Geometry

Tutorial and Practical Problems

Ebook
On sale Jul 01, 2014 | 352 Pages | 978-1-61564-523-7
Covering everything a student would encounter in a high school or college course, Idiot's Guides: Geometry explains concepts in the easiest possible manner. Content includes everything from the basics of geometry; reasoning and proof; triangles; quadrilaterals; area and volume; similarity, perpendicular and parallel lines; and much more. This all-new book integrates a practice problems section to reinforce lessons. In addition, a glossary of geometry terms, postulates, and theorems provides a quick reference to need-to-know information.
Sonal Bhatt taught several math courses, including basic and honors level algebra, as well as honors geometry, for ten years. She also served on a middle to high school mathematics transition committee and cowrote the algebra curriculum. Bhatt coauthored a high school mathematics test prep book for Georgia in 2008, began working as a mathematics support specialist in 2011, and served as the program coordinator for district-wide K–12 summer courses in 2013. While continuing in these positions, she has tutored students in courses ranging from pre-algebra through calculus. Bhatt earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science in 2003, and her master's of education administration and supervision in 2007, both from Rutgers University. View titles by Sonal Bhatt
Rebecca Dayton has taught several courses, including basic and honors level geometry for seven years. During this time she cowrote a high school geometry curriculum. She worked as a mathematics curriculum specialist and instructional coach for grades 4–8 in 2008. She coauthored a test prep book for Georgia and was the sole author of a Florida end-of-course practice book in geometry. She earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Rutgers University in 2001 and is currently completing a masters of education from Walden University. View titles by Rebecca Dayton

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Covering everything a student would encounter in a high school or college course, Idiot's Guides: Geometry explains concepts in the easiest possible manner. Content includes everything from the basics of geometry; reasoning and proof; triangles; quadrilaterals; area and volume; similarity, perpendicular and parallel lines; and much more. This all-new book integrates a practice problems section to reinforce lessons. In addition, a glossary of geometry terms, postulates, and theorems provides a quick reference to need-to-know information.

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Sonal Bhatt taught several math courses, including basic and honors level algebra, as well as honors geometry, for ten years. She also served on a middle to high school mathematics transition committee and cowrote the algebra curriculum. Bhatt coauthored a high school mathematics test prep book for Georgia in 2008, began working as a mathematics support specialist in 2011, and served as the program coordinator for district-wide K–12 summer courses in 2013. While continuing in these positions, she has tutored students in courses ranging from pre-algebra through calculus. Bhatt earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science in 2003, and her master's of education administration and supervision in 2007, both from Rutgers University. View titles by Sonal Bhatt
Rebecca Dayton has taught several courses, including basic and honors level geometry for seven years. During this time she cowrote a high school geometry curriculum. She worked as a mathematics curriculum specialist and instructional coach for grades 4–8 in 2008. She coauthored a test prep book for Georgia and was the sole author of a Florida end-of-course practice book in geometry. She earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Rutgers University in 2001 and is currently completing a masters of education from Walden University. View titles by Rebecca Dayton

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