Taxicab Geometry: An Adventure in Non-Euclidean Geometry

Eugene F. Krause

Dover Publications | 1987 | 88 páginas | Djvu | ~740 kb

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Descrição: Fascinating, accessible introduction to unusual mathematical system in which distance is not measured by straight lines. Illustrated topics include applications to urban geography and comparisons to Euclidean geometry. Selected answers to problems.