Geometry and the Imagination - Hardcover

HILBERT, D. And COHN-VOSSEN,S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0828410879 ISBN 13: 9780828410878

Publisher: Chelsea, 1952

Synopsis

This remarkable book has endured as a true masterpiece of mathematical exposition. There are few mathematics books that are still so widely read and continue to have so much to offer--after more than half a century! The book is overflowing with mathematical ideas, which are always explained clearly and elegantly, and above all, with penetrating insight. It is a joy to read, both for beginners and experienced mathematicians.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Review

This book is a masterpiece -- a delightful classic that should never go out of print. --Mathematical Association of America

[This] superb introduction to modern geometry was co-authored by David Hilbert, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. --Steven Strogatz, Cornell University

A fascinating tour of the 20th century mathematical zoo ... Anyone who would like to see proof of the fact that a sphere with a hole can always be bent (no matter how small the hole), learn the theorems about Klein's bottle--a bottle with no edges, no inside, and no outside--and meet other strange creatures of modern geometry, will be delighted with Hilbert and Cohn-Vossen's book. --Scientific American

Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea
• Publication date: 1952
• ISBN 10: 0828410879
• ISBN 13: 9780828410878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 357