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Geometry

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, The Open University, Milton Keynes, , The Open University, Milton Keynes, , The Open University, Milton Keynes
Published 2011

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This richly illustrated and clearly written undergraduate textbook captures the excitement and beauty of geometry. The approach is that of Klein in his Erlangen programme: a geometry is a space together with a set of transformations of the space. The authors explore various geometries: affine, projective, inversive, hyperbolic and elliptic. In each case they carefully explain the key results and discuss the relationships between the geometries. New features in this second edition include concise end-of-chapter summaries to aid student revision,…

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Key features

  • Students respond to the authors' modern, easy-to-read writing style
  • Assumes basic knowledge of group theory and linear algebra but a rapid review of both topics is given in appendices
  • Historical notes, teaching comments and diagrams feature in the margins

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