A Course in Modern Geometries

A Course in Modern Geometries
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781475738315
ISBN-13 : 1475738315
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Book Synopsis A Course in Modern Geometries by : Judith N. Cederberg

Download or read book A Course in Modern Geometries written by Judith N. Cederberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Course in Modern Geometries is designed for a junior-senior level course for mathematics majors, including those who plan to teach in secondary school. Chapter 1 presents several finite geometries in an axiomatic framework. Chapter 2 introduces Euclid's geometry and the basic ideas of non-Euclidean geometry. The synthetic approach of Chapters 1 - 2 is followed by the analytic treatment of transformations of the Euclidean plane in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 presents plane projective geometry both synthetically and analytically. The extensive use of matrix representations of groups of transformations in Chapters 3 - 4 reinforces ideas from linear algebra and serves as excellent preparation for a course in abstract algebra. Each chapter includes a list of suggested sources for applications and/or related topics.


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