List of geometry topics - Definition and Overview

This is list of geometry topics, by Wikipedia page.

• Geometric shape covers standard terms for plane shapes
• List of mathematical shapes covers all dimensions
• List of geometers
• See also list of curves, list of curve topics.

Types, methodologies, and terminologies of geometry

• Absolute geometry
• Affine geometry
• Algebraic geometry
• Analytic geometry
• Birational geometry
• Complex geometry
• Combinatorial geometry
• Computational geometry
• Conformal geometry
• Constructive solid geometry
• Contact geometry
• Convex geometry
• Descriptive geometry
• Differential geometry
• Digital geometry
• Discrete geometry
• Distance geometry
• Elliptic geometry
• Euclidean geometry
• Finite geometry
• Geometry of numbers
• Hyperbolic geometry
• Information geometry
• Integral geometry
• Inversive geometry
• Non-Euclidean geometry
• Numerical geometry
• Parabolic geometry
• Plane geometry
• Projective geometry
• Riemannian geometry
• Spherical geometry
• Symplectic geometry
• Synthetic geometry
• Transformation geometry

Euclidean geometry, foundations

• Point (geometry)
• Locus (mathematics)
• Line
• Parallel (geometry)
• Angle
  • Central angle
  • Complementary angles
  • Inscribed angle
  • Internal angle
  • Supplementary angles
  • Trisecting the angle
• Congruence
  • Reflection
  • Rotation
  • Coordinate rotations and reflections
  • Translation
  • Glide reflection
• Similarity (mathematics)
  • Similarity transformation
  • Homothety
• Shear

Euclidean plane geometry

• 2D computer graphics
• 2D geometric model
• Coordinate notation
• Brahmagupta's formula
• Equilateral triangle
• Pythagorean triangle
• Pedal triangle
• Symmedian
• Altitude (triangle)
• Pons Asinorum
• Euler's line
• Trapezoid, trapezium
  • Isosceles trapezoid
• Golden angle
• Complex geometry
• Conic section
  • Circle
    • Thales' theorem
    • Circumcircle
    • Concyclic
    • Incircle and excircles of a triangle
    • Orthocentric system
    • Power center
    • Nine point circle
    • Circle points segments proof
    • Mrs. Miniver's problem
    • Isoperimetric theorem
    • Annulus
  • Eccentricity
  • Ellipse
  • Hyperbola
  • Parabola
  • Matrix representation of conic sections
  • Dandelin spheres
• Cyclic quadrilateral
• Heron's formula
  • Heronian triangle
• Pappus's theorem
• Parallel postulate
• Polygon
  • Star polygon
  • Pick's theorem
  • Shape dissection
  • Bolyai-Gerwien theorem
  • Poncelet-Steiner theorem
  • Polygon triangulation
• Straightedge
• Ruler-and-compass constructions
  • Squaring the circle
• Tiling
  • Prototile
  • Tessellation
  • Aperiodic tiling
    • Wang tile
    • Penrose tiling
• Triangle
  • Pythagorean theorem
  • Triangle inequality
  • Pedoe's inequality
• Trigonometry
  • List of trigonometry topics

3-dimensional Euclidean geometry (solid geometry)

• 3D projection
• 3D computer graphics
  • Binary space partitioning
  • Ray tracing
  • Graham scan
• Borromean rings
• Crystal
• Desargues' theorem
• Right circular cone
• Hyperboloid
• Paraboloid
• Polyhedron
  • Defect (geometry)
  • Prism
  • Prismatoid
  • Honeycomb
  • Pyramid
  • Parallelepiped
  • Tetrahedron
    • Heronian tetrahedron
  • Platonic solid
  • Archimedean solid
  • Kepler-Poinsot solid
  • Johnson solid
  • Uniform polyhedron
  • Polyhedral compound
  • Hilbert's third problem
  • Deltahedron
  • Surface normal
• 3-sphere, spheroid, ellipsoid
  • Parabolic microphone
  • Parabolic reflector
• Cross section
• Sphericon
• Stereographic projection
• Stereometry

n-dimensional Euclidean geometry

• Ball
• Cone
• Convex
  • Convex hull
• Coxeter group
• Euclidean distance
• Hyperplane
• Lattice
  • Ehrhart polynomial
  • Leech lattice
  • Minkowski's theorem
• Packing and covering
  • Sphere packing
    • Kepler conjecture
    • Kissing number problem
  • Tiling
    • Andreini tessellation
    • Uniform tessellation
    • Voronoi tessellation
    • Delaunay triangulation
    • Quasicrystal
• Parallelogram law
• Polytope
  • Schläfli symbol
  • Regular polytope
• Sphere
• Quadric
  • Hypersphere, sphere
  • Spheroid
  • Ellipsoid
  • Hyperboloid
  • Paraboloid
  • Cone
• Torus
• Root system
• Similarity (mathematics)
• Zonotope

Non-Euclidean geometry

• Projective geometry
  • Desargues' theorem
  • Line at infinity
• Differential geometry
  • Contact geometry
  • Riemannian geometry
  • Symplectic geometry
• Non-Euclidean plane geometry
• Angle excess
• Hyperbolic geometry
  • Pseudosphere
  • Tractricoid
• Elliptic geometry
  • Spherical geometry
• Minkowski space
• Thurston's conjecture

Numerical geometry

• Curve interpolation
• Parametric curve
  • Bezier curve
  • Spline
    • Hermite spline
      • Beta spline
        • B-spline
    • Higher-order spline
    • NURBS

• Parametric surface
  • Parametric patch

Geometric algorithms

• Convex hull construction
• Point in polygon
• Point location
• Hidden line removal

Mathematical morphology

• Minkowski addition

Generalizations

• Noncommutative geometry
• Topology

Various

• Chirality
  • Handedness
  • Left and right
  • Mirror image
• Erlangen program
• Four dimensions
• Group action, invariant
• Hadwiger's theorem
• Hyperplane at infinity
• Incidence (geometry)
• Infinitesimal transformation
• List of terms based on the word cube
• Pascal's theorem
• Pi
• Projective transformation
• Symmetry, shape, pattern
  • Symmetry group
  • Frieze pattern

Applications

• Astronomy
• Computer graphics
• Image analysis
• Robot control
• The Strähle construction is used in the design of some musical instruments.

Related topics

• Mathematics