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Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History
Contributor(s): Greenberg, Marvin (Author)
ISBN: 0716799480     ISBN-13: 9780716799481
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
OUR PRICE:   $260.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2007
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This is the definitive presentation of the history, development and philosophical significance of non-Euclidean geometry as well as of the rigorous foundations for it and for elementary Euclidean geometry, essentially according to Hilbert. Appropriate for liberal arts students, prospective high school teachers, math. majors, and even bright high school students. The first eight chapters are mostly accessible to any educated reader; the last two chapters and the two appendices contain more advanced material, such as the classification of motions, hyperbolic trigonometry, hyperbolic constructions, classification of Hilbert planes and an introduction to Riemannian geometry.

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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Geometry - Non-euclidean
Dewey: 516
LCCN: 2007928758
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (2.40 lbs) 512 pages
 
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This is the definitive presentation of the history, development and philosophical significance of non-Euclidean geometry as well as of the rigorous foundations for it and for elementary Euclidean geometry, essentially according to Hilbert. Appropriate for liberal arts students, prospective high school teachers, math. majors, and even bright high school students. The first eight chapters are mostly accessible to any educated reader; the last two chapters and the two appendices contain more advanced material, such as the classification of motions, hyperbolic trigonometry, hyperbolic constructions, classification of Hilbert planes and an introduction to Riemannian geometry.