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Title: Geometry of Rene Descartes by Rene Descartes ISBN: 0-486-60068-8 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1954 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book to work through
Comment: This book contains a facsimile of the original version which runs nearly page for page with the English version. This is a true mathematical masterpiece. This was the supposed beginning of analytical Geometry(although it is now known that this was not true). It's a great book to work through that should be accessable to a high school student with some Geometry background. A Fantastic Book!
Rating: 4
Summary: Enter Modern Mathematics
Comment: Using the locii problems investigated by Apollonius, Descartes employs the rules of his "method" in this treatise on geometry. By approaching geometrical problems with algebraic processes and vice versa, he manages to create point coordinate geometry. This work drastically changed the way in which we view conic sections as well as the very process of analytic inquiry. The math is mostly straightforward and more familiar to the reader than the works of the ancient mathematicians. It is not neccesary to have studied much previous mathematical works to gain a basic comprehension of Descartes' solutions. Attempting at most times to maintain the simple and straighforward presentation advocated by his method, Descartes will give you most of the basics that you need to understand the rest of the work. However, close concentration must be paid for the math to mean anything. It is easy to skip a step in a proof and find yourself completely lost. Given the proper patience, this work is invaluable for anyone who wants to see the origins of our method of thought today. Fascinating both as a mathematical treatise and as a perfect trial run for anyone wanting to follow the cartesian method of learning.
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Title: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Books 1 and 2 by Thomas L. Heath, Euclid ISBN: 0486600882 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1956 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Works of Archimedes by Archimedes, Thomas, Sir Heath, Thomas Little Heath ISBN: 0486420841 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them by Benjamin Bold ISBN: 0486242978 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen, Anne Whitman ISBN: 0520088174 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: History of Greek Mathematics: From Thales to Euclid by Thomas L. Heath ISBN: 0486240738 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1981 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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