Geometry Demystified

by Gibilisco, Stan

• ISBN13: 9780071416504
• ISBN10: 0071416501
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

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! ABOUT GEOMETRY DEMYSTIFIED: * 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

Author Biography

Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill's most diverse and best-selling authors. His clear, friendly, easy-to-read writing style makes his electronics titles accessible to a wide audience and his background in mathematics and research make him an ideal handbook editor. He is the author of The TAB Encyclopedia of Electronics for Technicians and Hobbyists Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics. Booklist named his book, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, one of the Best References of 1996.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: PLANE GEOMETRY

Chapter 1. Points, Lines, and Angles

Chapter 2. Postulates and Theorems

Chapter 3. Triangles

Chapter 4. Polygons

Chapter 5. Other Plane Figures

Chapter 6. Mechanical Constructions

Test: Part One

PART TWO: SOLID GEOMETRY

Chapter 7. Points, Lines, Angles, and Planes

Chapter 8. Pyramids and Cubes

Chapter 9. Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres

Chapter 10. Other Solid Figures

Chapter 11. Non-Euclidean Geometry

Chapter 12. Time-space and Hyperspace

Test: Part Two

Final Exam

Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions

Suggested Additional Reading and Reference

Index