Revolutions of Geometry (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts)

Michael O'Leary

ISBN 10: 0470167564 / ISBN 13: 9780470167564

Published by Wiley, New York, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revolutions of Geometry (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts)
• Publisher: Wiley, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470167564
• ISBN 13: 9780470167564
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 0.94W x 15.24H x 22.86D centimeters 0.94 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 295 grams

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Synopsis

Based on the premise that in order to write proofs, one needs to read finished proofs as well as study both their logic and grammar, Revolutions in Geometry depicts how to write basic proofs in various fields of geometry. This accessible text for junior and senior undergraduates explains the general development of geometry throughout time, discusses the involvement of its major contributors, and places the proofs into the context of geometry's history to illustrate how crucial proof writing is to the job of a mathematician.

About the Author

Michael L. O'Leary, PhD, is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the College of DuPage in Glenn Ellyn, Illinois.?He is a Member of the American Mathematical Society, the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, and the Mathematical Society of America.?He received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of California, Irvine in 1994.