Geometry and Its Applications (Textbooks in Mathematics) - Hardcover

Meyer, Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367187981 ISBN 13: 9780367187989

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2022

Synopsis

This unique textbook combines traditional geometry presents a contemporary approach that is grounded in real-world applications. It balances the deductive approach with discovery learning, introduces axiomatic, Euclidean and non-Euclidean, and transformational geometry. The text integrates applications and examples throughout. The Third Edition offers many updates, including expaning on historical notes, Geometry and Its Applications is a significant text for any college or university that focuses on geometry's usefulness in other disciplines. It is especially appropriate for engineering and science majors, as well as future mathematics teachers.

The Third Edition streamlines the treatment from the previous two editions

Treatment of axiomatic geometry has been expanded

Nearly 300 applications from all fields are included

An emphasis on computer science-related applications appeals to student interest

Many new excercises keep the presentation fresh

About this title

About the Author

Walter A. Meyer is a professor at Adelphi University in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 0367187981
• ISBN 13: 9780367187989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 490