What Is Geometry?

Geometry is the math of shapes.

A protractor is a tool used in geometry to measure a shape or an angle. Protractors come in many sizes. Protractors usually have two sets of numbers going in oppisite directions. Protractors are half of a circle.

Geometry was one of the oldest sciences. Geometry is a Greek word geo, meaning earth and metria, meaning measure. It is about area, lengths, and volume. In the third century, geometry was transformed into an axiomatic form by Euclid.

Many people use geometry in their jobs. For example;Architects definatly use geometry, math teachers, fashion designers use geometry to design outfits you and I wear. Geometry is also used in a number of other jobs.

In the nineteenth century there was a non-Euclidean version of geometry. The concept of space has undergone a radical transformation. Contemporary geometry considers manifolds, spaces that are considerably more abstract than the familiar Euclidean space. They only aproximatly resemble at small scales.

The visual nature of geometry makes it initially more accessible than other parts of math, such as algebra. The geometric language is also used in contexts that are far removed from its traditional, Euclidean provenance.

The earliest recorded beginnings of geometry can be traced to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt. Early geometry was a collection of empirically discovered principles concerning lengths, angles, areas, and volumes. Which were developed to meet some practical need in surveying, construction, astronomy, and various crafts. The earliest known texts on geometry are the Egyptian Rhind Papyrus and Moscow Papyrus.

What Is Geometry?

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