One of the first college-level texts for elementary courses in non-Euclidean geometry, this concise, readable volume is geared toward students familiar with calculus. A full treatment of the historical background explores the centuries-long efforts to prove Euclid's parallel pos…
One of the first college-level texts for elementary courses in non-Euclidean geometry, this volume is geared toward students familiar with calculus. Topics include the fifth postulate, hyperbolic plane geometry and trigonometry, and elliptic plane geometry and trigonometry. Exte…
This is the definitive presentation of the history, development and philosophical significance of non-Euclidean geometry as well as of the rigorous foundations for it and for elementary Euclidean geometry, essentially according to Hilbert. Appropriate for liberal arts students, …