| #5804505 in Books | The Mathematical Association of America | 2011-07-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.72 x.47 x6.85l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 248 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| For the newcomer to Lobachevski's "Theory of Parallels", reading this is better than reading "Theory of Parallels"|By teh_beabler|This is a gem; it does exactly what it suggests. It's Lobachevski's "Theory of Parallels" interspersed with very helpful commentary, additional diagrams, extra proofs and discussion. While Lobachevski's original work is a marvel of brevity, it can be|About the Author|Seth Braver teaches mathematics at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington.
Lobachevski Illuminated provides a historical introduction to non-Euclidean geometry. Lobachevski's trailblazing explorations of non-Euclidean geometry constitute a crucial episode in the history of mathematics, but they were not widely recognized as such until after his death. Within these pages, readers will be guided step-by-step, through a new translation of Lobachevski's groundbreaking book, The Theory of Parallels. Extensive commentary situates Lobachevski's work i...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Lobachevski Illuminated (Spectrum) | Seth Braver.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
