Solutions to Problems Contained in a Treatise on Plane Coordinate Geometry (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Todhunter, Isaac

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133291652X ISBN 13 : 9781332916528

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the essentials of plane coordinate geometry with clear, step-by-step solutions and worked examples. This edition presents core techniques for translating between rectangular and polar coordinates, analyzing conic sections, and solving lines, curves, and their intersections. It emphasizes practical methods you can apply to problems and visualizing geometric relationships.

Inside you’ll find guided explanations of fundamental concepts, illustrated calculations, and a sequence of worked problems that build confidence. The book covers topics from coordinate representations to classic results about tangents, normals, and loci, with emphasis on how to derive and verify results in a straightforward way.

• Learn how to identify and classify conic sections from equations


• Practice converting between different coordinate systems and forms


• Solve problems involving tangents, normals, and loci with step-by-step logic


• Build a solid foundation for further study in geometry and related fields

Ideal for students seeking a thorough, approachable introduction to plane coordinate geometry and its classic applications.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The greater part of this collection of solutions was made about fifteen years ago for the benefit of my pupils atM arlborough College, and has been tested by tolerably frequent use since that time. I have thought that it may be serviceable to give a abort introduction, detailing certain of the more important facts in the Theory of Equations, so far as they bear on the subject. I have endeavoured to render the solutions intelligible to those who are working the subject through for the first time; consequently the earlier chapters are treated in fuller detail than the later ones, and I have at times given alternative solutions, where such seemed likely to be instructive. For the same reason geometrical methods have been occasionally employed in preference to analytical ones, in order that the student may not become a mete manipulator of equations .I have endeavoured to secure as much accuracy as possible by re-working each example as I copied it out for the press, and by again re-working each from the proof-sheets. I shall be very grateful for any hints or corrections. C. W. BOURNE. IXVKRNESS C0I,LEUE, July.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133291652X
• ISBN 13: 9781332916528
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 185
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