The Non-Euclidean Revolution: With an Introduction by H.S.M Coxeter

Trudeau, Richard J.

Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world.

Trudeau writes in a lively, entertaining, and highly accessible style. His book provides one of the most stimulating and personal presentations of a struggle with the nature of truth in mathematics and the physical world.

A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.

Details

Published by: Birkhäuser

Publication Date: 2001-04-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780817642372

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2102-9

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 270