Collineations and Conic Sections: An Introduction to Projective Geometry in its History - Softcover

Baltus, Christopher

 
9783030462895: Collineations and Conic Sections: An Introduction to Projective Geometry in its History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3030462897 ISBN 13: 9783030462895
Verlag: Springer, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

This volume combines an introduction to central collineations with an introduction to projective geometry, set in its historical context and aiming to provide the reader with a general history through the middle of the nineteenth century. Topics covered include but are not limited to:

  • The Projective Plane and Central Collineations
  • The Geometry of Euclid's Elements
  • Conic Sections in Early Modern Europe
  • Applications of Conics in History
With rare exception, the only prior knowledge required is a background in high school geometry. As a proof-based treatment, this monograph will be of interest to those who enjoy logical thinking, and could also be used in a geometry course that emphasizes projective geometry.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Baltus has degrees in history (BA), mathematics education (MAT), and mathematics (PhD). After three years of secondary mathematics teaching and two years in the Peace Corps, he taught college mathematics for 36 years. His article "Poncelet's discovery of homology" appeared in Historia Mathematica, May 2023. In retirement, in Poughkeepsie, NY, he and his wife volunteer in an elementary school, he as an in-the-classroom mathematics aide.

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This volume combines an introduction to central collineations with an introduction to projective geometry, set in its historical context and aiming to provide the reader with a general history through the middle of the nineteenth century. Topics covered include but are not limited to:

  • The Projective Plane and Central Collineations
  • The Geometry of Euclid's Elements
  • Conic Sections in Early Modern Europe
  • Applications of Conics in History
With rare exception, the only prior knowledge required is a background in high school geometry. As a proof-based treatment, this monograph will be of interest to those who enjoy logical thinking, and could also be used in a geometry course that emphasizes projective geometry.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3030462897
ISBN 13 
9783030462895
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
200
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