Simple Non-euclidean Geometry and its Physical Basis
I. M. Yaglom
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Paperback. Translator(s): Shenitzer, A. Series: Heidelberg Science Library. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
There are many technical and popular accounts, both in Russian and in other languages, of the non-Euclidean geometry of Lobachevsky and Bolyai, a few of which are listed in the Bibliography. This geometry, also called hyperbolic geometry, is part of the required subject matter of many mathematics departments in universities and teachers' colleges-a reflec tion of the view that familiarity with the elements of hyperbolic geometry is a useful part of the background of future high school teachers. Much attention is paid to hyperbolic geometry by school mathematics clubs. Some mathematicians and educators concerned with reform of the high school ... Read more
There are many technical and popular accounts, both in Russian and in other languages, of the non-Euclidean geometry of Lobachevsky and Bolyai, a few of which are listed in the Bibliography. This geometry, also called hyperbolic geometry, is part of the required subject matter of many mathematics departments in universities and teachers' colleges-a reflec tion of the view that familiarity with the elements of hyperbolic geometry is a useful part of the background of future high school teachers. Much attention is paid to hyperbolic geometry by school mathematics clubs. Some mathematicians and educators concerned with reform of the high school ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
Series
Heidelberg Science Library
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387903323
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V9780387903323
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