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Geometry and topology /
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 exa...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Preface; 1 Euclidean geometry; 2 Composing maps; 3 Spherical and hyperbolic non-Euclidean geometry; 4 Affine geometry; 5 Projective geometry; 6 Geometry and group theory; 7 Topology; 8 Quaternions, rotations and the geometry of transformation groups; 9 Concluding remarks; Appendix A Metrics; Appendix B Linear algebra; References; Index.