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Beschreibung
One of the first college-level texts for elementary courses in non-Euclidean geometry, this volume
is geared toward students familiar with calculus. Topics include the fifth postulate, hyperbolic
plane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Extensive
appendixes offer background information on Euclidean geometry, and numerous exercises
appear throughout the text.
Reprint of the Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., New York, 1945 edition
One of the first college-level texts for elementary courses in non-Euclidean geometry, this volume
is geared toward students familiar with calculus. Topics include the fifth postulate, hyperbolic
plane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Extensive
appendixes offer background information on Euclidean geometry, and numerous exercises
appear throughout the text.
Reprint of the Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., New York, 1945 edition
Über den Autor
Harold E. Wolfe was Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I. The Foundation of Euclidean Geometry
II. The Fifth Postulate
III. The Discovery of Non-Euclidean Geometry
IV. Hyperbolic Plane Geometry
V. Hyperbolic Plane Trigonometry
VI. Applications of Calculus to the Solutions of Some Problems in Hyperbolic Geometry
VII. Elliptic Plane Geometry and Trigonometry
VIII. The Consistency of the Non-Euclidean Geometries
Appendix
I. The Foundation of Euclidean Geometry
II. Circular and Hyperbolic Functions
III. The Theory of Orthogonal Circles and Allied Topics
IV. The Elements of Inversion
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780486498508
ISBN-10: 0486498506
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wolfe, Wolfe
Hersteller: Dover Publications Inc.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 134 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Wolfe Wolfe
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2012
Gewicht: 0,281 kg
Artikel-ID: 130978137

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