1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461925503321

Autore

I͡Aglom I. M (Isaak Moiseevich), <1921-1988.>

Titolo

Geometric transformations [[electronic resource] ] . I / / I.M. Yaglom ; translated from the Russian by Allen Shields

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Mathematical Association of America, 1975

ISBN

0-88385-925-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Anneli Lax new mathematical library ; ; 44

Altri autori (Persone)

ShenitzerAbe

Disciplina

516.5

Soggetti

Inversions (Geometry)

Geometry, Modern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""Geometric Transformations I""; ""Copyright Page""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Translator�s Preface""; ""From the Author�s Preface""; ""Introduction. What is Geometry?""; ""Chapter I. Displacements""; ""1. Translations""; ""2. Half Turn and Rotation""; ""Chapter II. Symmetry""; ""1. Reflection and Glide Reflection""; ""2. Directly Congruent and Oppositely Congruent Figures. Classification of Isometries of the Plane""; ""Solutions""; ""Chapter One. Displacements""; ""Chapter Two. Symmetry""

Sommario/riassunto

Almost everyone is acquainted with plane Euclidean geometry as it is usually taught in high school. This book introduces the reader to a completely different way of looking at familiar geometrical facts. It is concerned with transformations of the plane that do not alter the shapes and sized of geometric figures. Such transformations (called isometries) play a fundamental role in the group-theoretic approach to geometry.   The treatment is direct and simple, The reader is introduced to new ideas and then is urged to solve problems using these ideas. The problems form an essential part of this book and the solutions are given in detail in the second half of the book.