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Summary: This is the best introductory level geometry book out there!
Review: I used this book in my highschool Geometry class after using another popular Geometry textbook at another school. This book is the best one for students of all abilities - each lesson centers around a different aspect of a uniting theme (Chapter 1 - Circles, etc) using photographs, graphs, activities and simple, but thorough explanations. After easily helping you master the basics, each lesson then includes an advanced section for more able students which explores the subject more deeply. The best book out there! I recommend any math book from this publisher!
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Summary: An example of how NOT to teach math!
Review: Postulates, theorems, constructions: it seems that the authors do not know the difference. In this book postulates are presented as statements of fact, and used to "Prove" theorems. In chapter one, the Pythagorean Theorem is used in proofs BEFORE it is, itself proven.Chapter 2 begins with the theorem that the sum of the internal angles of a triangle is 180°. The proof is postponed until an exercise in chapter 7, and even then is based on two postulates. Mathematics should be presented as an orderly progression, each step building on previous lessons. The authors have striven mightily to remove all the logic and reason they possibly could from Geometry. In the 2400 years since Euclid wrote his "Elements," many have tried to improve on his work. Some have succeeded, but not the authors of THIS book. Professor Joyce at Clark University has placed Euclid's work on the web. Search on "euclid clark university" for the website. Seth Yoshioka-Maxwell has a website with an interactive construction of Euclid's proof of the Pythagorian theorem. Search on "Seth Yoshioka Maxwell Euclid" for the website.
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