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Complete the readings for this week and then post your reflections to the prompts below:
Non-Euclidean Geometry
• How is non-Euclidean Geometry different than Euclidean Geometry? Give an
example.
o Non-Euclidean Geometry is different than Euclidean Geometry in that it
emphasizes its logical opposition to Euclid’s geometry. For example in Euclidean
geometry it is possible to have two triangles that are similar but not congruent. In
non-Euclidean geometries, if corresponding angles of two triangles are equal, then
the triangles must be congruent. Another difference is that the sum of a triangle
varies according to the type of geometry you are using. In Euclidean geometry it
is exactly 180 degrees. In non-Euclidean geometry it can be less than or great
than 180 degrees.
Projective Geometry
• What motivated the development of projective geometry?
o During the Renaissance, artists looked for ways to mirror the reality they saw
around them on paper or canvas. So they needed ways of how to portray depth on
a flat surface (perspective). Leone Battista Alberti was the most influential Italian
artist to study perspective. He looked at how related images can have their
relationship described mathematically motivating a new field of mathematics
called projective geometry.