Axiomatic Geometry

Author:   John M. Lee
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Volume:   No. 21
ISBN:  

9780821884782


Pages:   469
Publication Date:   30 May 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John M. Lee
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Imprint:   American Mathematical Society
Volume:   No. 21
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.997kg
ISBN:  

9780821884782


ISBN 10:   0821884786
Pages:   469
Publication Date:   30 May 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Euclid Incidence geometry Axioms for plane geometry Angles Triangles Models of neutral geometry Perpendicular and parallel lines Polygons Quadrilaterals The Euclidean parallel postulate Area Similarity Right triangles Circles Circumference and circular area Compass and straightedge constructions The parallel postulate revisited Introduction to hyperbolic geometry Parallel lines in hyperbolic geometry Epilogue: Where do we go from here? Hilbert's axioms Birkhoff's postulates The SMSG postulates The postulates used in this book The language of mathematics Proofs Sets and functions Properties of the real numbers Rigid motions: Another approach References Index

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"In the preface, the author announces a textbook for undergraduate students who plan to teach geometry in a North American high-school; this intention is fulfilled perfectly. The author offers, among others, a comprehensive description of the historical development of axiomatic geometry, a careful approach to all arising problems, well-motivated definitions, an analysis of the procedure of proof writing, and plenty of very aesthetical, helpful diagrams. For the reader's convenience, many theorems are named by well-chosen catchwords, thus a very clearly arranged text is reached."" - Zentralblatt Math ""Lee's “Axiomatic Geometry” gives a detailed, rigorous development of plane Euclidean geometry using a set of axioms based on the real numbers. It is suitable for an undergraduate college geometry course, and since it covers most of the topics normally taught in American high school geometry, it would be excellent preparation for future high school teachers. There is a brief treatment of the non-Euclidean hyperbolic plane at the end."" - Robin Hartshorne, University of California, Berkeley ""The goal of Lee's well-written book is to explain the axiomatic method and its role in modern mathematics, and especially in geometry. Beginning with a discussion (and a critique) of Euclid's elements, the author gradually introduces and explains a set of axioms sufficient to provide a rigorous foundation for Euclidean plane geometry... Because they assume properties of the real numbers, Lee's axioms are fairly intuitive, and this results in a presentation that should be accessible to upper level undergraduate mathematics students. Although the pace is leisurely at first, this book contains a surprising amount of material, some of which can be found among the many exercises. Included are discussions of basic trigonometry, hyperbolic geometry and an extensive treatment of compass and straightedge constructions."" - I. Martin Isaacs, University of Wisconsin-Madison ""Jack Lee's book will be extremely valuable for future high school math teachers. It is perfectly designed for students just learning to write proofs; complete beginners can use the appendices to get started, while more experienced students can jump right in. The axioms, definitions, and theorems are developed meticulously, and the book culminates in several chapters on hyperbolic geometry—a lot of fun, and a nice capstone to a two-quarter course on axiomatic geometry."" - John H. Palmieri, University of Washington"


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John M. Lee, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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