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Author:   Saul Stahl ,  Thomas Philbin
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.591kg
ISBN:  

9780486474595

ISBN 10:   0486474593
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   28 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Dover Edition Preface 1. Other Geometries: A Computational Introduction 2. The Neutral Geometry of the Triangle 3. Nonneutral Euclidean Geometry 4. Circles and Regular Polygons 5. Toward Projective Geometry 6. Planar Symmetries 7. Inversions 8. Symmetry in Space 9. Informal Topology 10. Graphs 11. Surfaces 12. Knots and Links Appendix A: A Brief Introduction to the Geometer's Sketchpad Appendix B: Summary of Propositions Appendix C: George D. Birkhoff's Axiomatization of Euclidean Geometry Appendix D: The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project's Geometrical Axioms Appendix E: David Hilbert's Axiomization of Euclidean Geometry Appendix F: Permutations AppendixG: Modular Arithmetic Solutions and Hints to Selected Problems Bibliography Index

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A former systems programmer for IBM, Saul Stahl is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. He has written several texts on geometry, game theory, and modern algebra.

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