Vectors, Matrices and Geometry

Vectors, Matrices and Geometry
Author: K.T. Leung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 1994-08-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9622093604

This book is the last volume of a three-book series written for Sixth Form students and first-year undergraduates. It introduces the important concepts of finite-dimensional vector spaces through the careful study of Euclidean geometry. In turn, methods of linear algebra are then used in the study of coordinate transformations through which a complete classification of conic sections and quadric surfaces is obtained. The book concludes with a detailed treatment of linear equations in n variables in the language of vectors and matrices. Illustrative examples are included in the main text and numerous exercises are given in each section. The other books in the series are Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (published 1988) and Polynomials and Equations (published 1992).

Vector Geometry

Vector Geometry
Author: Gilbert de B. Robinson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486321045

Concise undergraduate-level text by a prominent mathematician explores the relationship between algebra and geometry. An elementary course in plane geometry is the sole requirement. Includes answers to exercises. 1962 edition.

Vector Geometry

Vector Geometry
Author: Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-12-25
Genre:
ISBN:

This then was the problem-to give an introductory course in modern algebra and geometry-and I have proceeded on the assumption that neither is complete without the other, that they are truly two sides of the same coin. Topics include lines and planes, determinants and linear equations, matrices, groups and linear transformations, and vectors and vector spaces. Additional subjects range from conics and quadrics to homogeneous coordinates and projective geometry, geometry on the sphere, and reduction of real matrices to diagonal form. Exercises appear throughout the text, with complete answers at the end. In seeking to coordinate Euclidean, projective, and non-Euclidean geometry in an elementary way with matrices, determinants, and linear transformations, the notion of a vector has been exploited to the full. There is nothing new in this book, but an attempt has been made to present ideas at a level suitable to first-year students and in a manner to arouse their interest. For these associations of ideas are the stuff from which modern mathematics and many of its applications are made. I have tried to keep the presentation as informal as possible in an attempt to arouse and maintain interest. Some of your established ideas may be challenged in Chapter 8 but this is all part of the process! The exercises have been constructed to illustrate the subject in hand and sometimes to carry the ideas a little further, but emphasis by mere repetition has been avoided. This matter of exercises is important. You should work at them contemplatively and expect to be frustrated sometimes, for this is the only way to make the ideas your own. The notion of a vector is of central significance in Euclidean geometry. As the title of this book suggests, our purpose is to develop these ideas in several different contexts. Some of these contexts are officially "algebraic" while others are "geometric," but with this thread to guide us, we shall see their interrelations and why it is that mathematics is a living subject, changing and progressing with the introduction of new ideas.

Vector Geometry and Linear Algebra

Vector Geometry and Linear Algebra
Author: Max Jeger
Publisher: Interscience Publishers
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1967
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

Translation of Einfèuhrung in die vektorielle Geometrie und lineare Algebra (fèur Ingenieure und Naturwissenschafter)

Transformational Plane Geometry

Transformational Plane Geometry
Author: Ronald N. Umble
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1482234718

Designed for a one-semester course at the junior undergraduate level, Transformational Plane Geometry takes a hands-on, interactive approach to teaching plane geometry. The book is self-contained, defining basic concepts from linear and abstract algebra gradually as needed. The text adheres to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and the Common Core State Standards Initiative Standards for Mathematical Practice. Future teachers will acquire the skills needed to effectively apply these standards in their classrooms. Following Felix Klein’s Erlangen Program, the book provides students in pure mathematics and students in teacher training programs with a concrete visual alternative to Euclid’s purely axiomatic approach to plane geometry. It enables geometrical visualization in three ways: Key concepts are motivated with exploratory activities using software specifically designed for performing geometrical constructions, such as Geometer’s Sketchpad. Each concept is introduced synthetically (without coordinates) and analytically (with coordinates). Exercises include numerous geometric constructions that use a reflecting instrument, such as a MIRA. After reviewing the essential principles of classical Euclidean geometry, the book covers general transformations of the plane with particular attention to translations, rotations, reflections, stretches, and their compositions. The authors apply these transformations to study congruence, similarity, and symmetry of plane figures and to classify the isometries and similarities of the plane.

Vectors and Coordinate Geometry

Vectors and Coordinate Geometry
Author: Vladimir Serdarushich
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781523688661

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A Vector Space Approach to Geometry

A Vector Space Approach to Geometry
Author: Melvin Hausner
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2018-10-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486835391

A fascinating exploration of the correlation between geometry and linear algebra, this text also offers elementary explanations of the role of geometry in other branches of math and science. 1965 edition.