Author: Andrew Sutton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802717764
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the origins and principles of geometry, describing geometric constructions that can be achieved through the use of rulers and compasses.
Ruler and Compass
Author: Andrew Sutton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802717764
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the origins and principles of geometry, describing geometric constructions that can be achieved through the use of rulers and compasses.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802717764
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the origins and principles of geometry, describing geometric constructions that can be achieved through the use of rulers and compasses.
Geometric Constructions
Author: George E. Martin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461206294
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Geometric constructions have been a popular part of mathematics throughout history. The first chapter here is informal and starts from scratch, introducing all the geometric constructions from high school that have been forgotten or were never learned. The second chapter formalises Plato's game, and examines problems from antiquity such as the impossibility of trisecting an arbitrary angle. After that, variations on Plato's theme are explored: using only a ruler, a compass, toothpicks, a ruler and dividers, a marked rule, or a tomahawk, ending in a chapter on geometric constructions by paperfolding. The author writes in a charming style and nicely intersperses history and philosophy within the mathematics, teaching a little geometry and a little algebra along the way. This is as much an algebra book as it is a geometry book, yet since all the algebra and geometry needed is developed within the text, very little mathematical background is required. This text has been class tested for several semesters with a master's level class for secondary teachers.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461206294
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Geometric constructions have been a popular part of mathematics throughout history. The first chapter here is informal and starts from scratch, introducing all the geometric constructions from high school that have been forgotten or were never learned. The second chapter formalises Plato's game, and examines problems from antiquity such as the impossibility of trisecting an arbitrary angle. After that, variations on Plato's theme are explored: using only a ruler, a compass, toothpicks, a ruler and dividers, a marked rule, or a tomahawk, ending in a chapter on geometric constructions by paperfolding. The author writes in a charming style and nicely intersperses history and philosophy within the mathematics, teaching a little geometry and a little algebra along the way. This is as much an algebra book as it is a geometry book, yet since all the algebra and geometry needed is developed within the text, very little mathematical background is required. This text has been class tested for several semesters with a master's level class for secondary teachers.
To Make As Perfectly As Possible
Author: Roubo (M., André Jacob)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985077754
Category : Cabinetwork
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The first English-language translation of the French 18th-century classic text on woodworking.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985077754
Category : Cabinetwork
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The first English-language translation of the French 18th-century classic text on woodworking.
The New American Practical Navigator
Author: Nathaniel Bowditch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nautical astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
New American Practical Navigator
Author: Nathaniel Bowditch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Non-Euclidean Geometry
Author: H.S.M. Coxeter
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442637749
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The name non-Euclidean was used by Gauss to describe a system of geometry which differs from Euclid's in its properties of parallelism. Such a system was developed independently by Bolyai in Hungary and Lobatschewsky in Russia, about 120 years ago. Another system, differing more radically from Euclid's, was suggested later by Riemann in Germany and Cayley in England. The subject was unified in 1871 by Klein, who gave the names of parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic to the respective systems of Euclid-Bolyai-Lobatschewsky, and Riemann-Cayley. Since then, a vast literature has accumulated. The Fifth edition adds a new chapter, which includes a description of the two families of 'mid-lines' between two given lines, an elementary derivation of the basic formulae of spherical trigonometry and hyperbolic trigonometry, a computation of the Gaussian curvature of the elliptic and hyperbolic planes, and a proof of Schlafli's remarkable formula for the differential of the volume of a tetrahedron.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442637749
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
The name non-Euclidean was used by Gauss to describe a system of geometry which differs from Euclid's in its properties of parallelism. Such a system was developed independently by Bolyai in Hungary and Lobatschewsky in Russia, about 120 years ago. Another system, differing more radically from Euclid's, was suggested later by Riemann in Germany and Cayley in England. The subject was unified in 1871 by Klein, who gave the names of parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic to the respective systems of Euclid-Bolyai-Lobatschewsky, and Riemann-Cayley. Since then, a vast literature has accumulated. The Fifth edition adds a new chapter, which includes a description of the two families of 'mid-lines' between two given lines, an elementary derivation of the basic formulae of spherical trigonometry and hyperbolic trigonometry, a computation of the Gaussian curvature of the elliptic and hyperbolic planes, and a proof of Schlafli's remarkable formula for the differential of the volume of a tetrahedron.
Author:
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
ISBN: 935501371X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
ISBN: 935501371X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The new practical navigator. On a new plan
Mathematizing Space
Author: Vincenzo De Risi
Publisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3319121022
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29 August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa).
Publisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3319121022
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29 August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa).
Hands-On Geometry
Author: Christopher M. Freeman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000500276
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Put compasses into your students' hands and behold the results! Hands-On Geometry teaches students to draw accurate constructions of equilateral triangles, squares, and regular hexagons, octagons, and dodecagons; to construct kites and use their diagonals to construct altitudes, angle bisectors, perpendicular bisectors, and the inscribed and circumscribed circles of any triangle; to construct perpendicular lines and rectangles, parallel lines, and parallelograms; and to construct a regular pentagon and a golden rectangle. Students will enjoy fulfilling high standards of precision with these hands-on activities. Hands-On Geometry provides the background students need to become exceptionally well prepared for a formal geometry class. The book provides an easy way to differentiate instruction: Because the lessons are self-explanatory, students can proceed at their own pace, and the finished constructions can be assessed at a glance. Grades 4-6
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000500276
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Put compasses into your students' hands and behold the results! Hands-On Geometry teaches students to draw accurate constructions of equilateral triangles, squares, and regular hexagons, octagons, and dodecagons; to construct kites and use their diagonals to construct altitudes, angle bisectors, perpendicular bisectors, and the inscribed and circumscribed circles of any triangle; to construct perpendicular lines and rectangles, parallel lines, and parallelograms; and to construct a regular pentagon and a golden rectangle. Students will enjoy fulfilling high standards of precision with these hands-on activities. Hands-On Geometry provides the background students need to become exceptionally well prepared for a formal geometry class. The book provides an easy way to differentiate instruction: Because the lessons are self-explanatory, students can proceed at their own pace, and the finished constructions can be assessed at a glance. Grades 4-6