0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry

Buy Now

Projective Geometry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988) Loot Price: R2,223
Discovery Miles 22 230
Projective Geometry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988): Pierre Samuel

Projective Geometry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)

Pierre Samuel; Translated by Silvio Levy

Series: Readings in Mathematics

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R2,223 Discovery Miles 22 230 | Repayment Terms: R208 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

The purpose of this book is to revive some of the beautiful results obtained by various geometers of the 19th century, and to give its readers a taste of concrete algebraic geometry. A good deal of space is devoted to cross-ratios, conics, quadrics, and various interesting curves and surfaces. The fundamentals of projective geometry are efficiently dealt with by using a modest amount of linear algebra. An axiomatic characterization of projective planes is also given. While the topology of projective spaces over real and complex fields is described, and while the geometry of the complex projective libe is applied to the study of circles and Moebius transformations, the book is not restricted to these fields. Interesting properties of projective spaces, conics, and quadrics over finite fields are also given. This book is the first volume in the Readings in Mathematics sub-series of the UTM. From the reviews: "...The book of P. Samuel thus fills a gap in the literature. It is a little jewel. Starting from a minimal background in algebra, he succeeds in 160 pages in giving a coherent exposition of all of projective geometry. ... one reads this book like a novel. " D.Lazard in Gazette des Mathematiciens#1

General

Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Series: Readings in Mathematics
Release date: September 1988
First published: 1988
Authors: Pierre Samuel
Translators: Silvio Levy
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 156
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-96752-3
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General
Promotions
LSN: 0-387-96752-4
Barcode: 9780387967523

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Differential Geometry - Bundles…
Clifford Henry Taubes Hardcover R4,179 Discovery Miles 41 790
Michael Atiyah Collected Works - Volume…
Michael Atiyah Hardcover R10,055 Discovery Miles 100 550
Michael Atiyah Collected works - Volume…
Michael Atiyah Hardcover R11,003 Discovery Miles 110 030
Michael Atiyah Collected Works - Volume…
Michael Atiyah Hardcover R9,415 Discovery Miles 94 150
Riemann Surfaces
Simon Donaldson Hardcover R4,370 Discovery Miles 43 700
Timber Circles in the East
Patrick Taylor Paperback R274 Discovery Miles 2 740
Elasticity and Geometry - From hair…
Basile Audoly, Yves Pomeau Hardcover R5,201 Discovery Miles 52 010
Trigonometry
Expologic LLC Fold-out book or chart R677 Discovery Miles 6 770
The Skew Polyhedra - Being the Eighth…
Patrick John Taylor Paperback R191 Discovery Miles 1 910
I. C. S. Reference Library: Types of…
International Correspondence Schools Paperback R639 Discovery Miles 6 390
Sets, Groups, and Mappings - An…
Andrew D. Hwang Hardcover R2,424 Discovery Miles 24 240
The Quadrature of the Circle…
John A. Parker Paperback R489 Discovery Miles 4 890

See more

Partners