Year 2002 was The Mathematical Association's Teaching Committee's centenary year and to mark the occasion, this book celebrates a century of geometry and geometry teaching. It will give the reader an enjoyable insight into all things geometrical. There is a wealth of popular articles, including sections on Pythagoras, the golden ratio and recreational geometry. Thirty 'Desert Island Theorems' from distinguished mathematicians and educationalists give light to some surprising and beautiful results. Contributors include H S M Coxeter, Michael Atiyah, Tom Apostol, Solomon Golomb, Keith Devlin, Nobel Laureate, Leon Lederman, Carlo Sequin, Simon Singh, Christopher Zeeman and Pulitzer Prizewinner Douglas Hofstadter. The book also features the wonderful Eyeball Theorems of Peruvian geometer and web designer, Antonio Gutierrez. For anyone with an interest in mathematics and mathematics education, this book will be an enjoyable and rewarding read! ISBN: 0 906588 44 8

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