The Method of Coordinates
The Method of Coordinates
ISBN: 9780486425658
出版社: Dover Publications
出版年: 2011-10-20
页数: 80
定价: USD 8.95
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
This introductory text explores the translation of geometric concepts into the language of numbers in order to define the position of a point in space (the orbit of a satellite, for example). The two-part treatment begins with discussions of the coordinates of points on a line, coordinates of points in a plane, and the coordinates of points in space. Part 2 examines geometry as an aid to calculation and the necessity and peculiarities of four-dimensional space. Written for systematic study, it features a helpful series of "road signs" in the margins, alerting students to passages requiring particular attention, and an abundance of ingenious problems--with solutions, answers, and hints--promote habits of independent work. 1967 edition.