Download or read book The Method of Coordinates written by I. M. Gelfand and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-part treatment begins with discussions of coordinates of points on a line, coordinates of points in a plane, and coordinates of points in space. Part two examines geometry as an aid to calculation and peculiarities of four-dimensional space. Abundance of ingenious problems — includes solutions, answers, and hints. 1967 edition.