Conics and cubics
Subtitle: a concrete introduction to algebraic curves
By: Robert Bix.
Series: Undergraduate texts in mathematics
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Curves, Algebraic.
Description: "Conics and Cubics is an accessible introduction to algebraic curves. Its focus on curves of degree at most three keeps results tangible and proofs transparent. Theorems follow naturally from high school algebra and two key ideas, homogeneous coordinates and intersection multiplicities." "The book is a text for a one-semester course. The course can serve either as the one undergraduate geometry course taken by mathematics majors in general or as a sequel to college geometry for prospective or current teachers of secondary school mathematics. The only prerequisite is first-year calculus."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286) and index.