Modern Geometries: The Analytic Approach - Hardcover

Henle, Michael

 
9780131934184: Modern Geometries: The Analytic Approach

Synopsis

This text updates the teaching of college geometry based upon three fundamental ideas: geometries only approximate reality; the best presentation of a geometry is by transformation groups; and points and other geometric objects should be co-ordinated. The work is designed to be engaging and accessible, and it describes geometry as it is understood and used by contemporary mathematicians and theoretical scientists.

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Key Benefit: This book updates the teaching of college geometry based upon three fundamental ideas: (A) geometries only approximate reality, (B) the best presentation of a geometry is by transformations and transformation groups, and (C) points and other geometric objects should be coordinatized. Key Topics: Modern Geometries is engaging, accessible, and the only college textbook that describes geometry as it is understood and used by contemporary mathematicians and theoretical scientists.

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