Analytical Conics - Paperback

by Barry Spain (Author)

This concise text introduces students to the elements of analytical geometry, covering basic ideas and methods. Topics include transformation of axes, the line at infinity, conics and pencils of conics, homographic correspondence, line-coordinates, and generalized homogeneous coordinates. An appendix discusses solutions to many of the examples. 1957 edition.

Author Biography

Barry Spain is the author of Dover's Tensor Calculus: A Concise Course.