Synopsis
This revolutionary book establishes new foundations for trigonometry and Euclidean geometry. It shows how to replace transcendental trig functions with high school arithmetic and algebra to dramatically simplify the subject, increase accuracy in practical problems, and allow metrical geometry to be systematically developed over a general field. This new theory brings together geometry, algebra and number theory and sets out new directions for algebraic geometry, combinatorics, special functions and computer graphics. The treatment is careful and precise, with over one hundred theorems and 170 diagrams, and is meant for a mathematically mature audience. Gifted high school students will find most of the material accessible, although a few chapters require calculus. Applications include surveying and engineering problems, Platonic solids, spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems, and selected physics problems, such as projectile motion and Snell's law. Examples over finite fields are also included.
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About the Author
N J Wildberger (PhD Yale 1984) is currently Associate Professor at UNSW in Sydney Australia, and has taught at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. His main research interests are Lie theory, representation theory and hypergroups. He has also done work in number theory, combinatorics and mathematical physics. He is married, and lives in Sydney with his wife Kim and daughter Ali. This is his first book.
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