Transformational plane geometry / by Ronald N. Umble and Zhigang Han.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Umble, Ronald N., author.

Han, Zhigang, author.

Series:

Textbooks in mathematics (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Textbooks in mathematics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry, Plane.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Designed for a one-semester course at the junior undergraduate level, Transformational Plane Geometry takes a hands-on, interactive approach to teaching plane geometry. The book is self-contained, defining basic concepts from linear and abstract algebra gradually as needed.

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Authors; Chapter 1 - Axioms of Euclidean Plane Geometry; Chapter 2 - Theorems of Euclidean Plane Geometry; Chapter 3 - Introduction to Transformations, Isometries, and Similarities; Chapter 4 - Translations, Rotations, and Reflections; Chapter 5 - Compositions of Translations, Rotations, and Reflections; Chapter 6 - Classification of Isometries; Chapter 7 - Symmetry of Plane Figures; Chapter 8 - Similarity; Appendix - Hints and Answers to Selected Exercises; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

"A Chapman & Hall book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-005562-1

0-429-09010-2

1-4822-3472-6

9780429090103

OCLC:

883649379