DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

branch of geometry concerned with the two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional objects; it was introduced in 1795 by Gaspard Monge. By means of such representations, geometrical problems in three dimensions may be solved in the plane. (Such problems arise in all branches of engineering.) Modern mechanical drawing and architectural drawing are based on the principles of descriptive geometry.

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books on: Descriptive Geometry  - 633 results

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An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry
Book by Bertrand Russell; Spokesman, 2008
Subjects: Geometry--Foundations
...notion of distance upon purely descriptive principles. He showed that...degenerate conic, so that ordinary Geometry forms a particular case of...is an imaginary conic, the Geometry so obtained for two dimensions...metrical is only a branch of descriptive Geometry. 32 The connection...
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The Geometry of Modernism: The Vorticist Idiom in Lewis, Pound, H.D., and Yeats
Book by Miranda B. Hickman; University of Texas Press, 2005
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Fascism And Literature--English-Speaking Countries, Geometry In Literature, H. D--(Hilda Doolittle)--1886-1961--Criticism And Interpretation, Lewis, Wyndham--1882-1957--Criticism And Interpretation, Modernism (Literature)--English-Speaking Countries, Pound, Ezra--1885-1972--Criticism And Interpretation, Vorticism--English-Speaking Countries, Yeats, W. B--(William Butler)--1865-1939--Criticism And Interpretation
...Pound of- ten drew upon the language of geometry to fashion for himself an analytical and descriptive vocabulary. In The Spirit of Romance...refined the analogy between the domains of geometry and poetry: What the analytical geometer...
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Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space
Book by Richard Lehrer, Daniel Chazan; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998
Subjects: Geometry--Study And Teaching
...Corbett Kahler Slater Architects Geometry, as a curricular subject...school students, provides a descriptive medium by which real-world...other words, the field of geometry can be applied to realistic...development of students knowledge of geometry reflects a tension between...
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Gerard of Cremona's Translation of the Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry
Book by Anthony Lo Bello; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Euclid--Elements--Book 1, Geometry--Early Works To 1800, Mathematics, Greek
...Heron sur Euclide. Greek Geometry, How Its History Came Dotvn...General History of Elementary Geometry, Paris, 1887, pp. 165...Exposition of Euclids Book on Geometry by Auarizius (sic) beginning...S?ammlung Zu Frfi?rt A Descriptive Catalogue of the
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The Lost Cause of Rhetoric: The Relation of Rhetoric and Geometry in Aristotle and Lacan
Book by David Metzger; Southern Illinois University Press, 1995
Subjects: Aristotle--Rhetoric, Geometry, Lacan, Jacques--1901-, Narration (Rhetoric)
...It may seem a bit curious certainly a conflation of what in structuralist theory-building has been called a theorys "descriptive, explanatory, and predictive powers" to establish the truth criteria for something that is already assumed to exist...
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journal articles on: Descriptive Geometry  - 477 results

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Using Dynamic Geometry Software at a Technical College
Journal article by Rita Nagy-Kondor; Mathematics and Computer Education, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Colleges & universities, Debrecen Hungary, Educational software, Geometry, Mathematics education, Teaching aids & devices, University of Debrecen
Using Dynamic Geometry Software at a Technical...educational use of Dynamic Geometry Systems (DGS) has become...well-used for teaching descriptive geometry in parallel with...fundamental knowledge of descriptive geometry. To check the...
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Alignment of Elementary Geometry Curriculum with Current Standards
Journal article by Jamar Pickreign, Lelon R. Capps; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2000
Subjects: Academic standards--Standards, Education--Standards, Elementary schools--Curricula, Geometry--Curricula, Mathematics--Curricula
...pertinent to elementary geometry learners -- the visual level, the descriptive level (analysis...filter out all but geometry terms. The resulting...was used with a geometry meaning. It is...that this list is descriptive of all the geometry...
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The Effect of African Culture on African American Students' Achievement on Selected Geometry Topics in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
Journal article by Pamela R. Moses-Snipes; Negro Educational Review, Vol. 56, 2005
Subjects: Academic achievement, Black culture, Black students, Geometry, Mathematics education
...American Students Achievement on Selected Geometry Topics in the Elementary Mathematics...mathematics is affected by engaging in selected geometry concepts presented within a cultural...African cultural activities related to geometry affected African American students achievement...
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Collective Case Study Method and Fractal Geometry: Instrumental and Intrinsic Cases in Organizational Research
Journal article by Donald L. Gilstrap; Emergence : Complexity and Organization, Vol. 11, 2009
Subjects: Geometry, Integration, Organizational change, Studies
...Case Study Method and Fractal Geometry: Instrumental and Intrinsic...of "the case in sufficient descriptive narrative so that readers...plane represented in Euclidian geometry, fractal iterations represent...empirical linearity of Euclidean geometry, Mandelbrot (2004) believed...
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Chinese Books and Documents in the Jesuit Archives in Rome: A Descriptive Catalogue: Japonica-Sinica I-IV
Journal article by Elisabetta Corsi; China Review International, Vol. 10, 2003
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Chinese Books and Documents in the Jesuit Archives in Rome: A Descriptive Catalogue: Japonica-Sinica I-IV (Book)--Book reviews
...Documents in the Jesuit Archives in Rome: A Descriptive Catalogue: Japonica-Sinica I-IV...4, are not included in Father Chans Descriptive Catalogue, their relevance in the body...91;1575-1620 amp;#93;) to geometry (the Jihe yuanben amp;#91;TEXT...
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magazine articles on: Descriptive Geometry  - 60 results

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Geometry and Op Art
Magazine article by Evelyn J. Brewer; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 6, December 1999
Subjects: Classroom environment--Evaluation, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Op art--Evaluation, Optical art--Evaluation
Geometry and Op Art. by Evelyn J...year as I begin to plan a geometry unit for my students, I...themselves speak in such clear, descriptive geometric terms. I found...the "intersection" of geometry and language. After finishing...
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Learning Geometry in a Dynamic Computer Environment
Magazine article by Michael T. Battista; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 8, February 2002
Subjects: Computer assisted instruction--Research, Computer-assisted instruction--Research, Educational technology--Usage, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mathematics--Study and teaching
Learning Geometry in a Dynamic Computer Environment...suggests that interactive geometry software can be used to...underlie high-quality geometry instruction, then gives...a door." * Level 2, descriptive/analytic. Students recognize...
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New Angle on Early Geometry
Magazine article; NEA Today, Vol. 17, February 1999
Subjects: Clements, Douglas, Curricula, Elementary schools, Geometry, Mathematics education
New Angle on Early Geometry Innovator: Douglas Clements...students can learn more geometry at an earlier age...teaching and learning of geometry in grades K-5. "In...At the second level-descriptive-analytic-they can...
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Junior Architects: Designing Your Dream Clubhouse Using Measurement and Geometry
Magazine article by Jennifer M. Suh, Patricia S. Moyer, Donna R. Sterling; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 10, November 2003
Subjects: Mathematics education--Analysis
...Dream Clubhouse Using Measurement and Geometry. by Jennifer M. Suh , Patricia S...three-dimensional shapes and developed geometry vocabulary. At the core of this project...measuring geometric forms, and using geometry principles. The following sections outline...
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Developing Geometric Thinking through Activities That Begin with Play
Magazine article by Pierre M. Van Hiele; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 5, February 1999
Subjects: Children--Education, Geometry, Non-Euclidean--Tests, problems and exercises, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mosaics--Usage, Non-Euclidean geometry--Tests, problems and exercises, School children--Education, Students--Education
...transition to the descriptive level. Beginning Geometry and the Mosaic Puzzle...use of childrens descriptive thinking about shapes...background in visual and descriptive thinking that involves...properties. Remember, geometry begins with play...
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newspaper articles on: Descriptive Geometry  - 3 results

 
 
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John Janik of St. Charles
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 21, 2008
...John received the Universitys Heber Dunham Award in Engineering Drawing and Descriptive Geometry, he was an instructor in Engineering Drawing and Descriptive Geometry, President of Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honor Society), member...
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The Teaching of Economics
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 2, 2010
Subjects: Foreign exchange--Study and teaching, Teachers--Study and teaching
...etc. In contrast with earlier textbooks which were highly descriptive, those of us who were influenced by Samuelson tried to challenge...our textbooks started looking more and more like those in geometry with lots and lots of graphic illustrations. I have gotten...
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It's a Nail-Biting Day for 120,000 Exam Students
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 8, 2011
...A and one of four questions in Section B. Topics include geometry, statistics and probability. Questions are split into three...Keep your ideas clear and precise, says Mr Ryan, and use descriptive language and imagery. PAPER II There are three sections in...


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encyclopedia articles on: Descriptive Geometry  - 4 results

 
 
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Descriptive Geometry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY branch of geometry concerned with the two-dimensional representation of three...drawing and architectural drawing are based on the principles of descriptive geometry. ____________________ Copyright...
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Geometry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Gaspard Monge, who invented descriptive geometry for this purpose...formulations of projective geometry by J. V. Poncelet (1822) and of non-Euclidean geometry by N. I. Lobachevsky...Another type of non-Euclidean geometry was discovered by Bernhard...also showed how the various geometries could be generalized to any...
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Mathematics
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs...Lagrange . Important advances in geometry began toward the end of the century...the work of Gaspard Monge in descriptive geometry and in differential geometry...
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Monge, Gaspard, Comte De PÉluse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...laid the foundations of modern descriptive geometry, a field essential to mechanical...served there as professor of descriptive geometry. From 1792 to 1793...geometrie (1795) and Geometrie descriptive (1799...


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