Monge's Legacy of Descriptive and Differential Geometry

Schreck, Kristen R.

ISBN 10: 1942795920 / ISBN 13: 9781942795926

Verlag: Docent Press, 2016

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers I-9781942795926

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Monge's Legacy of Descriptive and Differential Geometry
• Verlag: Docent Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1942795920
• ISBN-13: 9781942795926
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

French mathematician Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), through his original methods in descriptive geometry and differential geometry, changed the landscape of architectural and engineering drawing in the 18th century and paved the way for higher order mathematics in geometry and analysis. This book examines the captivating life and inventive works of Monge. The mathematics encompassed in his descriptive and differential geometry is unveiled from an historical perspective and its enduring impact is transformed, via computer algebra system, into beautiful tangible images for the reader to ponder and further investigate.