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Geometry Connections

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ISBN-10: 0131449265

ISBN-13: 9780131449268

Edition: 2006

Authors: John K. Beem, University of Missouri Staff

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With challenging new standards-based middle school mathematics curricula now in place, future teachers need college-level mathematics courses that better prepare them for their professional careers. This handbook presents a rigorous review of college-level geometry, designed to equip middle grade mathematics teachers with the skills needed for teaching NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Standards-based curricula.nbsp;Contains geometry which middle school mathematics teachers will actually have to teach, as well as additional material to deepen future teachersrsquo; knowledge and understanding of geometry. Demonstrate the presentation and use of geometry in the middle school…    
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Book details

List price: $119.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Preface
List of Numbered Figures
List of Classroom Connections
List of Classroom Discussions
Euclid's Geometry
Euclid's Postulates and Common Notions
Using Logic
Notation and Measurement
Polygons and Solids
Measuring the Earth's Radius
Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 1
Congruent Figures, Areas, and Volumes
Congruent Triangles
Parallel Lines
Quadrilaterals
Areas of Figures
Circles
Volumes and Surface Areas
Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 2 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 2
Similarity
Similar Polygons
Applications of Similar Triangles
Pythagorean Theorem
Area and Perimeter of Similar Figures
Similarity for More General Figures
Chapter 3 Review
Chapter 3 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 3
Rigid Motions and Symmetry
Reflections Over Lines and Orientation
Translations, Rotations, and Glide-Reflections
Symmetries
Isometries in Space
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 4 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 4
Vectors and Transformations
Vectors as Oriented Line Segments
Representing Vectors with Coordinates
Matrices
Transformations Using Matrices
Isometries and Orthogonal Matrices
Isometries and Complex Numbers
Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 5 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 5
Three Other Geometries
Taxicab Geometry
Spherical Geometry
Hyperbolic Geometry
Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 6 Review Exercises
Related Reading for Chapter 6
Geometer's Sketchpad
Euclid's Assumptions
Selected Geometry Formulas
Glossary
Answers and Hints for Odd Exercises
Photo Credits
Index