This book offers a unique opportunity to understand the essence of one of the great thinkers of western civilization. A guided reading of Euclid's Elements leads to a critical discussion and rigorous modern treatment of Euclid's geometry and its more recent descendants, with complete proofs. Topics include the introduction of coordinates, the theory of area, history of the parallel postulate, the various non-Euclidean geometries, and the regular and semi-regular polyhedra.
- ISBN10 1280145897
- ISBN13 9781280145896
- Publish Date 1 January 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer
- Pages 526
- Language English