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Elementary Euclidean Geometry
An Introduction
This book, first published in 2004, is an example based and self contained introduction to Euclidean geometry with numerous examples and exercises.
C. G. Gibson (Author)
9780521834483, Cambridge University Press
Hardback, published 25 March 2004
192 pages, 60 b/w illus.
22.5 x 15 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg
'This is a nice and self-contained introduction into the geometry of the lines and the conics in the Euclidean plane within an analytical context'. Zentralblatt MATH
This book, first published in 2004, is a genuine introduction to the geometry of lines and conics in the Euclidean plane. Lines and circles provide the starting point, with the classical invariants of general conics introduced at an early stage, yielding a broad subdivision into types, a prelude to the congruence classification. A recurring theme is the way in which lines intersect conics. From single lines one proceeds to parallel pencils, leading to midpoint loci, axes and asymptotic directions. Likewise, intersections with general pencils of lines lead to the central concepts of tangent, normal, pole and polar. The treatment is example based and self contained, assuming only a basic grounding in linear algebra. With numerous illustrations and several hundred worked examples and exercises, this book is ideal for use with undergraduate courses in mathematics, or for postgraduates in the engineering and physical sciences.
1. Points and lines
2. The Euclidean plane
3. Circles
4. General conics
5. Centres of general conics
6. Degenerate conics
7. Axes and asymptotes
8. Focus and directrix
9. Tangents and normals
10. The parabola
11. The ellipse
12. The hyperbola
13. Pole and polar
14. Congruences
15. Classifying conics
16. Distinguishing conics
17. Uniqueness and invariance.
Subject Areas: Euclidean geometry [PBMH]