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OverviewOriginally published in 1934, this informative textbook was written by renowned mathematician and astronomer Duncan Sommerville (1879–1934). Primarily aimed at undergraduates, the book carefully starts from the very beginning of the subject, but also engages with concepts which are considered profoundly more specialist in the field of geometry. Following on from a renewed and flourishing interest in geometry at the time, this textbook was 'written more in accordance with the tendencies of the present', placing a different emphasis on the subject's cornerstone principles and illuminating new developments in the field. Chapters are detailed and contain material often required for examinations; topics covered include the Cartesian coordinate system and tangential equations. Well planned, with a scholarly treatment of the subject and capturing a unified knowledge of geometry, this book will be a considerably valuable source to scholars of mathematics as well as to anyone with an interest in the history of education. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D. M. Y. SommervillePublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 2.40cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781316601907ISBN 10: 1316601900 Pages: 434 Publication Date: 25 February 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Cartesian coordinate-system; 2. The straight line and plane; 3. General homogeneous or projective coordinates; 4. The sphere; 5. The cone and cylinder; 6. Types of surfaces of the second order; 7. Elementary properties of quadric surfaces derived from their simplest equations; 8. The reduction of the general equation of the second degree; 9. Generating lines and parametric representation; 10. Plane sections of a quadric; 11. Tangential equations; 12. Foci and focal properties; 13. Linear systems of quadrics; 14. Curves and developables; 15. Invariants of a pair of quadrics; 16. Line geometry; 17. Algebraic surfaces; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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