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Geometry for college students

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2013 American Mathematical Society Rhode Island, USADescription: xii, 222 pISBN:
  • 9780821887066
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 516 ISA
Summary: The book begins with a thorough review of high school geometry, then goes on to discuss special points associated with triangles, circles and certain associated lines, Ceva's theorem, vector techniques of proof, and compass-and-straightedge constructions. There is also some emphasis on proving numerical formulas like the laws of sines, cosines, and tangents, Stewart's theorem, Ptolemy's theorem, and the area formula of Heron. (http://www.ams.org/bookstore-getitem/item=amstext-8)
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Reference Reference Mahindra University VNLRC Reference Maths 516 ISA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 4581

The book begins with a thorough review of high school geometry, then goes on to discuss special points associated with triangles, circles and certain associated lines, Ceva's theorem, vector techniques of proof, and compass-and-straightedge constructions. There is also some emphasis on proving numerical formulas like the laws of sines, cosines, and tangents, Stewart's theorem, Ptolemy's theorem, and the area formula of Heron. (http://www.ams.org/bookstore-getitem/item=amstext-8)

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