Geometry and its applications
by
Meyer, Walter J. (Walter Joseph), 1943-
Title
:
Geometry and its applications
Author
:
Meyer, Walter J. (Walter Joseph), 1943-
ISBN
:
9780123694270
9780080478036
Personal Author
:
Meyer, Walter J. (Walter Joseph), 1943-
Edition
:
2nd ed.
Publication Information
:
Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2006.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xix, 539 pages) : illustrations
Contents
:
The axiomatic method in geometry -- The Euclidean heritage -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- Transformation geometry 1. Isometries and symmetries -- Vectors in geometry -- Transformation geometry 2. Isometries and matrices -- Transformation geometry 3. Similarity, inversion, and projection -- Graphs, maps, and polyhedra.
Abstract
:
Meyer's Geometry and Its Applications, Second Edition, combines traditional geometry with current ideas to present a modern approach that is grounded in real-world applications. It balances the deductive approach with discovery learning, and introduces axiomatic, Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, and transformational geometry. The text integrates applications and examples throughout and includes historical notes in many chapters. The Second Edition of Geometry and Its Applications is a significant text for any college or university that focuses on geometry's usefulness in other disciplines. It is especially appropriate for engineering and science majors, as well as future mathematics teachers. * Realistic applications integrated throughout the text, including (but not limited to): - Symmetries of artistic patterns - Physics - Robotics - Computer vision - Computer graphics - Stability of architectural structures - Molecular biology - Medicine - Pattern recognition * Historical notes included in many chapters * Instructor's Manual with solutions available for all adopters of the text.
Subject Term
:
Geometry -- Textbooks.
Geometry. (OCoLC)fst00940864
Geometria.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Textbooks. (OCoLC)fst01423863
Textbooks.
Electronic Access
:
| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
|---|
| QA453 .M49 2006 EB | 1186987-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Elsevier E-Book Collections | |