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Euclidean Geometry

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Book cover: Euclid and His Twentieth Century RivalsEuclid and His Twentieth Century Rivals
by ,
Miller discusses the history of diagrams in Euclidean Geometry, develops a formal system for working with them, and concludes that they can be used rigorously. Miller also introduces a diagrammatic computer proof system, based on this formal system.
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Book cover: The Modern Geometry of the TriangleThe Modern Geometry of the Triangle
by - F. Hodgson ,
The author expresses his expectation, that these novel and interesting theorems some British, but the greater part derived from French and German sources will widen the outlook of our mathematical instructors and lend new vigour to their teaching.
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Book cover: Famous Problems of Elementary GeometryFamous Problems of Elementary Geometry
by - Ginn and Co. ,
Professor Pelix Klein presented in this book a discussion of the three famous geometric problems of antiquity -- the duplication of the cube, the trisection of an angle, and the quadrature of the circle, as viewed in the light of modern research.
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Book cover: Rotations of Vectors Via Geometric AlgebraRotations of Vectors Via Geometric Algebra
by - viXra ,
Geometric Algebra (GA) promises to become a universal mathematical language. This document reviews the geometry of angles and circles, then treats rotations in plane geometry before showing how to formulate problems in GA terms, then solve them.
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Book cover: Compiled and Solved Problems in Geometry and TrigonometryCompiled and Solved Problems in Geometry and Trigonometry
by - viXra.org ,
This book includes 255 problems of 2D and 3D Euclidean geometry plus trigonometry. The degree of difficulties of the problems is from easy and medium to hard. The solutions are at the end of each chapter. The book is especially a didactic material...
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Book cover: Practical Plane and Solid Geometry for Advanced StudentsPractical Plane and Solid Geometry for Advanced Students
by - Macmillan ,
This book is written for Science students. The necessity of accurate draughtsmanship is insisted on throughout. We describe how the drawing instruments may be set and maintained. And the numerical answers are appended to many of the examples.
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Book cover: A Tour of Triangle GeometryA Tour of Triangle Geometry
by - Florida Atlantic University ,
We outline some interesting results with illustrations made by dynamic software. We center around the notions of reflection and isogonal conjugation, and introduce a number of interesting triangle centers, lines, conics, and a few cubic curves.
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Book cover: Geometry: From Ancient to ModernGeometry: From Ancient to Modern
by - National University of Singapore ,
Contents: Pythagoras' theorem; Pythagorean triples; commensurable and incommensurable quantities; Eudoxus' theory of proportion; method of exhaustion; continued fractions; the surface area of a sphere; the method; regular polyhedra; symmetries; etc.
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Book cover: An Elementary Treatise on Conic SectionsAn Elementary Treatise on Conic Sections
by - The Macmillan Company ,
In the following work I have investigated the more elementary properties of the Ellipse, Parabola, and Hyperbola, defined with reference to a focus and directrix, before considering the General Equation of the Second Degree...
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Book cover: Euclid's 'Elements' ReduxEuclid's 'Elements' Redux
by - starrhorse.com ,
Euclid's 'Elements' Redux is an open textbook on mathematical logic and geometry for use in grades 7-12 and in undergraduate college courses on proof writing. It is a new edition of the most successful textbook of all time...
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Book cover: Advanced Geometry for High Schools: Synthetic and AnalyticalAdvanced Geometry for High Schools: Synthetic and Analytical
by - Copp, Clark ,
Contents: Theorems of Menelaus and Ceva; The Nine-Point Circle; Simpson's Line; Areas op Rectangles; Radical Axis; Medial Section; Miscellaneous Theorems; Similar and Similarly Situated Polygons; Harmonic Ranges and Pencils; etc.
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Book cover: Euclid's Elements of GeometryEuclid's Elements of Geometry
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Euclid's Elements is the most famous mathematical work of classical antiquity, and also has the distinction of being the oldest continuously used mathematical textbook. The main subjects of the work are geometry, proportion, and number theory.
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Book cover: A Course of Pure Geometry: Properties of the Conic SectionsA Course of Pure Geometry: Properties of the Conic Sections
by - Cambridge University Press ,
The book does not assume any previous knowledge of the Conic Sections, which are here treated on the basis of the definition of them as the curves of projection of a circle. Many of the properties of the Conic Sections are proved quite simply.
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Book cover: Geometry of Four DimensionsGeometry of Four Dimensions
by - The MacMillan Company ,
Contents: The Foundations Of Four Dimensional Geometry; Points And Lines; Triangles; Planes; Convex Polygons; Tetrahedrons; Hyperplanes; Convex Pyramids And Pentahedroids; Space Of Four Dimensions; Hyperpyramids And Hypercones; etc.
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Book cover: The First Six Books of the Elements of EuclidThe First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid
by - Longmans, Green, and Co. ,
This edition of the Elements of Euclid is intended to supply a want much felt by teachers at the present day - the production of a work which, while giving the original in all its integrity, would also contain the modern conceptions and developments.
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Book cover: Researches on Curves of the Second OrderResearches on Curves of the Second Order
by - Project Gutenberg ,
Researches on curves of the second order are given in this book, also on cones and spherical conics treated analytically, in which the tangencies of Apollonius are investigated, and general geometrical constructions deduced from analysis.
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Book cover: First Principles of Symmetrical BeautyFirst Principles of Symmetrical Beauty
by - W. Blackwood and sons ,
From the table of contents: Nature of the science of aesthetics explained; Plane figures the bases of all forms; The isosceles triangle; Universal application of the composite ellipse in the arts of ornamental design; and more.
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Book cover: Geometry Formulas and FactsGeometry Formulas and Facts
by - CRC Press ,
Contents: Coordinate Systems in the Plane; Plane Symmetries or Isometries; Lines; Polygons; Circles; Conics; Special Plane Curves; Coordinate Systems in Space; Space Symmetries or Isometries; Directions, Planes and Lines; Polyhedra; Spheres; etc.
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Book cover: Coordinate GeometryCoordinate Geometry
by - The MacMillan Company ,
Contents: Coordinates; The Straight Line; The Circle; The Parabola; The Ellipse; The Hyperbola; Transformation Of Coordinates; The General Equation Of The Second Degree; Sections Of A Cone; Systems Of Conics; Tangents And Polars Of The Conic; etc.
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Book cover: A Modern Course on Curves and SurfacesA Modern Course on Curves and Surfaces
by - virtualmathmuseum.org ,
Contents: What is Geometry; Geometry of Inner-Product Spaces; Linear Maps and the Euclidean Group; Adjoints of Linear Maps and the Spectral Theorem; Differential Calculus on Inner-Product Spaces; Normed Spaces and Integration; ODE; and more.
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Book cover: Conic Sections Treated GeometricallyConic Sections Treated Geometrically
by - George Bell and Sons ,
In the present Treatise the Conic Sections are defined with reference to a focus and directrix, and I have endeavoured to place before the student the most important properties of those curves, deduced, as closely as possible, from the definition.
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Book cover: Lectures on Discrete and Polyhedral GeometryLectures on Discrete and Polyhedral Geometry
by - UCLA ,
This book is aimed to be an introduction to some of our favorite parts of the subject, covering some familiar and popular topics as well as some old, forgotten, sometimes obscure, and at times very recent and exciting results.
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Book cover: The Foundations of GeometryThe Foundations of Geometry
by - Project Gutenberg ,
Axioms were uncovered in Euclid's geometry. These discoveries were organized into a more rigorous axiomatic system by David Hilbert in his Grundlagen der Geometrie (1899) which contained his definitive set of axioms for Euclidean geometry.
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Book cover: Virtual Polyhedra: The Encyclopedia of PolyhedraVirtual Polyhedra: The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra
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Polyhedra have an enormous aesthetic appeal and the subject is fun and easy. This is a collection of thousands of virtual reality polyhedra for you to explore. There are hundreds here which have never been illustrated in any previous publication.
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Book cover: A. N. Whitehead's Geometric AlgebraA. N. Whitehead's Geometric Algebra
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This is a text on 3-d Euclidean computational geometry intended to be used in engineering applications. On the other hand, the methods of Whitehead's algebra enable us to readily deal with Euclidean and non-Euclidean spaces of any dimension.
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Book cover: Theory of Symmetry and OrnamentTheory of Symmetry and Ornament
by - Matematicki Institut ,
This work is a comparative analysis of the theory of discrete and visually presentable continuous symmetry groups in the plane E2 or in E2\{O}: Symmetry Groups of Rosettes, Friezes and Ornaments, Similarity Symmetry Groups in E2, etc.
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Book cover: Mathematical Illustrations: A Manual of Geometry and PostScriptMathematical Illustrations: A Manual of Geometry and PostScript
by - Cambridge University Press ,
The author gives an introduction to basic features of the PostScript language and shows how to use it for producing mathematical graphics. The book includes the discussion computer graphics and some comments on good style in mathematical illustration.
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Book cover: Euclid's ElementsEuclid's Elements
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Online edition of Euclid's Elements, one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind. The text of all 13 Books is complete, and all of the figures are illustrated using a Java applet called the Geometry Applet.
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Book cover: The Pythagorean Theorem: Crown Jewel of MathematicsThe Pythagorean Theorem: Crown Jewel of Mathematics
by - AuthorHouse ,
The book chronologically traces the Pythagorean theorem from the beginning, through 4000 years of Pythagorean proofs. The text presents some classic puzzles, amusements, and applications. An epilogue summarizes the importance of the theorem.
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Book cover: Geometry and BilliardsGeometry and Billiards
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Mathematical billiards describe the motion of a mass point in a domain with elastic reflections from the boundary. Billiards is not a single mathematical theory, it is rather a mathematician’s playground where various methods are tested.
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