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Solid Mensuration
by Willis F. Kern, James R. Bland
(2nd edition, 1938)

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CONTENTS (-2 to 0)

  • PREFACE (-4 to -3)

  • CHAPTER I: PLANE FIGURES (1-8)

    • 1. Introduction … 1
    • 2. Computation Suggestions … 1-2
    • 3. Mensuration of Plane Figures … 2-8
  • CHAPTER II: LINES — PLANES — ANGLES (9-17)

    • 4. Lines and Planes in Space … 9-12
    • 5. Typical Proofs of Solid Geometry … 13-14
    • 6. Angles … 15-17
  • CHAPTER III SOLIDS FOR WHICH V=Bh (18-45)

    • 7. Introduction … 18
    • 8. Solids — Sections … 18
    • 9. Cube … 19-20
    • 10. Rectangular Parallelepiped … 21-24
    • 11. Cavalieri's Theorem … 25-26
    • 12. Volume Theorem … 27
    • 13. Prism … 28-31
    • 14. Cylindrical Surface … 32
    • 15. Cylinder … 32-35
    • 16. Circular Cylinder … 36-38
    • 17. Right Circular Cylinder … 39-41
    • 18. Miscellaneous Problems … 42-45
  • CHAPTER IV SOLIDS FOR WHICH V =1/3Bh (46-66)

    • 19. Introduction … 46
    • 20. Pyramid … 46-49
    • 21. Regular Pyramid … 50-52
    • 22. Similar Figures … 53-56
    • 23. Conical Surface … 57
    • 24. Cone … 57-59
    • 25. Right Circular Cone … 60-63
    • 26. Miscellaneous Problems … 64-66
  • CHAPTER V SOLIDS FOR WHICH V - (mean B)h (67-86)

    • 27. Introduction … 67
    • 28. Frustum of Regular Pyramid 67-70
    • 29. Frustum of Right Circular Cone … 71-74
    • 30. Prismatoid … 75-80
    • 31. Truncated Prism (or Cylinder) … 81-82
    • 32. Miscellaneous Problems … 83-86
  • CHAPTER VI THE SPHERE (87-109)

    • 33. Sphere … 87-93
    • 34. Terrestrial Sphere … 94
    • 35. Zone … 95-96
    • 38. Spherical Segment … 97-102
    • 37. Spherical Sector … 103-106
    • 38. Miscellaneous Problems … 107-109
  • CHAPTER VII VOLUMES AND SURFACES OF REVOLUTION— POLYHEDRONS (110-119)

    • 39. Center of Gravity … 110
    • 40. Theorems of Pappus … 110-115
    • 41. Polyhedrons … 116-119
  • CHAPTER VIII THE GENERAL PRISMATOID (120-130)

    • 42. Section of a Prismatoid … 120
    • 43. Prismatoid Theorem … 121
    • 44. Proof of the Prisrnoidal Formula … 123-128
    • 45. Application of Prismatoid Theorem … 129-130
  • CHAPTER IX SUMMARY AND REVIEW (131-143)

  • APPENDIX (144-149)

    • 48. A Theorem on Limits … 144
    • 49. Proof of Cavalicri's Theorem … 145-157
    • 50. References from Plane Geometry … 148-149
  • TABLES (150-160)

    • 51. Explanation of Table I … 150-151
    • 52. Explanation of Table II … 152
    • 53. Explanation of Table III … 153-155
    • I. Four-place Table of Common Logarithms of Numbers … 156-157
    • II Natural Trigonometric Functions … 158
    • III. Logarithms of Trigonometric Functions … 159
  • ANSWERS … (161-168)

  • INDEX … (169-172)

Index (169-172)

  • [169]
  • Altitude, of cone, 57, 60.
    • of cylinder, 33, 39.
    • of frustum of cone, 71.
    • of prism, 29.
    • of prismatoid, 76.
    • of pyramid, 46, 51.
    • of spherical segment, 98.
    • of zone, 95.
  • Angle, dihedral, 15.
    • plane angle of dihedral, 15.
    • polyhedral, 15.
  • Angles, 15.
    • face of polyhedral, 15.
  • Antilogarithm, 151.
  • Areas of plane figures, 2-4.
  • Axial section; 114.
  • Axis, of circle of sphere, 87.
    • of cone, 58.
    • of right circular cylinder, 39.
  • Base, of cone, 57.
    • of pyramid, 46.
    • of spherical sector, 103.
  • Bases, of cylinder, 32.
    • of prism, 28.
    • of prismatoid, 75.
    • of rectangular parallelepiped, 21.
    • of right circular cylinder, 39.
    • of spherical segment, 98.
    • of zone, 95.
  • Cavalieri's theorem, 25. proof of, 145.
  • Center of gravity, 110.
  • Center of sphere, 87.
  • Circles of sphere, 87.
  • Circular cone, 58. right, 60.
  • Circular cylinder, 36. right, 39.
  • Circumscribed prism, 33, 36.
  • Computation suggestions, 1.
  • Cone, altitude of, 57, 60.
    • axis of, 58. base of, 57.
    • circular, 58.
    • axis of, 58.
    • element of, 57. vertex of, 57.
    • frustum of, 71.
    • lateral area of, 60.
    • lateral area of frustum of, 72.
    • of revolution, 60. slant height of, 60 right circular, 60. slant height of, 60.
    • spherical, 103.
  • Cones, 57, 60. similar, 53.
  • Conical surface, 57.
  • Convex polyhedron, Cross section, 29.
  • Cube, 18.
  • Cylinder, 32.
    • bases of, 32.
    • altitude of, 33. element of, 33. lateral area of, 33. right section of, 33.
    • circular, 36. 21.
    • right circular, 39.
    • truncated, 81.
  • Cylinders, 32, 36, 39.
    • of revolution, 39.
  • Cylindrical surface, 32.
  • Determined, plane, 10.
  • Diagonal of polyhedron, 116.
  • Dihedral angle, 15. edge of, 15. faces of, 15. plane angle of, 15.
  • [170]
  • Dimensions of parallelepiped, 22.
  • Directrix, 32, 57.
  • Dodecahedron, regular, 116.
  • Edge of dihedral angle, 15.
  • Edges, of polyhedral angle, 15.
    • of polyhedron, 18, 115.
  • Element, of conical surface, 57.
    • of cylindrical surface, 32.
  • Face angles of polyhedral angle, 15.
  • Faces, of dihedral angle, 15. of polyhedral angle, 15.
    • of polyhedron, 18, 116.
  • Foot of line, 9.
  • Formula, prismoidal, 77, 123.
  • Formulas, summary of, 131, 132.
  • Frustum of cone, 71. altitude of, 71. lateral area of, 72. slant height of, 71.
  • Frustum of pyramid, 67. cone, 71. slant height of, 67.
  • Generator, 32, 57.
  • Geometry, solid, 9.
  • Great circle, axis of, 87. of sphere, 87.
  • Hexahedron, regular, 117.
  • Historical references:
    • Apollo, 20.
    • Athenians, 20.
    • Bunker Hill Monument, 84.
    • Cavalien, 146.
    • Cestius, 53.
    • Chinese wall, 133.
    • Cleopatra's Needle, 70.
    • Delians, 20. Delos, 20.
    • Fingal's Cave, 133.
    • Guldin, 111.
    • Hippasus, 116.
    • Island of Staffa, 133.
    • Kepler, 111.
    • Newton, 76.
    • Ninus, 65.
    • Panama Canal, 134.
    • Pappus, 111.
    • Pickett's Monument,
    • Frontispiece. Plato, 20.
    • Pythagoras, 116.
    • Queen Semiramis, 65.
    • Sterling, James, 76.
    • Washington Monument, 69, 141.
    • Woolworth Building, 136.
  • Icosahedron, regular, 116, 119.
  • Inclination of line, 10.
  • Inscribed prism in cylinder, 33, 36.
  • Inscribed sphere in polyhedron, 116.
  • Lateral area, of cone, 60.
    • of cylinder, 33.
    • of frustum of cone, 72.
    • of prism, 29.
    • of pyramid, 47, 51.
  • Lateral edges, of prism, 28.
    • of pyramid, 50.
  • Lateral faces, of prism, 28.
    • of pyramid, 46, 50.
  • Limits, a theorem on, 144.
  • Line, foot of, 9.
    • inclination of, 10.
    • parallel, 9.
    • projection of, 10.
    • straight, parallel to plane, 9.
    • perpendicular to plane, 10, 13.
  • Logarithms, 1, 150, 153.
  • Mid-section of prismatoid, 76.
  • Normal, 10.
  • Octahedron, regular, 116, 119.
  • Pappus, Theorems of, for surfaces, 110.
    • for volumes, 111.
  • Parallel planes, 12.
  • Parallelepiped, rectangular, 21.
    • dimensions of, 22.
  • Perpendicular planes, 15.
  • Plane, 9.
    • determined, 10.
    • of reference, passed, 9.
    • straight line oblique to, 10.
    • straight line parallel to, 9.
    • straight line perpendicular to, 10.
    • tangent to sphere, 87.
  • Plane angle of dihedral angle, 15.
  • Plane figures, 1.
  • Planes, parallel, 12.
    • perpendicular, 15.
  • Point, projection of, 10.
  • Poles of circle of sphere, 87.
  • Polyhedral angle, 15. edges of, 15. face angles of, 15. faces of, 15. vertex of, 15.
  • Polyhedral angles, 15.
  • Polyhedron, 18, 115.
  • Polyhedrons, 18, 115. similar, 53.
  • Prism, 28.
    • bases of, 28. lateral edges of, 28. lateral faces of, 28.
    • altitude of, 29. lateral area of, 29. right, 29. right section of, 29.
    • circumscribed about cylinder, 33, 36.
    • inscribed in cylinder, 33, 36.
    • truncated, 81.
  • Prismatoid, 75.
    • altitude of, 76. mid-section of, 76.
    • general, 120. general section of, 120.
    • theorem, 121.
  • [171]
  • Prismoidal formula, 77, 123.
  • Projection, of a line, 10. of a point, 10.
  • Proportional parts, 151.
  • Pyramid, 46, 50.
    • altitude of, 46, 51.
    • base of, 46.
    • frustum of, 67.
    • lateral area of, 47, 51.
    • lateral edges of, 50.
    • lateral faces of, 46, 50.
    • regular, 50.
    • slant height of frustum of regular, 67.
    • slant height of regular, 50.
    • triangular, 47.
    • vertex of, 46.
  • Pythagorean theorem, 3.
  • Rectangular parallelepiped, 21.
  • References from plane geometry, 146.
  • Regular polyhedron, 116.
    • Regular dodecahedron, 116, 119.
    • Regular hexahedron, 116, 119.
    • Regular icosahedron, 116, 119.
    • Regular octahedron, 116, 119.
    • Regular tetrahedron, 116, 119.
  • Regular pyramid, 50. slant height of, 50.
  • Revolution, cone of, 60.
    • cylinder of, 39.
    • solids of, 111. surfaces of, 111.
  • Right circular cone, 60.
  • Right circular cylinder, 39.
  • Right prism, 29.
  • Right section, of cylinder, 33.
    • of prism, 29.
  • Section, 18.
    • axial, 114.
    • cross, 29. right, 29.
  • Sector, base of spherical, 103.
  • Segment, base of spherical, 98. spherical, 97.
  • [172]
  • Similar figures, 4, 53. solids, 53.
  • Similar polyhedrons, 53.
  • Slant height, of cone of revolution, 60.
    • of frustum of cone, 72.
    • of frustum of pyramid, 67.
    • of regular pyramid, 50.
  • Slide rule, 1, 2.
  • Small circle of sphere, 37.
  • Solid, 18. volume of, 19.
  • Solid geometry, 9.
    • typical proofs of, 13.
  • Solids, for which V = Bh, 18.
    • for which V = *Bah, 46.
    • for which V = (mean B)h, 6
    • of revolution, 111.
  • Sphere, 87.
    • axis of circle of, 87. center of, 87. great circle of, 87.
    • inscribed in polyhedron, 116.
    • plane tangent to, 87. small circle of, 87.
    • terrestrial, 94.
  • Spherical cone, 103.
  • Spherical sector, 103. base of, 103.
  • Spherical segment, 97. altitude of, 98. bases of, 98. of one base, 98.
  • Straight line, oblique to plane, 10. parallel to plane, 9.
  • Straight line (continued) perpendicular to plane, 10.
  • Summary of formulas, 131
  • Surface, conical, 57.
    • cylindrical, 37.
  • Surfaces of revolution, 111.
  • Tabular difference, 150.
  • Tetrahedron, regular, 118.
  • Theorem, Cavalieri's, 25.
    • of Pappus, 110.
    • on limits, 144.
    • prismatoid, 123.
    • volume, 27.
  • Theorems of solid geometry, 10.
    • typical proofs of, 13. 7.
  • Triangular pyramid, 116.
  • Truncated cylinder, 81.
  • Truncated prism, 81.
  • Unit of volume, 19.
  • Vertex, of polyhedral angle, 15.
    • of pyramid, 46.
  • Vertices of polyhedron, 18, 116.
  • Volume, of solid, 19.
  • Zone, 95. altitude of, 95. area of, 95. bases of, 95. of one base, 95.

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