The changing shape of geometry : celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching

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Title:

The changing shape of geometry : celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching

Author:

Pritchard, Chris, 1954-

Publication Information:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2003]

Physical Description:

xviii, 541 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Spectrum series

MAA spectrum.

Language:

English

Contents:

Pt. 1. The nature of geometry -- Desert island theorems group A: Greek geometry -- pt. 2. The history of geometry -- Desert island theorems group B: Elementary Euclidean geometry -- pt. 3. Pythagoras' theorem -- Desert island theorems group C: Advanced Euclidean geometry -- pt. 4. The golden ratio -- Desert island theorems group D: Non-Euclidean geometry & topology -- pt. 5. Recreational geometry -- Desert island theorems group E: Geometrical physics -- pt. 6. The teaching of geometry.

Subject Term:

Geometry.

Geometry -- History.

Geometry -- Famous problems.

Mathematical recreations.

Added Author:

Pritchard, Chris, 1954-

Added Corporate Author:

Mathematical Association.

Mathematical Association of America.

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