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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000498389707536

Titolo

The changing shape of geometry : celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching / edited on behalf of the Mathematical Association by Chris Pritchard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003

ISBN

0521531624

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 541 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Collana

Spectrum series

Classificazione

LC QA446.C48

AMS 51-06

Altri autori (Persone)

Pritchard, Chris

Altri autori (Enti)

Mathematical Association of America

Disciplina

516

Soggetti

Geometry

Geometry - History

Geometry - Problems

Mathematical recreations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references

Nota di contenuto

Pt. 1.: The nature of geometry ; Desert island theorems group A: Greek geometry ; pt. 2.: The history of geometry ; Desert island theorems group B: Elementary Euclidean geometry ; pt. 3.:  Pythagoras' theorem ; Desert island theorems group C: Advanced Euclidean geometry ; pt. 4. The golden ratio ; Desert island theorems group D: Non-Euclidean geometry & topology ; pt. 5.: Recreational geometry ; Desert island theorems group E: Geometrical physics ;  pt. 6.: The teaching of geometry.