Geometry Demystified

The talented and extremely dedicated person can use almost any reference for successful self-study; the differences between references are in the degree of difficulty. This book is touted as "A Self-teaching Guide", but it is higher on the scale of difficulty of use. Some time ago, I tutored a high school student in geometry and her text was a large hardback over 600 pages in length. The reasons for the size of that textbook were clear, it takes that much surface area to completely describe the subject at the level of the beginner. Therefore, this book with half that many pages would have to be either efficiently compact or inadequate in explanation. While there are hints of the first, the second is more dominant, it would be very difficult for the beginner to learn geometry using this book. The fundamentals are quickly reviewed, but there is the assumption that the reader has had algebra at the level where they know how to rearrange expressions. Furthermore, it is assumed that the reader understands functions and shapes such as parabolas. There are eleven chapters with a short quiz at the end of each one and a comprehensive final at the end. All questions are multiple choice and all solutions are included. This would make the book an excellent candidate for a review of geometry, but the swift pace and brevity would make it difficult to use as a reference in a self-study environment.

LEARN GEOMETRY FROM AN ALL-NEW ANGLE!

Now anyone with an interest in basic, practical geometry can master it — without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Geometry Demystified, best-selling author Stan Gibilisco provides a fun, effective, and totally painless way to learn the fundamentals and general concepts of geometry.

With Geometry Demystified you master the subject one simple step at a time — at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter and section to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.

Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, Geometry Demystified is your direct route to learning or brushing up on this essential math subject.

Get ready to:
* Learn all about points, lines, and angles
* Figure out perimeters, areas, and volumes
* Improve your spatial perception
* Envision warped space and hyperspace
* And much more!

This book helps learn geometry from an all-new angle! Now anyone with an interest in basic, practical geometry can master it - without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ.In "Geometry Demystified", best-selling author Stan Gibilisco provides a fun, effective, and totally painless way to learn the fundamentals and general concepts of geometry. With "Geometry Demystified", you master the subject one simple step at a time - at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter and section to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, "Geometry Demystified" is your direct route to learning or brushing up on this essential math subject. Get ready to: learn all about points, lines, and angles; figure out perimeters, areas, and volumes; improve your spatial perception; envision warped space and hyperspace; and much more! Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theory that would put Einstein to sleep - now there's an easier way to master chemistry, biology, trigonometry, and geometry. McGraw-Hill's "Demystified" series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner and is designed for users without formal training, unlimited time, or genius IQs. Organized like self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and final exams. There's no better way to gain instant expertise! This book: will help users understand circle and triangle models; inverses of circular functions; graphs of functions; coordinate conversions; angles and distances; waves and phase; complex numbers; vectors; trigonometry in 3-space; and much more The fundamentals rules of geometry go all the way back time of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who used geometry to calculate the diameter of the earth and the distance to the moon. Provides a self-paced method for learning the general concepts and fundamentals of geometry, and includes multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter and a final exam.