The Non-Euclidean Revolution
Richard J. Trudeau, "The Non-Euclidean Revolution"
2001 | pages: 282 | ISBN: 0817647821 | DJVU | 2,6 mb
2001 | pages: 282 | ISBN: 0817647821 | DJVU | 2,6 mb
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. A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.
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