From construction to computation to symbolic calculation: an example in plane geometry

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/mem.2023.52.148-153

Keywords:

synthetic, analytic geometry, vector algebra

Abstract

On the example of a construction problem, we compare synthetic, computational, and calculational approaches, and demonstrate the advantages of vector-based calculation.

Author Biography

Boyko Bantchev, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Boyko B. Bantchev
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Acad. G. Bontchev Str., Bl. 8
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mail: bantchev@math.bas.bg

References

B. Bantchev. Menelaus, Einstein, Peano and the proofs in geometry. Math. and Education in Math., 46 (2017), 221–229.

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Published

2023-04-01

How to Cite

[1]
Bantchev, B. 2023. From construction to computation to symbolic calculation: an example in plane geometry. Mathematics and Education in Mathematics. 52, (Apr. 2023), 148–153. DOI:https://doi.org/10.55630/mem.2023.52.148-153.

Issue

Vol. 52 (2023): Mathematics and Education in Mathematics

Section

Section C: Education in Mathematics