Euclidean
Geometry
The main area of study in high school geometry. This is
the geometry of axioms, theorems,
and two-column proofs. It includes the study of points, lines, triangles, quadrilaterals,
other
polygons, circles, spheres, prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders,
etc.
Note: Euclidean geometry is named for Euclid, a Greek who lived
2500 years ago and wrote Elements, a book that has
survived to the present day as the standard source book for
Euclidean geometry.
See
also
Plane geometry, solid
geometry, analytic
geometry, non-Euclidean geometry
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