Introduction to Non-Euclidean Geometry

Informationen zum Autor Harold E. Wolfe was Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University. Klappentext College-level text for elementary courses covers the fifth postulate, hyperbolic plane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Appendixes offer background on Euclidean geometry. Numerous exercises. 1945 edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. The Foundation of Euclidean Geometry II. The Fifth Postulate III. The Discovery of Non-Euclidean Geometry IV. Hyperbolic Plane Geometry V. Hyperbolic Plane Trigonometry VI. Applications of Calculus to the Solutions of Some Problems in Hyperbolic Geometry VII. Elliptic Plane Geometry and Trigonometry VIII. The Consistency of the Non-Euclidean Geometries Appendix I. The Foundation of Euclidean Geometry II. Circular and Hyperbolic Functions III. The Theory of Orthogonal Circles and Allied Topics IV. The Elements of Inversion Index

Product details

• Authors: Wolfe, Harold E. Wolfe, Harold Eichholtz Wolfe, Wolfe Wolfe
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2012
• EAN: 9780486498508
• ISBN: 978-0-486-49850-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Dover Books on Mathematics; Dover Books on Mathematics
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