The Non-Euclidean Revolution - Hardcover

Trudeau, Richard J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817633111 ISBN 13: 9780817633110

Verlag: Birkhauser Boston Inc, 1999

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Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world. A portion of the book won the Polya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.

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"Trudeau meets the challenge of reaching a broad audience in clever ways...(The book) is a good addition to our literature on non-Euclidean geometry and it is recommended for the undergraduate library."--Choice, February 1988

"...the author, in this remarkable book, describes in an incomparable way the fascinating path taken by the geometry of the plane in its historical evolution from antiquity up to the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry. This 'non-Euclidean revolution', in all its aspects, is described very strikingly here...Many illustrations and some amusing sketches complement the very vividly written text."--Mathematical Reviews

"In The Non-Euclidean Revolution, we have a mathematically rigorous explanation of ... sea change in mathematics which is at the same time suitable for any educated reader. ... I have found that this book achieves my goal of bringing some serious mathematics into our honors program and Trudeau’s goal of bringing his readers through the 19th century revolution brought about by an alternative to Euclid’s geometry. ... Trudeau’s book shines as a guide to that revolution." (Mark Bollman, MathDL, May, 2008)

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Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world. A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Birkhauser Boston Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0817633111
• ISBN 13: 9780817633110
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 270
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar