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Geometries
A. B. Sossinsky
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Description for Geometries
Paperback. Series: Student Mathematical Library. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
The book is an innovative modern exposition of geometry, or rather, of geometries; it is the first textbook in which Felix Klein's Erlangen Program (the action of transformation groups) is systematically used as the basis for defining various geometries. The course of study presented is dedicated to the proposition that all geometries are created equal--although some, of course, remain more equal than others. The author concentrates on several of the more distinguished and beautiful ones, which include what he terms ``toy geometries'', the geometries of Platonic bodies, discrete geometries, and classical continuous geometries. The text is based on first-year semester ... Read more
The book is an innovative modern exposition of geometry, or rather, of geometries; it is the first textbook in which Felix Klein's Erlangen Program (the action of transformation groups) is systematically used as the basis for defining various geometries. The course of study presented is dedicated to the proposition that all geometries are created equal--although some, of course, remain more equal than others. The author concentrates on several of the more distinguished and beautiful ones, which include what he terms ``toy geometries'', the geometries of Platonic bodies, discrete geometries, and classical continuous geometries. The text is based on first-year semester ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Series
Student Mathematical Library
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821875711
SKU
V9780821875711
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About A. B. Sossinsky
A. B. Sossinsky, Independent University of Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Reviews for Geometries
[A] very ambitious and pleasantly succinct text . . . Highly recommended." - CHOICE