Publication NameCollege Geometry : a Problem Solving Approach with Applications
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeometry / General
Publication Year2007
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorLynn Trimpe, Vikki Maurer, Gary Musser
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight48 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-052719
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal516
Table Of ContentI. PROBLEM SOLVING, GEOMETRIC SHAPES, AND MEASUREMENT. 1. Problem Solving in Geometry. 2. Geometric Shapes and Measurement. 3. Perimeter, Area, and Volume. II. FORMAL SYNTHETIC EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY. 4. Reasoning and Triangle Congruence. 5. Parallel Lines and Quadrilaterals. 6. Similarity. 7. Circles. III. ALTERNATE APPROACHES TO PLANE GEOMETRY. 8. Coordinate Geometry 9. Transformation Geometry TOPIC 1. Elementary Logic TOPIC 2. Inequalities in Algebra and Geometry TOPIC 3. Non-Euclidean Geometry
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFor courses in Geometry or Geometry for Future Teachers. This popular book has four main goals: 1. to help students become better problem solvers, especially in solving common application problems involving geometry; 2. to help students learn many properties of geometric figures, to verify them using proofs, and to use them to solve applied problems; 3. to expose students to the axiomatic method of synthetic Euclidean geometry at an appropriate level of sophistication; and 4. to provide students with other methods for solving problems in geometry, namely using coordinate geometry and transformation geometry. Beginning with informal experiences, the book gradually moves toward more formal proofs, and includes special topics sections.