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Elements of Analytic Geometry (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Albert Wentworth

 
9780266612957: Elements of Analytic Geometry (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Unlock the language of geometry through coordinates and curves.

This classic text introduces analytic geometry step by step, helping readers translate shapes into numbers and reason about their properties with clear methods and worked examples.

The book guides you from basic concepts like axes, coordinates, and distance to more advanced topics such as lines, circles, and the parabola. It then broadens to different coordinate systems, and explores the geometry of conic sections and loci of higher order, with practical exercises to build intuition.
What you’ll experience
  • Foundational ideas: how to describe position with coordinates and signs, and how to plot points and lines.
  • Key formulas: distance between points, equations of lines, parabolas, circles, and other loci.
  • Geometric meanings: focus-directrix definitions, tangents, normals, and latus rectum for conic sections.
Ideal for students needing a solid introduction to analytic geometry, or anyone revising the fundamentals with a classic reference.

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