Introduction to Non-Euclidean Geometry

College-level text for elementary courses covers the fifth postulate, hyperbolic plane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Appendixes offer background on Euclidean geometry. Numerous exercises. 1945 edition. One of the first college-level texts for elementary courses in non-Euclidean geometry, this volumeis geared toward students familiar with calculus. Topics include the fifth postulate, hyperbolicplane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Extensiveappendixes offer background information on Euclidean geometry, and numerous exercisesappear throughout the text.Reprint of the Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., New York, 1945 edition

• | Author: Harold E. Wolfe
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780486498508
• | ISBN-10: 0486498506