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The Non-euclidean Revolution
Richard J. Trudeau
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Description for The Non-euclidean Revolution
Paperback. In a lively, entertaining and highly accessible style, Richard Trudeau's book provides one of the most stimulating and personal presentations of a struggle with the nature of truth in mathematics and the physical world. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 286 pages, 255 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBML. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 900.
Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world.
A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.
“...the author, in this remarkable book, describes in an incomparable way the fascinating path taken by ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Modern Birkhauser Classics
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Secaucus, United States
ISBN
9780817647827
SKU
V9780817647827
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99-15
Reviews for The Non-euclidean Revolution
From the reviews: "Trudeau meets the challenge of reaching a broad audience in clever ways...(The book) is a good addition to our literature on non-Euclidean geometry and it is recommended for the undergraduate library."
Choice, February 1988 "...the author, in this remarkable book, describes in an incomparable way the fascinating path taken by the geometry of the ... Read more
Choice, February 1988 "...the author, in this remarkable book, describes in an incomparable way the fascinating path taken by the geometry of the ... Read more