9780975749203-097574920X-Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry

Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry

ISBN-13: 9780975749203
ISBN-10: 097574920X
Author: N J Wildberger
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Wild Egg Books
Format: Hardcover 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780975749203
ISBN-10: 097574920X
Author: N J Wildberger
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Wild Egg Books
Format: Hardcover 320 pages

Summary

Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry (ISBN-13: 9780975749203 and ISBN-10: 097574920X), written by authors N J Wildberger, was published by Wild Egg Books in 2005. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Trigonometry (Mathematics) books. You can easily purchase or rent Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Trigonometry books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $15.7.

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This revolutionary book establishes new foundations for trigonometry and Euclidean geometry. It shows how to replace transcendental trig functions with high school arithmetic and algebra to dramatically simplify the subject, increase accuracy in practical problems, and allow metrical geometry to be systematically developed over a general field. This new theory brings together geometry, algebra and number theory and sets out new directions for algebraic geometry, combinatorics, special functions and computer graphics. The treatment is careful and precise, with over one hundred theorems and 170 diagrams, and is meant for a mathematically mature audience. Gifted high school students will find most of the material accessible, although a few chapters require calculus. Applications include surveying and engineering problems, Platonic solids, spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems, and selected physics problems, such as projectile motion and Snell's law. Examples over finite fields are also included.

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