Intorduction to euclid's Geometry

 

The credit for introduction geometrical concepts goes the distinguished Greek Mathematician Euclid who is known as the father of geometry and the work geometry comes form the geek words geo which means earth and metreon which means measure.

Basic concepts in Geometry

• A point, a plan, and line are the basic concepts to be used in geometry.

Axioms

• The basic facts which are granted without proof are called axioms.

Euclid's Definitions

• A point is that which has not part.
• A line is breadth less length.
• The ends of a line segment are point.
• A Straight line is that which has length only.
• A surface is that which has length and breadth only.
• The edges of surface are lines.
• A plane surface is that which lies evenly with the straight lines on itself.