Supplements to some chapters of Experiencing Geometry
Chapter 0
Historical Strands of GeometryExperiencing Meaning in Geometry - by David W. Henderson & Daina Taimina
How to Use History to Clarify Common Confusions in Geometry by David W. Henderson & Daina Taimina
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Chapter 1
What is Straight?Helpful websites:
Chapter 2
Straightness on SpheresHelpful websites:
Chapter 3
What is an Angle?Chapter 4
Straightness on Cylinders and ConesHelpful websites:
Chapter 5
Straightness on Hyperbolic PlanesCrocheted Hyperbolic Plane by David W. Henderson & Daina Taimina
Annuli for hyperbolic paper model this is a template to print out for making hyperbolic paper model from anulli
Template for hyperbolic soccer ball this is a template by Keith Henderson to print out for making paper hyperbolic soccer ball. Use three sheets and overlap the hexagons that have the three dots. Also, don't cut the dotted segments, to save time, but cut only solid lines.
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Chapter 6
Triangles and CongruenciesChapter 7
Area and HolonomyChapter 8
Parallel TransportChapter 9
SSS, ASS, SAA, and AAAChapter 10
Parallel PostulatesHelpful websites:
Chapter 11
Isometries and PatternsHelpful websites:
Chapter 12
Dissection TheoryHelpful websites:
Chapter 13
Square Roots, Pythagoras, and Similar TrianglesSquare Roots in the Sulbasutra by David W. Henderson
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Chapter 14
Projections of a Sphere onto a PlaneHelpful websites:
Chapter 15
CirclesHelpful websites:
Chapter 16
Inversions in CirclesInteractive examples by David W. Henderson (requires a Java 1.1 compatible browser, please be patient first download is slow):
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Chapter 17
Projections (Models) of Hyperbolic PlanesCrocheted Hyperbolic Plane by David W. Henderson & Daina Taimina
Annuli for hyperbolic paper model this is a template to print out for making hyperbolic paper model from anulli
Template for hyperbolic soccer ball this is a template by Keith Henderson to print out for making paper hyperbolic soccer ball. Use three sheets and overlap the hexagons that have the three dots. Also, don't cut the dotted segments, to save time, but cut only solid lines.
Reflection of triangle in upper half plane model interactive example by David W. Henderson (requires a Java 1.1 compatible browser, please be patient first download is slow)
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Chapter 18
Geometric 2-ManifoldsHelpful websites:
Chapter 19
Geometric Solutions of Quadratic and Cubic EquationsGeometric solutions of Quadratic and Cubic Equations by David W. Henderson
Chapter 20
Trigonometry and DualityChapter 21
MechanismsKinematic models for Design Digital Library
Four Bar Linkages
Universal Joint
Reuleaux Triangle
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Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage
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3-Spheres and Hyperbolic 3-SpacesChapter 23
PolyhedraHelpful websites:
Chapter 24
3-Manifolds the Shape of SpaceHelpful websites: