Geometry in everyday life

Geometry in everyday life

Author: Karen Morrison

Publisher: Heinemann

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780435898922

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Focusing on geometry, this is one of a series exploring issues of interest to children in Africa, and designed to introduce students to reading non-fiction for pleasure and information.


Brook Taylor’s Work on Linear Perspective

Brook Taylor’s Work on Linear Perspective

Author: Kirsti Andersen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780387974866

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A Study of Taylors Role in the History of Perspective Geometry. Including Facsimiles of Taylors̀ Two Books on Perspective.


Geometry at Work

Geometry at Work

Author: Catherine A. Gorini

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-10-12

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780883851647

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Beginning with art and architecture and culminating with science and mathematics itself, this book discusses geometric ideas and their many applications throughout history. These range from ancient to modern, concrete to abstract, and familiar to cutting edge. Each chapter is written by a leading expert or pioneer in their own field, and the book should be a valuable resource for students and teachers of geometry alike.


A Vector Space Approach to Geometry

A Vector Space Approach to Geometry

Author: Melvin Hausner

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0486835391

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A fascinating exploration of the correlation between geometry and linear algebra, this text also offers elementary explanations of the role of geometry in other branches of math and science. 1965 edition.


Tutor in a Book's Geometry

Tutor in a Book's Geometry

Author: Jo Greig

Publisher: Tutor in a Book

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780978639037

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Tutor In a Book's Geometry presents a teen tested visual presentation of the course and includes more than 500 well illustrated, carefully worked out proofs and problems, with step by step explanations. Throughout the book, time tested solution and test taking strategies are demonstrated and emphasized. The recurring patterns that make proofs doable are explained and illustrated. Included are dozens of graphic organizers that help students understand, remember and recognize the connection between concepts, as well as comprehensive review sheets. Tutor in a Book's Geometry is designed to replicate the services of a skilled private mathematics tutor and to level the playing field between students who have tutors and those that don't.


Kiselev's Geometry

Kiselev's Geometry

Author: Andreĭ Petrovich Kiselev

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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This volume completes the English adaptation of a classical Russian textbook in elementary Euclidean geometry. The 1st volume subtitled "Book I. Planimetry" was published in 2006 (ISBN 0977985202). This 2nd volume (Book II. Stereometry) covers solid geometry, and contains a chapter on vectors, foundations, and introduction in non-Euclidean geometry added by the translator. The book intended for high-school and college students, and their teachers. Includes 317 exercises, index, and bibliography.


Beautiful Geometry

Beautiful Geometry

Author: Eli Maor

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2017-04-11

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0691175888

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An exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometry If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than sixty exquisite color plates illustrating a wide range of geometric patterns and theorems, accompanied by brief accounts of the fascinating history and people behind each. With artwork by Swiss artist Eugen Jost and text by math historian Eli Maor, this unique celebration of geometry covers numerous subjects, from straightedge-and-compass constructions to intriguing configurations involving infinity. The result is a delightful and informative illustrated tour through the 2,500-year-old history of one of the most important branches of mathematics.


The Geometry of Art and Life

The Geometry of Art and Life

Author: Matila Costiescu Ghyka

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780486235424

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This classic study probes the geometric interrelationships between art and life in discussions ranging from dissertations by Plato, Pythagoras, and Archimedes to examples of modern architecture and art. Other topics include the Golden Section, geometrical shapes on the plane, geometrical shapes in space, crystal lattices, and other fascinating subjects. 80 plates and 64 figures.


College Geometry

College Geometry

Author: Nathan Altshiller-Court

Publisher: Dover Publications

Published: 2013-12-30

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780486788470

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The standard university-level text for decades, this volume offers exercises in construction problems, harmonic division, circle and triangle geometry, and other areas. 1952 edition, revised and enlarged by the author.