The Changing Shape of Geometry : Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1. The nature of geometry; 2. Desert island theorems - Greek geometry; 3. The history of geometry; 4. Desert island theorems - elementary Euclidean geometry; 5. Pythagoras' theorem; 6. Desert island theorems - advanced Euclidean geometry; 7. The golden ratio; 8. Desert island theorems - non-Euclidean geometry and topology; 9. Recreational geometry; 10. Desert island theorems - geometrical physics; 11. The teaching of geometry; Appendices.