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Math and many of its aspects are a major part of everyday life. We spend the majority of our school years studying and learning the concepts of it. Many times, the question of 'why do we need to know these things?' has been asked. The following report will explain the history and purpose of geometry in our lives. 'Geometry' means 'measure of the earth'. In ancient Egypt, the Nile would flood its banks each year, flooding the land and destroying the farm areas. When the waters receded and the people had to redefine the boundaries. This work was called geometry and was seen as a re-establishment of the principle of law and order on earth. (Lawlor, 6) Geometry is the mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationship of the points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids (Foner and Garraty). An ancient Greek mathematician, named Euclidean, was the founder of the study of geometry. Euclid's Elements is the basis for modern school textbooks in geometry. On the other hand, the!re is non-Euclidean geometry. This refers to the types of geometry which deny Euclid's postulate about parallel lines. Once Albert Einstein put forth the theory of Relativity other approaches to geometry, besides Euc
1. Foner, Eric and Garraty- 'The American Heritage Dictionary', 1996. 2. Hargittai, Istvan and Magdolna- 'Symmetry', Shelter Publications, Inc., 1994. 3. Kett, Joseph and Trefil, James- 'Dictionary of Cultural Literacy', 1996. 4. Lawlor, Robert- 'Sacred Geometry', Thames and Hudson Ldt, 1982. lothing are sewn in a symmetrical pattern for the cloths durability. We sometimes use geometry without even knowing it, but several times we depend on taking measurements that will be used in the future as a reference. uildings include the leaning tower in Pisa, Italy, and the towers of the Vasilii Blazhenii. Returning to the buildings, they sometimes have to be viewed from above. The Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument both have a square shape. When viewed from above the Pentagon in Washington D.C. is in the shape of the pentagon, and the Lincoln Memorial has a rectangular shape. The Coliseum in Rome and the bull fighting arena in Spain have circular shapes. Some of the most beautiful examples of reflection and rotation can be shown in snowflakes. Each snowflake has a hexagonal structure, that is, the arrangement of the water molecules in the crystals. Crystals and minerals have a beautiful, symmetric outward shape when viewed by the naked eye. Like the snowflake, the internal structure is what forms the rest of the gem. (Hargittai, 70) Then, finally, some geometry is just used for decoration. Advertisements use eye-catching shapes to draw attention to its product. Laces and designer c! a sunflower is governed by the Golden Mean spiral. The sunflower has 55 clockwise spirals overlaid into ei
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