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[[File:Cartesian coordinate system.svg|thumb|Cartesian coordinates of four points in the plane.]]In classical mathematics, '''analytic geometry''', also known as '''coordinate geometry''' or '''Cartesian geometry''', is the study of [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]] using a [[Coordinate system (nonfiction)|coordinate system]]. This contrasts with [[Synthetic geometry (nonfiction)|synthetic geometry]]. | [[File:Cartesian coordinate system.svg|thumb|Cartesian coordinates of four points in the plane.]]In classical mathematics, '''analytic geometry''', also known as '''coordinate geometry''' or '''Cartesian geometry''', is the study of [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]] using a [[Coordinate system (nonfiction)|coordinate system]]. This contrasts with [[Synthetic geometry (nonfiction)|synthetic geometry]]. | ||
Analytic geometry is widely used in [[Physics (nonfiction)|physics]] and [[Engineering (nonfiction)|engineering]], and also in aviation, rocketry, space science, and spaceflight. It is the foundation of most modern fields of [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]], including algebraic, differential, discrete and computational geometry. | Analytic geometry is widely used in [[Physics (nonfiction)|physics]] and [[Engineering (nonfiction)|engineering]], and also in aviation, rocketry, space science, and spaceflight. It is the foundation of most modern fields of [[Geometry (nonfiction)|geometry]], including [[Algebraic geometry (nonfiction)|algebraic]], [[Differential geometry (nonfiction)|differential]], [[Discrete geometry (nonfiction)|discrete]], and [[Computational geometry (nonfiction)|computational geometry]]. | ||
Usually the Cartesian coordinate system is applied to manipulate equations for planes, straight lines, and squares, often in two and sometimes in three dimensions. Geometrically, one studies the Euclidean plane (two dimensions) and Euclidean space (three dimensions). As taught in school books, analytic geometry can be explained more simply: it is concerned with defining and representing geometrical shapes in a numerical way and extracting numerical information from shapes' numerical definitions and representations. That the algebra of the real numbers can be employed to yield results about the linear continuum of geometry relies on the Cantor–Dedekind axiom. | Usually the [[Cartesian coordinate system (nonfiction)|Cartesian coordinate system]] is applied to manipulate equations for [[Plane (nonfiction)|planes]], [[Line (nonfiction)|straight lines]], and [[Square (nonfiction)|squares]], often in two and sometimes in three dimensions. Geometrically, one studies the [[Two-dimensional space (nonfiction)|Euclidean plane (two dimensions)]] and [[Euclidean space (nonfiction)|Euclidean space]] ([[Three-dimensional space (nonfiction)|three dimensions]]). As taught in school books, analytic geometry can be explained more simply: it is concerned with defining and representing geometrical shapes in a numerical way and extracting numerical information from shapes' numerical definitions and representations. That the algebra of the [[Real number (nonfiction)|real numbers]] can be employed to yield results about the linear continuum of geometry relies on the [[Cantor–Dedekind axiom (nonfiction)|Cantor–Dedekind axiom]]. | ||
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In classical mathematics, analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system. This contrasts with synthetic geometry.
Analytic geometry is widely used in physics and engineering, and also in aviation, rocketry, space science, and spaceflight. It is the foundation of most modern fields of geometry, including algebraic, differential, discrete, and computational geometry.
Usually the Cartesian coordinate system is applied to manipulate equations for planes, straight lines, and squares, often in two and sometimes in three dimensions. Geometrically, one studies the Euclidean plane (two dimensions) and Euclidean space (three dimensions). As taught in school books, analytic geometry can be explained more simply: it is concerned with defining and representing geometrical shapes in a numerical way and extracting numerical information from shapes' numerical definitions and representations. That the algebra of the real numbers can be employed to yield results about the linear continuum of geometry relies on the Cantor–Dedekind axiom.
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Nonfiction cross-reference
- Geometry (nonfiction)
- Mathematics (nonfiction)
- Synthetic geometry (nonfiction) - the study of Geometry using the axiomatic method and the tools directly related to them (compass and straightedge) to draw conclusions and solve problems.
External links:
- Analytic Geometry @ Wikipedia