Authors:I.M. Yaglom, Translated by Abe Shenitzer,
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: transformations, library, mathematical, circular, geometric, new
Number of Pages: 285
Published: 2009-09-14
List price: $46.95
ISBN-10: 0883856484
ISBN-13: 9780883856482

The familiar plane geometry of high school figures composed of lines and circles takes on a new life when viewed as the study of properties that are preserved by special groups of transformations. No longer is there a single, universal geometry: different sets of transformations of the plane correspond to intriguing, disparate geometries. This book is the concluding Part IV of Geometric Transformations, but it can be studied independently of Parts I, II, and III, which appeared in this series as Volumes 8, 21, and 24. Part I treats the geometry of rigid motions of the plane (isometries); Part

Author: Anne Sexton
Publisher: Mariner Books
Keywords: transformations
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2001-02-15
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 061808343X
ISBN-13: 9780618083435

These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Frog Prince," and "Red Riding Hood." Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton’s most intimate poems. "Her metaphoric strength has never been greater -- really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter" (C.K. Williams).

Author: Paul Lukez
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pre
Keywords: transformations, suburban
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-10-04
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 1568986831
ISBN-13: 9781568986838

Smart Growth advocates, environmentalists, and New Urbanists have all tried in their own ways to spread the message of reforming current land use patterns. Their solutions are often criticized for being overly prescriptive, opposed to growth, or nostalgic. Suburban Transformations offers an alternative to these practices while synthesizing many of the ideas and proposals that they put forth. Both a work of theory and a practical tool for suburban community planning, the book introduces the adaptive design process: a method that allows for the organic transformation of communities from siteless

Author: I. M. Yaglom
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Keywords: number, transformations, geometric
Number of Pages: 133
Published: 1962-06
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0883856085
ISBN-13: 9780883856086

Almost everyoneis acquainted with plane Euclidean geometry as it is usually taught in high school. This book introduces the reader to a completely different way of looking at familiar geometrical facts. It is concerned with transformations of the plane that do not alter the shapes and sizes of geometric figures. Such transformations play a fundamental role in the group theoretic approach to geometry. The treatment is direct and simple. The reader is introduced to new ideas and then is urged to solve problems using these ideas. The problems form an essential part of this book and the solut

Author: Anthony J. Pettofrezzo
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: transformations, matrices
Number of Pages: 133
Published: 1978-06-01
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0486636348
ISBN-13: 9780486636344

Text stresses use of matrices in study of transformations of the plane. Familiarizes reader with role of matrices in abstract algebraic systems and illustrates its effective use as mathematical tool in geometry. Includes proofs of most theorems. Answers to odd-numbered exercises.

Author: Don Richard Riso
Publisher: Mariner Books
Keywords: transformations, enneagram
Number of Pages: 129
Published: 1993-01-29
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0395657865
ISBN-13: 9780395657867

Enneagram Transformations is a groundbreaking contribution to the self-help field. Riso offers readers the opportunity to take a psychological inventory of inner strengths that can be invaluable for self-development and all forms of recovery.

Author: Frederick Busi
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Keywords: godot, transformations
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1980-12-31
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 081311392X
ISBN-13: 9780813113920