Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Jetter, Madeleine
Second Advisor
Fischman, Davida
Third Advisor
Sarli, John, and Williams, Peter
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate first why trisection for an arbitrary angle is impossible with compass and straightedge and second how trisection does become possible if a marked ruler is used instead.
Recommended Citation
Marcy, Joshua Scott, "Constructible numbers: Euclid and beyond" (2011). Theses Digitization Project. 3984.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3984
