Trigonometry Geometry and the Conception of Space

<i>Trigonometry Geometry and the Conception of Space</i> is primarily a textbook for students of architecture design or any other subject that requires a strong practical understanding of measurement. Topics that are traditionally included for future calculus students have been replaced with a study of three-dimensional space and geometry.<br><br>The first portion of the book focuses on pure trigonometry: sets and numbers the six trigonometric functions and their inverses and applications. The second portion covers more geometric topics like cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems conic sections and quadric surfaces.<br><br>The material emphasizes alternative ways to describe points in space and how to transfer between them. Written for highly visual courses exploring three-dimensional space and the objects that lie within it <i>Trigonometry Geometry and the Conception of Space</i> offers fresh modern instruction for classes in architecture graphic design and mathematics.<br><br><b>Paul Tokorcheck</b> earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at UC Santa Cruz with research interests in group representations number theory and Lie theory. He is now a lecturer with the Department of Mathematics at Iowa State University. Apart from mathematics Dr. Tokorcheck’s life journey has taken him through a variety of jobs from cooking in award-winning kitchens of California to teaching high school in northern Ghana to resettling refugees from the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone.