The Non-Euclidean Revolution

Download or read book The Non-Euclidean Revolution written by Richard J. Trudeau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-21 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world. A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.