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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198503636
ISBN-139780198503637
eBay Product ID (ePID)580758
Product Key Features
Number of Pages412 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAlgebraic Projective Geometry
Publication Year1998
SubjectGeometry / Algebraic
TypeTextbook
AuthorJ. G. Semple, G. T. Kneebone
Subject AreaMathematics
SeriesOxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight23.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN99-169778
Dewey Edition21
Reviews'[Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment... This interesting book may be warmly recommended.'Mathematical Gazette, "[Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment... This interesting book may be warmly recommended." --Mathematical Gazette
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal516.57
Table Of ContentPart 1: The Origins and Development of Geometrical Knowledge1. The concept of geometry2. The analytical treatment of geometryPart 2: Abstract Projective Geometry3. Projective geometry of one dimension4. Projective geometry of two dimensions5. Conic logic and conic envelopes6. Further properties of conics7. Linear systems of conics8. Higher correspondences: apolarity, and the theory of invariants9. Transformations of the plane10. Projective geometry of three dimensions11. The quadric12. The twisted cubic curve and cubic surfaces13. Linear systems of quadrics14. Linear transformations of space15. Line geometry16. Projective geometry of n dimensions
SynopsisFirst published in 1952, this book has been recommended to generations of students. It provides a clear and systematic introduction to projective geometry, building on concepts from linear algebra. '[Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment ... This interesting book may be warmly recommended.' Mathmatical Gazette, Reissued in the Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, and first published in 1952, this book has been recommended to generations of students. It provides a clear and systematic introduction to projective geometry, building on concepts from linear algebra. " [Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment ... This interesting book may be warmly recommended." Mathematical Gazette, First published in 1952, this book has proven a valuable introduction for generations of students. It provides a clear and systematic development of projective geometry, building on concepts from linear algebra., Reissued in the Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, and first published in 1952, this book has been recommended to generations of students. It provides a clear and systematic introduction to projective geometry, building on concepts from linear algebra." [Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment ... This interesting book may be warmly recommended."Mathematical Gazette
LC Classification NumberQA471.S446 1998
