The first seven chapters of this concise text provide an exposition of the basic topics of solid analytic geometry and comprise the material for a one-semester course on the subject for undergraduate mathematics majors. The remaining two chapters offer additional material for longer courses or supplementary study.
Chapters 1 and 2 contain a treatment of the equations of lines and planes. Subsequent chapters offer an exposition of classical elementary surface and curve theory, a treatment of spheres, and an examination of the classical descriptions of quadric surfaces in standard position. An exploration of the theory of matrices follows, with applications to the three-dimensional case of quadric surfaces. The text concludes with a survey of spherical coordinates and elements of projective geometry.
Reprint of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1949 edition.
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ISBN 10 | 0486810267 |
ISBN 13 | 9780486810263 |
Author/Editor | Abraham Adrian Albert |
Page Count | 176 |
Dimensions | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 |