"The addition of another calculus textbook to the large number already in
existence calls for some justification. In this case it is very simple. It was written to
satisfy an unfulfilled need for a textbook suitable for an existing course in the
University ..."
Analytic Geometry by A. C. Burdette 240 Pages, Published 2014 by Academic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-6241-3, ISBN: 1-4832-6241-3
"The Coordinate System There are a number of useful coordinate systems which
may be used to describe points in three dimensions, and before we finish our
discussion of “solid geometry” we shall see three of them. In this chapter,
however, we shall confine ourselves to a rectangular coordinate system. Let us
define this system by drawing three mutually perpendicular directed lines through
a common point O called the origin, and assig ..."