Chapter Two
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry
Mathematicians have long since regarded it as
demeaning to work on problems related to elementary geometry in two or three
dimensions, in spite of the fact that it is precisely this sort of mathematics
which is of practical value.
Branko
Grunbaum (1929?) and
G.
C. Shephard (1926?)
Section 2.1 -
Introduction
(Exercises 2.12.2)
Historical Overview
Analytic Models for Plane
Geometry
(Exercises 2.32.10)
Section 2.2 - Incidence Axioms (Exercises 2.112.16)
Section 2.3 - Distance and Ruler Axioms (Exercises 2.172.27)
Section 2.4 -
Plane Separation Postulate
(Exercises 2.282.31)
Angles and Angle Measure
(Exercises 2.322.40)
Section 2.5 -
Supplement Postulate
(Exercises 2.412.47)
SAS Postulate
(Exercises 2.482.54)
Section 2.6 -
Parallel Lines without a Parallel Postulate
(Exercises 2.552.61)
Saccheri Quadrilateral
(Exercises 2.622.64)
Section 2.7 -
Euclidean Parallel Postulate
(Exercises 2.652.67)
Hyperbolic Parallel Postulate
(Exercises 2.682.74)
Elliptic Parallel
Postulate
(Exercises 2.752.79)
Section 2.8 - Euclidean, Hyperbolic, and Elliptic Geometries (Exercise 2.80)
Chapter Two Exercises.
Exercises from all the sections.
Solutions. Solutions to selected exercises.
Self-Assessment Quizzes.
Quizzes for all sections.
Appendix A - Hilbert's Axioms
for Euclidean Geometry
Appendix B - Birkhoff's Axioms for Euclidean
Geometry
Appendix C - SMSG Axioms for Euclidean Geometry
Appendix D - Links to two on-line editions of Euclid's Elements:
David E. Joyce's Java edition of
Euclid's
Elements (1997) or
Oliver
Byrne's edition of Euclid published in 1847.
Geometrical intuition, strictly
speaking, is not mathematical, but rather a priori physical intuition. In its
purely mathematical aspect our Euclidean space intuition is perfectly correct,
namely, it represents correctly a certain structure existing in the realm of
mathematical objects. Even physically it is correct "in the small".
Kurt Gφdel (19061978)
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