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my son is taking Geometry and he has to answer some question. One of them is Different types of Geometry. He got Euclidean, non euclidean, plane and three dimensional.


Is this correct? The internet is not being very helpful, or his book.

MOM2SNOX wrote:huh? <---- definitely not a math person! LOL

Good luck! I hated anything to do with math in school :P And still do!!

lol thank u

tinkerbelldani wrote:

MOM2SNOX wrote:huh? <---- definitely not a math person! LOL

Good luck! I hated anything to do with math in school :P And still do!!

lol thank u

No probs :P The only geometry I understand is... a bank shot, cross-side, cross corner and off the wall. *pool shark*

Heh, I was a math major in college but never liked geometry! Did you try wiki? (Wikipedia.org) or Ask.com? Do you know how many there are supposed to be?

My degree is in Math and I loved Geometry, but I don't remember.


It does seem to me that there are more rather exotic geometries. There is when you use polar co-ordinates to map equations. And there are two different spacial geometries - one that is sperical where paralel lines do meet and another that is sorta like a saddle. Can't remember what they are called though, and they are pretty advanced.

I'm not sure myself.. but when I looked it up this is what I came up with. The Easy answer might be Plane and Space.
A more specific answer would be...
1. Euclidean geometry - Two and Three dimensions (plane and solid geometry)
2. Non-Euclidean geometry - Hyperbolic and Elliptic

3. Information geometry

4. Differential geometry



I'm no math teacher though lol this is just what I got from looking it up on the internet.

I'm not sure myself.. but when I looked it up this is what I came up with. The Easy answer might be Plane and Space.
A more specific answer would be...
1. Euclidean geometry - Two and Three dimensions (plane and solid geometry)
2. Non-Euclidean geometry - Hyperbolic and Elliptic

3. Information geometry

4. Differential geometry



I'm no math teacher though lol this is just what I got from looking it up on the internet.

MOM2SNOX wrote:I became intrigued and started researching.. found this link! Hope it helps!

Thanks girl, yes I have this one too for him to read when he comes home from school. They are so many and sound so complicated....lol

PezKat wrote:Heh, I was a math major in college but never liked geometry! Did you try wiki? (Wikipedia.org) or Ask.com? Do you know how many there are supposed to be?

Yes, we went to both. The problem is that we don't know how many they are and some web pages show more than others.

Shadywolfe wrote:I'm not sure myself.. but when I looked it up this is what I came up with. The Easy answer might be Plane and Space.
A more specific answer would be...
1. Euclidean geometry - Two and Three dimensions (plane and solid geometry)
2. Non-Euclidean geometry - Hyperbolic and Elliptic

3. Information geometry

4. Differential geometry



I'm no math teacher though lol this is just what I got from looking it up on the internet.

Thank you

Woman, why don't you make your kid do his own homework?

My husband is a Math Teacher, I'll ask him when he gets home

according to my husband, there are MANY types of geometry. They all branch off of each "type" Plane is a type of three dimensions geometry. You can look here to see how it branch off.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0858 ... z0yUS9pK3P

Shadywolfe wrote:I'm not sure myself.. but when I looked it up this is what I came up with. The Easy answer might be Plane and Space.
A more specific answer would be...
1. Euclidean geometry - Two and Three dimensions (plane and solid geometry)
2. Non-Euclidean geometry - Hyperbolic and Elliptic

3. Information geometry

4. Differential geometry



I'm no math teacher though lol this is just what I got from looking it up on the internet.

ok, I think hyperbolic and elliptical were what I was thinking of

lilkoala3 wrote:Woman, why don't you make your kid do his own homework?

Girl, he did. If you look at my first post I put the answer he got. He just wanted to make sure they were the correct ones.

joeybrat2 wrote:according to my husband, there are MANY types of geometry. They all branch off of each "type" Plane is a type of three dimensions geometry. You can look here to see how it branch off.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0858 ... z0yUS9pK3P

Thank you and your husband. I will have him read this.

Glad you guys came up with it...I loved algebra and even went thru calculus in high school, but I hated geometry and having to prove theorems. I use algebra every day at work, but never did figure out the usefulness of geometry beyond those who get paid to teach it and architects! lol

Geo what? LOL You're asking the wrong person.