Alan F. Beardon (University of Cambridge)

Algebra and Geometry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text gives a basic introduction and unified approach to algebra and geometry, two of the cornerstones of undergraduate mathematics. The emphasis is constantly on the interaction between these topics. For ease of use by students, the text is divided into short chapters, with exercises at the end of each.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 545g
• ISBN-13: 9780521890496
• ISBN-10: 0521890497
• Artikelnr.: 14789637

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Groups and permutations; 2. The real numbers; 3. The complex plane; 4. Vectors in three-dimensional space; 5. Spherical geometry; 6. Quaternions and isometries; 7. Vector spaces; 8. Linear equations; 9. Matrices; 10. Eigenvectors; 11. Linear maps of Euclidean space; 12. Groups; 13. Möbius transformations; 14. Group actions; 15. Hyperbolic geometry; Index.

Rezensionen

'The presentation is traditional, informal, and relaxed.' Zentralblatt MATH