| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 539 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The axiomatic method in geometry -- The Euclidean heritage -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- Transformation geometry 1. Isometries and symmetries -- Vectors in geometry -- Transformation geometry 2. Isometries and matrices -- Transformation geometry 3. Similarity, inversion, and projection -- Graphs, maps, and polyhedra |
| Summary |
Meyer's Geometry and Its Applications, Second Edition, combines traditional geometry with current ideas to present a modern approach that is grounded in real-world applications. It balances the deductive approach with discovery learning, and introduces axiomatic, Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, and transformational geometry. The text integrates applications and examples throughout and includes historical notes in many chapters. The Second Edition of Geometry and Its Applications is a significant text for any college or university that focuses on geometry's usefulness in other disciplines. It is especially appropriate for engineering and science majors, as well as future mathematics teachers. * Realistic applications integrated throughout the text, including (but not limited to): - Symmetries of artistic patterns - Physics - Robotics - Computer vision - Computer graphics - Stability of architectural structures - Molecular biology - Medicine - Pattern recognition * Historical notes included in many chapters * Instructor's Manual with solutions available for all adopters of the text |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-461) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Geometry -- Textbooks
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Geometry
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Geometria.
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Textbooks
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Textbooks.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780123694270 |
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0123694272 |
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9780080478036 |
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0080478034 |
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