The Shape of Geometry and the Geometry of Shape

  • The Shape of Geometry and the Geometry of Shape

    Date: Apr 23, 2010
    Event: 2010 Annual Meeting San Diego
    Speaker: Zalman Usiskin

    Transformations, coordinate geometry, calculator and computer graphics, and the increased attention to applications have all caused, without any fanfare, changes in how we look at the shapes of figures. This talk will look at the changes in school geometry in grades 3-12 over the past half century from the standpoint of the concept of shape.