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Combinatorial Geometry in the Plane

by Hugo Hadwiger, Hans Debrunner & Victor Klee

Geared toward advanced undergraduates familiar with analysis and college geometry, this concise book discusses theorems on topics restricted to the plane such as convexity, coverings, and graphs. In addition...

Geometric Formulas: Speedy Study Guides

by Speedy Publishing

There is no doubt about the fact that our daily lives consistently revolve around mathematics. Whether one knows it or not, just about everything that is seen and felt throughout the day involves some kind of...

Geometric Origami

by Faye Goldman

Too hip to be square, Geometric Origami takes the art of paper folding to stunning new heights.

A sophisticated new origami kit for advanced paper-folding enthusiasts, Geometric Origami takes paper art to spectacular...

A First Course in Geometry

by Edward T Walsh

This introductory text is designed to help undergraduate students develop a solid foundation in geometry. Early chapters progress slowly, cultivating the necessary understanding and self-confidence for the more...

Lectures on Analytic and Projective Geometry

by Dirk J. Struik

This undergraduate text develops the geometry of plane and space, leading up to conics and quadrics, within the context of metrical, affine, and projective transformations. 1953 edition.

Euclidean Geometry and Transformations

by Clayton W. Dodge

This introduction to Euclidean geometry emphasizes transformations, particularly isometries and similarities. Suitable for undergraduate courses, it includes numerous examples, many with detailed answers. 1972...

A Vector Space Approach to Geometry

by Melvin Hausner

This examination of geometry's correlation with other branches of math and science features a review of systematic geometric motivations in vector space theory and matrix theory; more. 1965 edition.

Lie Algebras

by Nathan Jacobson

Definitive treatment of important subject in modern mathematics. Covers split semi-simple Lie algebras, universal enveloping algebras, classification of irreducible modules, automorphisms, simple Lie algebras...

A Catalog of Special Plane Curves

by J. Dennis Lawrence

One of the most beautiful aspects of geometry. Information on general properties, derived curves, geometric and analytic properties of each curve. 89 illus.

Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions

by William H. McCrea

Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text covers the coordinate system, planes and lines, spheres, homogeneous coordinates, general equations, quadric in Cartesian coordinates, and...

Non-Euclidean Geometry

by Stefan Kulczycki

This accessible approach features stereometric and planimetric proofs, and elementary proofs employing only the simplest properties of the plane. A short history of geometry precedes the systematic exposition....

Projective Geometry

by T. Ewan Faulkner

Highlighted by numerous examples, this book explores methods of the projective geometry of the plane. Examines the conic, the general equation of the 2nd degree, and the relationship between Euclidean and projective...

General Investigations of Curved Surfaces: Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Pesic

by Karl Friedrich Gauss, James Morehead, Adam Hiltebeitel & Peter Pesic

This influential work defines the concept of surface curvature and presents the important theorem stating that the "Gauss curvature" is invariant under arbitrary isometric deformation of a curved surface. 1902...

Introductory Non-Euclidean Geometry

by Henry Parker Manning

This fine and versatile introduction begins with the theorems common to Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, and then it addresses the specific differences that constitute elliptic and hyperbolic geometry....

The Elements of Non-Euclidean Geometry

by D. M.Y. Sommerville

Renowned for its lucid yet meticulous exposition, this classic allows students to follow the development of non-Euclidean geometry from a fundamental analysis of the concept of parallelism to more advanced topics....

History of Analytic Geometry

by Carl B. Boyer

This study presents the concepts and contributions from before the Alexandrian Age through to Fermat and Descartes, and on through Newton and Euler to the "Golden Age," from 1789 to 1850. 1956 edition. Analytical...

The Complete Book of Holograms: How They Work and How to Make Them

by Joseph E. Kasper & Steven A. Feller

Clear, thorough account, without complicated mathematics, explains geometric and zone plate holography and the different types of holograms, along with step-by-step instructions for making holograms. 116 illustrations....

Projective Geometry and Projective Metrics

by Herbert Busemann & Paul J. Kelly

This text examines the 3 classical geometries and their relationship to general geometric structures, with particular focus on affine geometry, projective metrics, non-Euclidean geometry, and spatial geometry....

Fundamental Concepts of Geometry

by Bruce E. Meserve

Fundamental Concepts of Geometry demonstrates in a clear and lucid manner the relationships of several types of geometry to one another. This highly regarded work is a superior teaching text, especially valuable...

Inversive Geometry

by Frank Morley & F.V. Morley

This introduction to algebraic geometry makes particular reference to the operation of inversion. Topics include Euclidean group; inversion; quadratics; finite inversive groups; parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic...