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Elementary Geometry for College Students

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ISBN-10: 061864525X

ISBN-13: 9780618645251

Edition: 4th 2007

Authors: Geralyn M. Koeberlein, Daniel C. Alexander

List price: $282.95
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Building on the success of its first three editions, the Fourth Edition of this market-leading text covers the important principles and real-world applications of plane geometry, with additional chapters on solid geometry, analytic geometry, and an introduction to trigonometry. Strongly influenced by both NCTM and AMATYC standards, the text takes an inductive approach that includes integrated activities and tools to promote hands-on application and discovery. New! Tables provide visual connections between figures and concepts and help students better assess their level of mastery and test readiness. New! Chapter Tests have been added to the end of every chapter. New! Proofs have been…    
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Book details

List price: $282.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 1/10/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Geralyn M. Koeberlein, now retired, taught mathematics at Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois for 34 years. She taught several levels of math, from Algebra I to AB Calculus. In the last few years of her career, Geralyn was also Chair of the Math and Science Department. After receiving her Master's Degree from the University of Illinois early in her teaching years, Geralyn continued her education by receiving over 90 hours of post graduate credit. She was a member of the the ICTM and the NCTM.

Daniel C. Alexander, now retired, taught mathematics at the secondary and college levels for over 40 years. His final 25 years of teaching were at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois; before retirement, his position at Parkland College was as mathematics professor emeritus. Although Professor Alexander held undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University, he also completed considerable post graduate course work as well. He delivered many talks and participated in various panel discussions at mathematics conferences of IMACC, AMATYC, and ICTM. Further, he had numerous published articles in the ICTM, NCTM,and AMATYC mathematics journals.

Preliminary Contents
Line and Angle Relations
Sets, statements and reasoning
Informal geometry and measurement
Early definitions and postulates
Angles and their relationships
Introduction to geometric proof
Relationships: perpendicular lines
The formal proof of a theorem
Parallel Lines
The parallel postulate and special angles
Indirect proof
Proving lines parallel
The angles of a triangle
Convex polygons
Symmetry and transformations
Triangles
Congruent triangles
Corresponding parts of congruent triangles
Isosceles triangles
Basic constructions justified
Inequalities in a triangle
Quadrilaterals
Properties of a parallelogram
The parallelogram and kite
The rectangle, square, and rhombus
The trapezoid
Similar Triangles
Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
Similar Polygons
Proving Triangles Similar
The Pythagorean Theorem
Special Right Triangles
Segments Divided Proportionately
Circles
Circles and Related Segments and Angles
More Angle Relationships in the Circle
Line and Segment Relationships in the Circle
Some Constructions and Inequalities for the Circle
Locus of Points
Concurrence of Lines
Areas of Polygons and Circles
Area and initial postulates
Perimeter and area of polygons
Regular polygons and area
Circumference and area of a circle
More area relationships in the circle
Surfaces and Solids
Prisms, area, and volume
Pyramids, area, and volume
Cylinders and cones
Polyhedrons and spheres
Analytic Geometry
The Rectangular Coordinate System
Graphs of Linear Equations and Slope
Preparing to do Analytic Proofs
Analytic Proofs
Equations of Lines
Introduction to Trigonometry
The Sine Ratio and Applications
The Cosine Ratio and Applications
The Tangent Ratio and Other Ratios
Applications to Acute Triangles