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by: Mark Ryan See Larger Image List Price: $19.99 Our Price: $13.59 You Save: $6.40 (32%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $10.23 Third Party New Price: $10.24 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 516 EAN: 9780470089460 ISBN: 0470089466 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 408 Publication Date: January 03, 2008 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 24529 Studio: For Dummies Accessories: Geometry Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) Related Items: Geometry Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) Algebra II For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) Algebra for Dummies Trigonometry For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) Algebra Workbook For Dummies see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Learning geometry doesn’t have to hurt. With a little bit of friendly guidance, it can even be fun! Geometry For Dummies, 2nd Edition, helps you make friends with lines, angles, theorems and postulates. It eases you into all the principles and formulas you need to analyze two- and three-dimensional shapes, and it gives you the skills and strategies you need to write geometry proofs. Before you know it, you’ll be devouring proofs with relish. You’ll find out how a proof’s chain of logic works and discover some basic secrets for getting past rough spots. Soon, you’ll be proving triangles congruent, calculating circumferences, using formulas, and serving up pi. The non-proof parts of the book contain helpful formulas and tips that you can use anytime you need to shape up your knowledge of shapes. You’ll even get a feel for why geometry continues to draw people to careers in art, engineering, carpentry, robotics, physics, and computer animation, among others.You’ll discover how to: Identify lines, angles, and planes Measure segments and angles Calculate the area of a triangle Use tips and strategies to make proofs easier Figure the volume and surface area of a pyramid Bisect angles and construct perpendicular lines Work with 3-D shapes Work with figures in the x-y coordinate system So quit scratching your head. Geometry For Dummies, 2nd Edition, gets you un-stumped in a hurry. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A Fine Reference for the Ideas of Geometry and the Logic of Proofs Mark Ryan's book is a fine reference for the ideas of geometry and the logic of proofs. Ryan deals with geometry in an easy way and doesn't ignore the harder parts but explains them very well. I thought the book was very complete and I especially liked the way he introduced transformations. For high school students the good book is Tutor in a Book's Geometry, but for adults who have a genuine interest in learning about the basic ideas of geometry I highly recommend Mark Ryan's Geometry ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Qualifying Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Geometry & Topology - Mathematics - Professional Science - Professional & Technical - Subjects - Books - General Geometry Geometry & Topology - Mathematics - Science - Subjects - Books - General Geometry Geometry & Topology - Mathematics - Science - Subjects - Books - General AAS Mathematics - Science - Subjects - Books - General