Geometry
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780199683680
Publication date:
19/08/2022
Paperback
176 pages
200x120mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199683680
Publication date:
19/08/2022
Paperback
176 pages
Maciej Dunajski
Offers a fresh modern introduction to a fundamental branch of mathematics, from Euclid to the geometry of spacetime in black holes,Stretches the reader but requires no more than high school mathematics,Highlights the broader connections of geometry with science and art,Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Maciej Dunajski
Description
The study of geometry is at least 2500 years old, and it is within this field that the concept of mathematical proof - deductive reasoning from a set of axioms - first arose. To this day geometry remains a very active area of research in mathematics.
This Very Short Introduction covers the areas of mathematics falling under geometry, starting with topics such as Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and ranging to curved spaces, projective geometry in Renaissance art, and geometry of space-time inside a black hole. Starting from the basics, Maciej Dunajski proceeds from concrete examples (of mathematical objects like Platonic solids,
or theorems like the Pythagorean theorem) to general principles. Throughout, he outlines the role geometry plays in the broader context of science and art.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
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About the author
Maciej Dunajski, Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of CambridgeMaciej Dunajski is a Fellow of Clare College <http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Home/>, and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are Differential and Projective Geometry, Solitons, and General Theory of Relativity. In 2021 he was awarded the Atiyah Fellowship by the London Mathematical Society. He is the author of Solitons, Instantons, and Twistors, (OUP, 2009).
Maciej Dunajski
Table of contents
1:What is geometry?
2:Euclidean geometry
3:Non-Euclidean geometry
4:Geometry of curved spaces
5:Projective geometry
6:Other geometries
7:Geometry of the physical world
Further Reading
Index
Maciej Dunajski
Description
The study of geometry is at least 2500 years old, and it is within this field that the concept of mathematical proof - deductive reasoning from a set of axioms - first arose. To this day geometry remains a very active area of research in mathematics.
This Very Short Introduction covers the areas of mathematics falling under geometry, starting with topics such as Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and ranging to curved spaces, projective geometry in Renaissance art, and geometry of space-time inside a black hole. Starting from the basics, Maciej Dunajski proceeds from concrete examples (of mathematical objects like Platonic solids,
or theorems like the Pythagorean theorem) to general principles. Throughout, he outlines the role geometry plays in the broader context of science and art.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
readable.
About the author
Maciej Dunajski, Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of CambridgeMaciej Dunajski is a Fellow of Clare College <http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Home/>, and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are Differential and Projective Geometry, Solitons, and General Theory of Relativity. In 2021 he was awarded the Atiyah Fellowship by the London Mathematical Society. He is the author of Solitons, Instantons, and Twistors, (OUP, 2009).
Table of contents
1:What is geometry?
2:Euclidean geometry
3:Non-Euclidean geometry
4:Geometry of curved spaces
5:Projective geometry
6:Other geometries
7:Geometry of the physical world
Further Reading
Index
Jan A. Pechenik
Stephen Cave and Kanta Dihal
Athene Donald
Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life
Saleem H. Ali
Genetic Reconstruction of the Past
Henry A. Erlich
James Goff
James S.J. Schwartz, Linda Billings, and Erika Nesvold
Introducing Einstein's Relativity
Ray d'Inverno and James Vickers
Susan Mayhew
