2003Unpublished venueRequires access

The changing shape of geometry : celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching

Chris Pritchard

Open publisher page 12 citations

Abstract

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.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

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.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 12 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

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.

Key concepts: Geometry, Absolute geometry, Ordered geometry, Synthetic geometry, Non-Euclidean geometry, Euclidean geometry, Foundations of geometry, Spherical geometry

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
The changing shape of geometry : celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching — Research Paper | ScholarLens