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Algebraic Protective Geometry

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.

Contents

PART 1: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF GEOMETRICAL KNOWLEDGE; 1. The concept of geometry; 2. The analytical treatment of geometry; PART 2: ABSTRACT PROJECTIVE GEOMETRY; 3. Projective geometry of one dimension; 4. Projective geometry of two dimensions; 5. Conic logic and conic envelopes; 6. Further properties of conics; 7. Linear systems of conics; 8. Higher correspondences: apolarity, and the theory of invariants; 9. Transformations of the plane; 10. Projective geometry of three dimensions; 11. The quadric; 12. The twisted cubic curve and cubic surfaces; 13. Linear systems of quadrics; 14. Linear transformations of space; 15. Line geometry; 16. Projective geometry of n dimensions

Specifications

Pm Supplier	OUP /Oxford University Press Distribution
Pm Publisher	Clarendon Press
Pm Isbn 10	0198503636
Pm Isbn 13	9780198503637
Pm Publication Date	1998-07-30
Pm Width	156
Pm Author	Semple, JG, Kneebone, GT
Pm Height	26
Pm Longness	234

Author: Semple, JG, Kneebone, GT
Page Count: 412