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Elementary Co-ordinate Geometry

Elementary Co-ordinate Geometry

Elementary Co-ordinate Geometry

A Book for Beginners
A. S. Ramsey
July 2016
Available
Paperback
9781316612675
$50.00
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Paperback

    First published in 1946, as the second edition of a 1932 original, this book was intended to provide students with a sound working knowledge of coordinate geometry. The text contains 'a full discussion of the subject up to conics referred to their axes, using both point equations and parametric methods wherever the latter are suitable'. Exercises and examples are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in coordinate geometry and the history of mathematics.

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    July 2016
    Paperback
    9781316612675
    178 pages
    178 × 127 × 11 mm
    1.9kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The straight line
    • 3. Curves
    • 4. The circle
    • 5. The parabola
    • 6. The ellipse
    • 7. The hyperbola
    • 8. The polar co-ordinates
    • Easy examples
    • Answers.
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    • A. S. Ramsey