Alfred Tarski: Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching

by James T. Smith

Book Overview

Foreword, by Ivor Grattan-Guinness.- Preface.- Illustrations.- Maps of Central Europe.- Part One: Debut.- 1 School, University, Strife.- 2 A Contribution to the Axiomatics of Well-Ordered Sets (1921).- 3 Doctoral Research.- Part Two: Geometry.- 4 Area, Volume, Measure.- 5 On the Equivalence of Polygons (1924).- 6 On Decomposition of Point Sets into Respectively Congruent Parts (1924).- 7 Degree of Equivalence of Polygons.- 8 Research Threads.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493951173
• ISBN13: 9781493951178
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 499 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"