Geometry and Its Applications - Hardcover

Meyer, Walter A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124932703 ISBN 13: 9780124932708

Publisher: Academic Press, 1999

Synopsis

Geometry and Its Applications combines traditional geometry with ideas of recent decades to present a new approach for the 21st century. It balances the deductive approach with discovery learning, and introduces axiomatic, Euclidian geometry, non-Euclidian geometry, and transformational geometry. The text integrates realistic applications throughout, includes historical notes in many chapters, and contains student and instructor's guides that support Geometer's Sketchpad. Includes a free instructor's manual to professors of adopting universities.


* A unique blend of modern applications and theory
* Excellent balance of mathematical rigor and informal style
* CD-ROM (included) offers courseware for use with The Geometer's Sketchpad
* Covers polyhedra and planar maps
* Offers balance between deductive geometry and coordinate geometry using vectors
* Contains over 700 exercises with complete solutions available
* Includes Student and Instructor Guides which support the software

About this title

About the Author

Walter Meyer received his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in 1969. He is currently a professor at Adelphi University, and visiting professor at West Point Military Academy. He has industrial experience as head of robotics research at Grumman Data Systems. He is editor of Principles and Practice of Mathematics, as well as a contributing author to For All Practical Purposes.

From the Back Cover

Walter Meyer's Geometry and its Applications extends a first college-level course in geometry to include applications and contemporary topics. This text combines traditional geometry with ideas of recent decades to present a new approach for the 21st century.
The text introduces axiomatic Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, and transformational geometry. It balances the deductive approach and the coordinate approach with discovery learning.
Geometry and its Applications offers a breadth of traditional and contemporary applications, including symmetries of artistic patterns, physics, robotics, computer graphics, molecular biology, medicine, and more.
Walter Meyer is experienced in employing geometry as an industrial researcher and developer and has researched and taught geometry for nearly thirty years. The National Science Foundation, COMAP, and the Sloan Foundation have supported his work.
Key Features
* A unique blend of modern applications and theory
* Excellent balance of mathematical rigor and informal style
* CD-ROM (included) offers courseware for use with The Geometer's Sketchpad
* Covers polyhedra and planar maps
* Offers balance between deductive geometry and coordinate geometry using vectors
* Contains over 700 exercises with complete solutions available
* Includes Student and Instructor Guides which support the software
"this text is more interesting to read than our present text. The author writes at a more appropriate level. (He) expresses himself well especially n the historical texts, examples, and ideas."
--David E. Ewing, Central Missouri State University
"Real strengths of the text include the applications, the treatment of symmetry, and the attention to isometries. The style is conversational and the approaches to problems are sensible. I appreciate the large number of problems."
--Steven Williams, Brigham Young University
"The author's emphasis on applications sets this proposed text apart from the standard ones. His examples make the point that geometry plays a vital role in the modern world."
--Gerald E. Gannon, California State University, Fullerton

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0124932703
• ISBN 13: 9780124932708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 531