Now retired, David C. Kay was a professor and chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina–Asheville for 14 years. He previously taught at the University of Oklahoma for 17 years. His research interests include distance geometry, convexity theory, and related functional analysis.
""The book is a comprehensive textbook on basic geometry. … Key features of the book include numerous figures and many problems, more than half of which come with hints or even complete solutions. Frequent historical comments add to making the reading a pleasant one."" —Michael Joswig, Zentralblatt MATH 1273