Schaum's Outline of Geometry, 5th Edition: 665 Solved Problems + 25 Videos

by Christopher Thomas, Barnett Rich

Overview

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 650 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 25 detailed videos featuring Math instructors who explain how to solve the most commonly tested problems--it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

• 665 fully solved problems
• Concise explanations of all geometry concepts
• Support for all major textbooks for geometry courses

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time--and get your best test scores!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071795418
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/16/2012
Series:	Schaum's Outline Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	28 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Christopher Thomas holds a doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) from Tufts University and is Professor of Math at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His research centered on Geometric Group Theory, exploring places where algebra and geometry meet. He is the author of Calculus Success in 20 minutes a Day (2006) and Trigonometry Success in 20 Minutes a Day (2007).

Barnett Rich (deceased) held a doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) from Columbia University and a doctor of jurisprudence (J.D.) from New York University. He began his professional career at Townsend Harris Hall High School of New York City and was one of the prominent organizers of the High School of Music and Art where he served as the Administrative Assistant. Later he taught at CUNY and Columbia University and held the post of Chairman of Mathematics at Brooklyn Technical High School for 14 years. Among his many achievements are the six degrees he earned and the 23 books that he wrote, among them Schaum's Outlines of Elementary Algebra, Modern Algebra, and Review of Elementary Algebra.

Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals of Algebra: Laws and Operations
2. Fundamentals of Algebra: Equations and Formulas
3. Lines, Angles, and Triangles
4. Methods of Proof
5. Congruent Triangles
6. Parallel Lines, Distances, and Angle Sums
7. Parallelograms, Trapezoids, Medians, and Midpoints
8. Circles
9. Similarity
10. Areas
11. Regular Polygons and the Circle
12. Locus
13. Inequalities and Indirect Reasoning
14. Improvement of Reasoning
15. Constructions
16. Proofs of Important Theorems
17. Transformational Geometry