Harvey, M: Geometry Illuminated

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-939512-11-6
Verlag: MATHEMATICAL ASSN OF AMER

Buch, Englisch, 558 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 262 mm, Gewicht: 1150 g

Reihe: Mathematical Association of America Textbooks

An introduction to geometry in the plane, both Euclidean and hyperbolic, this book is designed for an undergraduate course in geometry. With its patient approach, and plentiful illustrations, it will also be a stimulating read for anyone comfortable with the language of mathematical proof. While the material within is classical, it brings together topics that are not generally found together in books at this level, such as: parametric equations for the pseudosphere and its geodesics; trilinear and barycentric coordinates; Euclidean and hyperbolic tilings; and theorems proved using inversion. The book is divided into four parts, and begins by developing neutral geometry in the spirit of Hilbert, leading to the Saccheri–Legendre Theorem. Subsequent sections explore classical Euclidean geometry, with an emphasis on concurrence results, followed by transformations in the Euclidean plane, and the geometry of the Poincaré disk model.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harvey, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Euklidische Geometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Axioms and models; Part I. Neutral Geometry: 1. The axioms of incidence and order; 2. Angles and triangles; 3. Congruence verse I: SAS and ASA; 4. Congruence verse II: AAS; 5. Congruence verse III: SSS; 6. Distance, length and the axioms of continuity; 7. Angle measure; 8. Triangles in neutral geometry; 9. Polygons; 10. Quadrilateral congruence theorems; Part II. Euclidean Geometry: 11. The axiom on parallels; 12. Parallel projection; 13. Similarity; 14. Circles; 15. Circumference; 16. Euclidean constructions; 17. Concurrence I; 18. Concurrence II; 19. Concurrence III; 20. Trilinear coordinates; Part III. Euclidean Transformations: 21. Analytic geometry; 22. Isometries; 23. Reflections; 24. Translations and rotations; 25. Orientation; 26. Glide reflections; 27. Change of coordinates; 28. Dilation; 29. Applications of transformations; 30. Area I; 31. Area II; 32. Barycentric coordinates; 33. Inversion I; 34. Inversion II; 35. Applications of inversion; Part IV. Hyperbolic Geometry: 36. The search for a rectangle; 37. Non-Euclidean parallels; 38. The pseudosphere; 39. Geodesics on the pseudosphere; 40. The upper half-plane; 41. The Poincaré disk; 42. Hyperbolic reflections; 43. Orientation preserving hyperbolic isometries; 44. The six hyperbolic trigonometric functions; 45. Hyperbolic trigonometry; 46. Hyperbolic area; 47. Tiling; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Harvey, Matthew
Matthew Harvey is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, where he has taught since 2006. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1995 with a BA in Mathematics, and from Johns Hopkins University in 2002 with a PhD in Mathematics.