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Practical Conic Sections - (Dover Books on Mathematics) by J W Downs (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Illustrated with interesting examples from everyday life, this text shows how to create ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas and presents fascinating historical background on their ancient origins.
- Author(s): J W Downs
- 112 Pages
- Mathematics, Geometry
- Series Name: Dover Books on Mathematics
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About the Book
Using examples from everyday life, this text studies ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas. Explores their ancient origins and describes the reflective properties and roles of curves in design applications. 1993 edition. Includes 98 figures.Book Synopsis
Illustrated with interesting examples from everyday life, this text shows how to create ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas and presents fascinating historical background on their ancient origins. The text starts with a discussion of techniques for generating the conic curves, showing how to create accurate depictions of large or small conic curves and describing their reflective properties, from light in telescopes to sound in microphones and amplifiers. It further defines the role of curves in the construction of auditoriums, antennas, lamps, and numerous other design applications. Only a basic knowledge of plane geometry needed; suitable for undergraduate courses. 1993 edition. 98 figures.Dimensions (Overall): 9.02 Inches (H) x 6.56 Inches (W) x .32 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Series Title: Dover Books on Mathematics
Genre: Mathematics
Sub-Genre: Geometry
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: Analytic
Format: Paperback
Author: J W Downs
Language: English
Street Date: October 18, 2010
TCIN: 77728389
UPC: 9780486428765
Item Number (DPCI): 247-60-7946
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.47 pounds
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