MATH 113 Section 8.1: Basic Geometry

← Back to document page

Why Study Geometry ?Formal GeometryGeometric ObjectsConclusionMATH 113Section : Basic GeometryProf. Jonathan DuncanWalla Walla UniversityWinter Quarter, 2008Why Study Geometry ?Formal GeometryGeometric ObjectsConclusionOutline1Why Study Geometry ?2Formal Geometry3Geometric Objects4ConclusionWhy Study Geometry ?Formal GeometryGeometric ObjectsConclusionGeometry in HistoryOur modern concept of Geometry started more than 2000 yearsago with the s AcademyTo the Greeks, what we would callmathematics was merely a tool to thestudy of Geometry . Tradition holdsthat the inscription above the door ofPlato s Academy read: Let no one ignorant of Geometry enter. Geometry is one of the fields of mathematics which is most directlyrelated to the world around us. For that reason, it is a very importantpart of elementary school Study Geometry ?Formal GeometryGeometric ObjectsConclusionThe Study of ShapesOne way to look at Geometry is as the study of shapes, theirrelationships to each other, and their is Geometry Useful?

Basic Objects in Geometry We now turn to the more conceptual questions in geometry. Those involving basic objects and their relationships. Basic Geometric Objects The following objects in geometry can not be formally defined, but we must agree on what the terms mean. Points

  Basics, Geometry, Basic geometry