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- A very readable short history of geometry
- No prerequisites required
- Easy to understand by beginners
- New edition with large number of exercises with some suggestions for solutions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to Geometry
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
“Devised primarily for future teachers of mathematics, but to be enjoyed by all lovers of geometry, including professional geometers, who will likely find something new in the historical part, this book renders an essential service to the mathematical community by presenting the story of geometry in two equal halves, the first half surveying its history up to Descartes and the second one presenting the version of geometry that emerged from the axiomatic revolution of the late 19th century, with an emphasis on algebraic geometry.” (Victor V. Pambuccian, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1202, 2011)Authors and Affiliations
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University of Bergen, Department of Mathematics, Bergen, Norway
Audun Holme
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geometry
Book Subtitle: Our Cultural Heritage
Authors: Audun Holme
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14441-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-14440-0Published: 27 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42392-5Published: 28 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-14441-7Published: 23 September 2010
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVII, 519
Topics: Geometry, Mathematics, general, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Math Applications in Computer Science