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Title: Geometry Demystified by Stan Gibilisco ISBN: 0-07-141650-1 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 27 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Just the facts, straightaway
Comment: This book presents geometry in a straightforward way. Emphasis is on the facts, without getting sidetracked in proofs, (although the purist might object to the fact that proofs are not given). The drawings are relevant and straightforward. The book is well organized and proceeds logically from beginning to end. There are conversational problems with answers in the text, and lots of multiple-choice test questions with answers in the appendix. The test questions are especially good, because they resemble the standardized tests schoolchildren are forced to take these days. This book, along with with a standard school textbook, should make high-school students highly proficient in this subject, and get them ready for more advanced courses such as calculus and trigonometry. Note: I also have the chemistry, physics, and trigonometry books in the Demystified Series and have found them to be of comparable quality.
Rating: 4
Summary: NOT RECOMMENDED IF YOU NEED HELP IN GEOMETRY
Comment: because of the topic coverage. I picked this up because, though a math teacher, I really don't like Geometry. Never have. This book covers some of what a high school student would need in just a few chapters. So, Why aren't I recommending it to students needing help? Because the author completely skips proofs, which is what most students are having trouble with. It also has no chapter dealing with circles and theorems related to them. What it does cover it covers in a highly interesting and original way (why does a stool have three legs instead of four?). It is also filled with topics not covered in a high school geometry course, but which are very interesting on their own. Given the authors other books' titles, this is perhaps "geometry for electricians and hobbyists". If you are someone with bad memories of geometry, but you would like to try revisiting it, then this is highly recommended. It would also be a good outside source for students doing well in Geometry but wanting to read about some higher level topics (including 3 - 4 - and higher dimensional geometry.) The book has loads of multiple choice test questions, so you can see how well you are understanding what you are reading, but it has no detailed solutions in the back--just the correct answers. (techinical point: readers should know that the author teaches polar coordinates "backwards" from the way we teach it in Trigonometry. The form is (r, theta), NOT (theta, r).)
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Title: Algebra Demystified : A Self Teaching Guide (Demystified) by Rhonda Huettenmueller ISBN: 0071389938 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Calculus Demystified : A Self Teaching Guide (Demystified) by Steven G. Krantz ISBN: 0071393080 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Physics Demystified : A Self-Teaching Guide (Demystified) by Stan Gibilisco ISBN: 0071382011 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Chemistry Demystified (TAB Demystified) by Linda Williams ISBN: 0071410112 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 26 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Astronomy Demystified (Demystified) by Stan Gibilisco ISBN: 0071384278 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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