| Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions REV Edition Contributor(s): McCrea, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486453138 ISBN-13: 9780486453132 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Written by a distinguished mathematician and educator, this brief but rigorous text is geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It covers the coordinate system, planes and lines, spheres, homogeneous coordinates, general equations of the second degree, quadric in Cartesian coordinates, and intersection of quadrics. 1947 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Geometry - Analytic |
| Dewey: 516.33 |
| LCCN: 2006046347 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.54" W x 8.52" (0.38 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brief but rigorous, this text is geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It covers the coordinate system, planes and lines, spheres, homogeneous coordinates, general equations of the second degree, quadric in Cartesian coordinates, and intersection of quadrics. Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, William H. McCrea conducted research in many areas and is best known for his work on relativity and cosmology. McCrea studied and taught at universities around the world, and this book is based on a series of his lectures. |