A concise introduction to how arithmetic ideas illuminate geometry and space, from two dimensions to three.
This work, An Arithmetic Treatment of Some Problems in Analysis Situs, shows how numbers can organize and explain curves, surfaces, and their boundaries.
This edition presents foundational notions in two and three dimensions, including curves, orientations, and the concept of order of a point with respect to a curve or surface. It shows how arithmetic reasoning underpins proofs about regions, boundaries, and the division of space, and it discusses transformations, invariance, and the role of solid angles in space.
- Learn how simple and regular curves are defined and studied using arithmetic ideas
- Explore how orientation and order help prove key theorems about interiors, exteriors, and boundaries
- See how the ideas extend from plane geometry to three-dimensional space
- Understand how transformations and invariance guide conclusions about curves, surfaces, and regions
Ideal for readers of advanced mathematics, topology, and the history of analytic methods seeking a rigorous, arithmetic approach to analysis situs.