
Geometry by Discovery
David Gay(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 18. November 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-471-04177-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Designed for use within a junior/senior level geometry course, the topics covered in this text will enable the student to enhance their geometric skills, solve problems with a variety of old and new techniques (constructing models, conjectures, guessing, drawing pictures, etc.) and see how mathematical ideas are connected (similar solutions to solve different problems). Each chapter provides exercises, notes and a list of references for further reading.
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Product info
Paperback
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 23.2 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Thickness: 2.3 cm
Weight
720 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-04177-1 (9780471041771)
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Person
David Gay is the author of Geometry by Discovery, published by Wiley.
Content
Getting Started: Strategies for Solving Problems.
Episodes in the Measurement of Length, Area, and Volume.
Polyhedra.
Shortest Path Problems.
Kaleidoscopes.
Symmetry.
What Shapes Are Best?
Beehives and Other Packing Problems.
Where to Go From Here?: Project Ideas.
Credits.
Index.