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Gibilisco, Stan. Geometry DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2011.

Geometry DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  March 2011

eISBN: 9780071756273 0071756272 | ISBN: 9780071756266
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • How to Use This Book
  • Part I: Two Dimensions
  • Chapter 1 Rules of the Game
  • Points and Lines
  • Angles and Distances
  • More about Lines and Angles
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Triangles
  • Triangle Definitions
  • Criteria for Congruence and Similarity
  • Types of Triangles
  • Special Facts
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Quadrilaterals
  • Types of Quadrilaterals
  • Facts about Quadrilaterals
  • Perimeters and Interior Areas
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Other Plane Figures
  • Five Sides and Up
  • Some Rules for Polygons
  • Circles and Ellipses
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Compass and Straight Edge
  • Tools and Rules
  • Linear Construction Methods
  • Angular Construction Methods
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 The Cartesian Plane
  • Two Number Lines
  • Relation versus Function
  • Straight Lines
  • Parabolas and Circles
  • Solving Pairs of Equations
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part I
  • Part II: Three Dimensions and Up
  • Chapter 7 An Expanded Set of Rules
  • Points, Lines, Planes, and Space
  • Angles and Distances
  • More Facts
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Surface Area and Volume
  • Straight-Edged Objects
  • Circular Cones
  • Circular Cylinders
  • Other Solids
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Vectors and Cartesian Three-Space
  • A Taste of Trigonometry
  • Vectors in the Cartesian Plane
  • Three Number Lines
  • Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space
  • Planes
  • Straight Lines
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Alternative Coordinates
  • Polar Coordinates
  • Some Examples
  • Compression and Conversion
  • The Navigator’s Way
  • Alternative 3D Coordinates
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Hyperspace and Warped Space
  • Cartesian n-Space
  • Some Hyper Objects
  • Beyond Four Dimensions
  • Parallel Principle Revisited
  • Warped Space
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part II
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
  • Suggested Additional Reading
  • Index