Miles Reid (University of Warwick), Balazs Szendroi (The Netherlands Universiteit Utrecht)

Geometry and Topology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Geometry, literally, measuring the earth, aims to describe the world around us. It is central to many branches of mathematics and physics, and offers a whole range of views on the universe. This is an introduction to the ideas of geometry and includes generous helpings of simple explanations and examples.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780521613255
• ISBN-10: 0521613256
• Artikelnr.: 15097852

Autorenporträt

Miles Reid is a Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Euclidean geometry; 2. Composing maps; 3. Non-Euclidean; 4. Affine geometry; 5. Projective geometry; 6. Geometry and group theory; 7. Topology; 8. Geometry of transformation groups; 9. Concluding remarks; A. Metrics; B. Linear algebra; References; Index.

Rezensionen

A welcome addition to the undergraduate library. Highly recommended. --Choice