Geometry: Euclid and Beyond
| AUTHOR | Hartshorne, Robin |
| PUBLISHER | Springer (12/15/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Preliminary Booksellers Text: Do Not Use This book takes Euclid's "Elements" ad the starting point for a study of geometry from a modern mathematical perspective. To begin, the reader will become familiar with the content of Euclid's work, at least those parts which deal with geometry. At a second level, the book studies the logical structure of Euclid's presentation. Euclid's "Elements" has been regarded for more than two thousand years as the prime example of the axiomatic method. At the third level of reading, involving rather broader investigaions than the first two levels mentioned above, the author considers various mathematical questions and subsequent developments which arise naturally from Euclid's
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ISBN-13:
9781441931450
ISBN-10:
1441931457
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
528
Carton Quantity:
7
Product Dimensions:
6.70 x 1.30 x 9.70 inches
Weight:
2.00 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
NL
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BISAC Categories
Mathematics | Geometry - General
Dewey Decimal:
516
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Preliminary Booksellers Text: Do Not Use This book takes Euclid's "Elements" ad the starting point for a study of geometry from a modern mathematical perspective. To begin, the reader will become familiar with the content of Euclid's work, at least those parts which deal with geometry. At a second level, the book studies the logical structure of Euclid's presentation. Euclid's "Elements" has been regarded for more than two thousand years as the prime example of the axiomatic method. At the third level of reading, involving rather broader investigaions than the first two levels mentioned above, the author considers various mathematical questions and subsequent developments which arise naturally from Euclid's
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