In this highly recommended high school text by two eminent scholars, the authors deduce plane Euclidean geometry by utilizing only five fundamental postulates. Incorporation of the system of real numbers in three of the five postulates of this geometry gives these assumptions great breadth and power. They lead the reader at once to the heart of geometry.
It is because of the underlying power, simplicity, and compactness of this geometry that the authors called the book Basic Geometry. The book is designed for a one-year course in plane geometry. For advanced students, the authors incorporated certain material from three-dimensional and so-called modern geometry.
A rich variety of exercises as well as many illustrations applying the abstract geometrical concepts to real life provide an excellent source of teaching material. A highly recommended high-school text by two eminent scholars.
| ISBN: | 9781470477608 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 1959 |
| Author: | George David Birkhoff, Ralph Beatley |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 294 pages |
| Series: | AMS Chelsea Publishing |
| Genres: |
Geometry Topology |
In this highly recommended high school text by two eminent scholars, the authors deduce plane Euclidean geometry by utilizing only five fundamental postulates. Incorporation of the system of real numbers in three of the five postulates of this geometry gives these assumptions great breadth and power.
Basic Geometry features in the following genres: Geometry, Topology
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Basic Geometry was written by George David Birkhoff, Ralph Beatley and published by American Mathematical Society
Basic Geometry has 294 pages
Yes it is part of AMS Chelsea Publishing series