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Title: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements, Books 1 and 2 by Thomas L. Heath, Euclid ISBN: 0-486-60088-2 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1956 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: one of the best scientific works
Comment: Heath does a better job than most in his notes-almost all commentary written in modern editions of great scientific works is hilarious-usually some half brite clown trys to find a million faults in the writing of someone who is obviously one hell of a lot more intelligent. Heath just gives the likely facts surrounding Euclid's life, works, and the evolution of the math contained in The Elements.
This is math that is accesible if you're willing to put in the time, because it starts with principles we're all familiar with and can agree on (such as the whole being greater than the part), and slowly and methodically works it's way to comparisons of the 5 Platonic solids. Along the way he covers number theory, plane and solid geometry, and provides an early basis for calculus and even certain branches of physics, although the terminology is obscure if you're familiar with more modern methods. Approach this work as a puzzle book, and try to solve the proofs yourself, or even try to disprove them; proceed slowly, it will take more than a year to work through all 13 books, but you will understand these things much better than the average math teacher when you're done. It's also more fun to try to understand the work of one of the greats than it is to study from one of those overpriced college calculus books-don't worry. The principles of Math and Physics don't change, this book is as valid now as ever!
Rating: 5
Summary: Order Your Thinking
Comment: Euclid teaches us step-by-step how to prove the most fundamental and complex concepts of geometry in such a systematic and understandable way. By learning Euclid's propositions, we also find ourselves thinking and speaking in a more ordered fashion. I recommend these books to anyone interested in math as well as those who want to improve their debating and reasoning skills.
Rating: 3
Summary: There's a Better Way
Comment: If you like long, tedious introductions and the need to sort through endless words to find what you're looking for, then you might want this version of Euclid's work. On the other hand, if you want to get to the point and prefer a clear resource for study, the version published by Green Lion is FAR superior to this one.
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Title: The Works of Archimedes by Archimedes, Thomas, Sir Heath, Thomas Little Heath ISBN: 0486420841 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: History of Greek Mathematics: From Thales to Euclid by Thomas L. Heath ISBN: 0486240738 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1981 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen, Anne Whitman ISBN: 0520088174 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Geometry of Rene Descartes by R. Descartes ISBN: 0486600688 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1925 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them by Benjamin Bold ISBN: 0486242978 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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