Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook

by Workman Publishing, Christy Needham

Overview

The Big Fat Notebooks go to high school! A lively, fully illustrated guide to acing high school geometry, with clear notes on the big ideas, helpful tips for memorizing processes and remembering definitions, and lively doodles that make math easier to understand (and fun to study).
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523504374
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Big Fat Notebooks Series
Pages:	624
Sales rank:	10,516
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Christy Needham began her career as a high school math teacher. She went on to develop the math materials and curriculum for a major worldwide education company. She enjoys volunteering with math professional development within the community and at her children’s school.  She currently resides in Simi Valley, California. 

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
 
UNIT 1:  BASICS OF GEOMETRY

1. Introduction to Geometry
2. Points, Lines, and Planes
3. Angles
4. Angle Pairs
5. Constructions
6. Logic and Reasoning
7. Introduction to Geometric Proofs

 
UNIT 2:  PARALLEL LINES

1. Parallel Lines and Transversals
2. Collecting and Using Information
3. Parallel Line Theorems
4. Proving Lines Parallel

 
UNIT 3: TRIANGLES AND CONGRUENCE

1. Types of Triangles
2. Interior and Exterior Angles
3. Side Side Side (SSS) and Side Angle Side (SAS) Congruence
4. Angle Side Angle (ASA) and Angle Angle Side (AAS) Congruence
5. Triangle Bisectors
6. Triangle Inequalities

 
UNIT 4: QUADRILATERALS AND POLYGONS

1. Parallelograms
2. Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares
3. Trapezoids and Kites
4. Polygons

 
UNIT 5: GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS

1. Reflections
2. Translations
3. Rotations
4. Compositions
5. Congruence

 
UNIT 6: SIMILARITY

1. Ratio and Proportion
2. Dilations
3. Similar Figures
4. Similar Triangles
5. Proportions in Triangles

 
UNIT 7: RIGHT TRIANGLES AND TRIGONOMETRY

1. Slopes and Equations of Lines
2. The Pythagorean Theorem
3. Midpoint and Distance Formulas
4. Coordinate Triangle Proofs
5. Coordinate Quadrilateral Proofs
6. Trigonometric Ratios
7. Law of Sines and Cosines

 
UNIT 8: CIRCLES

1. The Fundamentals of Circles
2. Central Angles and Arcs
3. Radian Measure
4. Arcs and Chords
5. Inscribed Angles
6. Tangents
7. Secants and Other Segments
8. Equations of Circles

 
UNIT 9: AREA

1. Area of Triangles and Parallelograms
2. Area of Other Polygons
3. Area of Circles and Sectors
4. Area of Composite Figures

 
UNIT 10: SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME

1. Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
2. Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
3. Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
4. Surface Area and Volume of Spheres
5. Volume of Composite 3-D Figures
6. Surface Area and Volume in Solids of Revolution

 

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Editorial Reviews

"Excellent supplements for standard textbooks, offering readers friendly introductions to foundational concepts while using plain language, clear examples, and end-of-chapter quizzes to reinforce key concepts."
—Booklist

From the Publisher

2020-06-30
This study guide offers extensive notes to supplement high school geometry courses.

Styled as a notebook filled with clear, concise class notes, this volume covers 10 units of progressively more complicated geometry concepts over the course of more than 600 pages. Beginning with the basics—points, lines, planes, and angles—the chapters work through triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons; right angles and trigonometry; and area and volume, among other topics. Large, clear text that resembles handwriting on blue-lined paper presents information that is organized in tables, lists, definitions, extensive diagrams, and step-by-step sample problems. Capital letters, bold font, highlighting and colored text, and diagrams make important concepts stand out against the ample white space so it is easy to locate specific topics during study sessions, whether flipping through pages or using the table of contents or extensive index. Each chapter ends with a quiz with answers immediately following. The explanations of concepts are clear, sometimes using everyday examples to make the ideas accessible. The skills are carefully scaffolded with sample problems for straightforward digestion and practice, though the more complicated topics may require repeated exposure for retention. As with other books in the series, this notebook is intended as a supplement to a traditional textbook and course, and it serves this purpose well.

A reference work that makes high school geometry a little easier to learn. (index) (Nonfiction. 14-18)

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