| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Preface; 1 Euclidean geometry; 2 Composing maps; 3 Spherical and hyperbolic non-Euclidean geometry; 4 Affine geometry; 5 Projective geometry; 6 Geometry and group theory; 7 Topology; 8 Quaternions, rotations and the geometry of transformation groups; 9 Concluding remarks; Appendix A Metrics; Appendix B Linear algebra; References; Index |
| Summary |
Geometry, literally, measuring the earth, aims to describe the world around us. It is central to many branches of mathematics and physics, and offers a whole range of views on the universe. This is an introduction to the ideas of geometry and includes generous helpings of simple explanations and examples |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Geometry.
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Topology.
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geometry.
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MATHEMATICS -- Geometry -- General.
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Geometry
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Topology
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Euklidische Geometrie
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Sphärische Geometrie
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Hyperbolische Geometrie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Szendrői, Balász
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| ISBN |
0511137338 |
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9780511137334 |
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0511133731 |
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9780511133732 |
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0511135165 |
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9780521613255 |
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0521613256 |
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