Euclidean Geometry
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way to learn the material. Euclid told him there was no 'royal road' to geometry instead he told Ptolemy you will not learn what geometry is all about. What you will learn is the basic shapes of some of the figures dealt with in geometry and a few facts about them. It takes a geometry course, with textbook and teacher, to show the complete and orderly arrangement of the facts and how each is proved.
way to learn the material. Euclid told him there was no 'royal road' to geometry instead he told Ptolemy you will not learn what geometry is all about. What you will learn is the basic shapes of some of the figures dealt with in geometry and a few facts about them. It takes a geometry course, with textbook and teacher, to show the complete and orderly arrangement of the facts and how each is proved.