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A mathematical gift, 2, interplay between topology, functions, geometry, and algebra

By Kenji Ueno , Shigeyuki Morita , Koji Shiga

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
2004
ISBN
0821832832, 9780821832837
LCC
QA445 .U3613 2003
Open Library ID
OL18919694M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1245206 bytes)
Series
Mathematical World
Edition
AMS
Pages
128\128
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
400
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Математика;Топология

Description

This book brings the beauty and fun of mathematics to the classroom. It offers serious mathematics in a lively, reader-friendly style. Included are exercises and many figures illustrating the main concepts. The first chapter talks about the theory of trigonometric and elliptic functions. It includes subjects such as power series expansions, addition and multiple-angle formulas, and arithmetic-geometric means. The second chapter discusses various aspects of the Poncelet Closure Theorem. This discussion illustrates to the reader the idea of algebraic geometry as a method of studying geometric properties of figures using algebra as a tool. This is the second of three volumes originating from a series of lectures given by the authors at Kyoto University (Japan). It is suitable for classroom use for high school mathematics teachers and for undergraduate mathematics courses in the sciences and liberal arts. The first volume is available as Volume 19 in the AMS series, Mathematical World. A third volume is forthcoming.

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