is about the ellipse, the shape of the shadow cast by a circle. The next, a natural continuation of the first, is a study of all three types of conic sections, the ellipse, the parabola and the hyperbola.
The third theme is about certain properties of geometrical figures related to the problem of finding the largest area that can be enclosed by a curve of given length. This problem is called the isoperimetric problem. In itself, this topic contains motivation for major parts of the curriculum in mathematics at college level and sets the stage for more advanced mathematical subjects such as functions of several variables and the calculus of variations.
The emergence of non-Euclidean geometries in the beginning of the nineteenth century represents one of the dramatic episodes in the history of mathematics. In the last theme the non-Euclidean geometry in the Poincar
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 111 | Language: English | Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC | ISBN: 981023418X
FormatHardcover
Pages111
LanguageEnglish
ISBN981023418X
EAN9789810234188
PublisherWORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight0.66 Pounds
Length8.87 Inches
Width6.22 Inches
Height0.48 Inches
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