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C. R. Wylie, Jr.
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ISBN: 0486472140
Page Count: 352
Dimensions: 6 x 9
Geared toward students preparing to teach high school mathematics, this text is also of value to professionals, as well as to students seeking further background in geometry. It explores the principles of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, and it instructs readers in both generalities and specifics of the axiomatic method. 1964 edition.
Reprint of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1964 edition.

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