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Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > Non-Euclidean geometry
In 1884 the schoolteacher Edwin Abbott wrote a slender volume under
the pen name "A Square." This work detailed the culture and customs
of the residents of a two-dimensional world called Flatland - and
in the process it popularized concepts of higher geometry to a
Victorian public.
This survey of topics in Non-Euclidean Geometry is chock-full of
colorful diagrams sure to delight mathematically inclined babies.
Non-Euclidean Geometry for Babies is intended to introduce babies
to the basics of Euclid's Geometry, and supposes that the so-called
"Parallel Postulate" might not be true.
Mathematician Fred Carlson believes that it's never too early to
introduce children, and even babies, to the basic concepts of
advanced mathematics. He is sure that after reading this book, the
first in his "Mathematics for Babies" series, you will agree with
him
This is one of two versions of this title. The interior of both
books is identical, but the cover design on this one is done in
Baby Blue, perfect for babies who prefer the color blue instead of
pink.
The Pretty Pink version can be found here: http:
//www.amazon.com/dp/1480203246
This survey of topics in Non-Euclidean Geometry is chock-full of
colorful diagrams sure to delight mathematically inclined babies.
Non-Euclidean Geometry for Babies is intended to introduce babies
to the basics of Euclid's Geometry, and supposes that the so-called
"Parallel Postulate" might not be true.
Mathematician Fred Carlson believes that it's never too early to
introduce children, and even babies, to the basic concepts of
advanced mathematics. He is sure that after reading this book, the
first in his "Mathematics for Babies" series, you will agree with
him
This is one of two versions of this title. The interior of both
books is identical, but the cover design on this one is done in
Pretty Pink, perfect for babies who prefer the color pink instead
of blue.
The Baby Blue edition can be found here: http:
//www.amazon.com/dp/1481050044
Complex Analysis is the powerful fusion of the complex numbers
(involving the 'imaginary' square root of -1) with ordinary
calculus, resulting in a tool that has been of central importance
to science for more than 200 years. This book brings this majestic
and powerful subject to life by consistently using geometry (not
calculation) as the means of explanation. The 501 diagrams of the
original edition embodied geometrical arguments that (for the first
time) replaced the long and often opaque computations of the
standard approach, in force for the previous 200 years, providing
direct, intuitive, visual access to the underlying mathematical
reality. This new 25th Anniversary Edition introduces brand-new
captions that fully explain the geometrical reasoning, making it
possible to read the work in an entirely new way-as a highbrow
comic book!
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