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The Resource Barron's E-Z geometry, Lawrence S. Leff

Barron's E-Z geometry, Lawrence S. Leff

Creator
Contributor
Summary
Explains the principles of plane geometry and includes practice exercises and model problems
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
4th ed..
Extent
v, 497 p.
Note
Rev. ed. of: Geometry the easy way. 3rd ed. 1997
Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Building a geometry vocabulary
  • The building blocks of geometry
  • Definitions and postulates
  • Inductive versus deductive reasoning
  • The IF. . . THEN. . . sentence structure
  • Review exercises for chapter 1
  • 2. Measure and congruence
  • Measuring segments and angles
  • Betweenness of points and rays
  • Congruence
  • Midpoint and bisector
  • Diagrams and drawing conclusions
  • Properties of equality and congruence
  • Additional properties of equality
  • The two-column proof format
  • Review exercises for chapter 2
  • 3. Angle pairs and perpendicular lines
  • Supplementary and complementary angle pairs
  • Adjacent and vertical angle pairs
  • Theorems relating to complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles
  • Definitions and theorems relating to right angles and perpendiculars
  • A word about the format of a proof
  • Review exercises for chapter 3
  • 4. Parallel lines
  • Planes and lines
  • Properties of parallel lines
  • Converses and methods of proving lines parallel
  • The parallel postulate
  • Review exercises for chapter 4
  • 5. Angles of a polygon
  • The anatomy of a polygon
  • Angles of a triangle
  • Exterior angles of a triangle
  • Angles of a polygon
  • Review exercises for chapter 5
  • 6. Proving triangles are congruent
  • Correspondences and congruent triangles
  • Proving triangles congruent : SSS, SAS, and ASA postulates
  • Proving overlapping triangles congruent
  • Proving triangles congruent : AAS and hy-leg methods
  • When two triangles are NOT congruent
  • Review exercises for chapter 6
  • 7. Applying congruent triangles
  • Using congruent triangles to prove segments and angles congruent
  • Using congruent triangles to prove special properties of lines
  • Classifying triangles and special segments
  • The isosceles triangle
  • Double congruence proofs
  • Review exercises for chapter 7
  • Cumulative review exercises : chapters 1-7
  • 8. Geometric inequalities
  • Some basic properties of inequalities
  • Inequality relationships in a triangle
  • The indirect method of proof
  • Review exercises for chapter 8
  • 9. Special quadrilaterals
  • Classifying quadrilaterals
  • Properties of a parallelogram
  • Properties of special parallelograms
  • Proving a quadrilateral is a parallelogram
  • Applications of parallelograms
  • Properties of a trapezoid
  • Review exercises for chapter 9
  • 10. Ratio, proportion, and similarity
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Proportions in a triangle
  • When are polygons similar?
  • Proving triangles similar
  • Proving lengths of sides of similar triangles in proportion
  • Proving products of segment lengths equal
  • Review exercises for chapter 10
  • 11. The right triangle
  • Proportions in a right triangle
  • The Pythagorean theorem
  • Special right-triangle relationships
  • Trigonometric ratios
  • Indirect measurement in a right triangle
  • Review exercises for chapter 11
  • Cumulative review exercises : chapters 8-11
  • 12. Circles and angle measurement
  • The parts of a circle
  • Arcs and central angles
  • Diameters and chords
  • Tangents and secants
  • Angle measurement : vertex on the circle
  • Angle measurement : vertex in the interior of the circle
  • Angle measurement : vertex in the exterior of the circle
  • Using angle-measurement theorems
  • Review exercises for chapter 12
  • 13. Chord, tangent, and secant segments
  • Equidistant chords
  • Tangents and circles
  • Similar triangles and circles
  • Tangent- and secant-segment relationships
  • Circumference and arc length
  • Review exercises for chapter 13
  • 14. Area and volume
  • Areas of a rectangle, square, and parallelogram
  • Areas of a triangle and trapezoid
  • Comparing areas
  • Area of a regular polygon
  • Areas of a circle, sector, and segment
  • Geometric solids
  • Review exercises for chapter 14
  • 15. Coordinate geometry
  • The coordinate plane
  • Finding area using coordinates
  • The midpoint and distance formulas
  • Slope of a line
  • Equation of a line
  • Equation of a circle
  • Proofs using coordinates
  • Review exercises for chapter 15
  • 16. Locus and constructions
  • Describing points that fit one condition
  • Describing points that fit more than one condition
  • Locus and coordinates
  • Basic constructions
  • Review exercises for chapter 16
  • 17. Transformation geometry
  • Terms and notation
  • Congruence transformations
  • Classifying isometries
  • Size transformations
  • Types of symmetry
  • Transformations in the coordinate plane
  • Composing Transformations
  • Review exercises for chapter 17
  • Cumulative review exercises : chapters 12-17
  • Some geometric relationships and formulas worth remembering
  • Glossary
  • Answers to chapter exercises
  • Solutions to cumulative review exercises
Isbn
9780764139185
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Instance
Label
Barron's E-Z geometry
Title
Barron's E-Z geometry
Statement of responsibility
Lawrence S. Leff
Title variation
  • E-Z geometry
  • Easy geometry
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Explains the principles of plane geometry and includes practice exercises and model problems
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Leff, Lawrence S
Dewey number
516.22
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
QA455
LC item number
.L35 2009
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Leff, Lawrence S
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Geometry, Plane
Label
Barron's E-Z geometry, Lawrence S. Leff
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Rev. ed. of: Geometry the easy way. 3rd ed. 1997
Bar code
  • 31223107040132
  • 31223107040124
  • 31223107040108
  • 31223107040041
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- 1. Building a geometry vocabulary -- The building blocks of geometry -- Definitions and postulates -- Inductive versus deductive reasoning -- The IF. . . THEN. . . sentence structure -- Review exercises for chapter 1 -- 2. Measure and congruence -- Measuring segments and angles -- Betweenness of points and rays -- Congruence -- Midpoint and bisector -- Diagrams and drawing conclusions -- Properties of equality and congruence -- Additional properties of equality -- The two-column proof format -- Review exercises for chapter 2 -- 3. Angle pairs and perpendicular lines -- Supplementary and complementary angle pairs -- Adjacent and vertical angle pairs -- Theorems relating to complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles -- Definitions and theorems relating to right angles and perpendiculars -- A word about the format of a proof -- Review exercises for chapter 3 -- 4. Parallel lines -- Planes and lines -- Properties of parallel lines -- Converses and methods of proving lines parallel -- The parallel postulate -- Review exercises for chapter 4 -- 5. Angles of a polygon -- The anatomy of a polygon -- Angles of a triangle -- Exterior angles of a triangle -- Angles of a polygon -- Review exercises for chapter 5 -- 6. Proving triangles are congruent -- Correspondences and congruent triangles -- Proving triangles congruent : SSS, SAS, and ASA postulates -- Proving overlapping triangles congruent -- Proving triangles congruent : AAS and hy-leg methods -- When two triangles are NOT congruent -- Review exercises for chapter 6 -- 7. Applying congruent triangles -- Using congruent triangles to prove segments and angles congruent -- Using congruent triangles to prove special properties of lines -- Classifying triangles and special segments -- The isosceles triangle -- Double congruence proofs -- Review exercises for chapter 7 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 1-7 -- 8. Geometric inequalities -- Some basic properties of inequalities -- Inequality relationships in a triangle -- The indirect method of proof -- Review exercises for chapter 8 -- 9. Special quadrilaterals -- Classifying quadrilaterals -- Properties of a parallelogram -- Properties of special parallelograms -- Proving a quadrilateral is a parallelogram -- Applications of parallelograms -- Properties of a trapezoid -- Review exercises for chapter 9 -- 10. Ratio, proportion, and similarity -- Ratio and proportion -- Proportions in a triangle -- When are polygons similar? -- Proving triangles similar -- Proving lengths of sides of similar triangles in proportion -- Proving products of segment lengths equal -- Review exercises for chapter 10 -- 11. The right triangle -- Proportions in a right triangle -- The Pythagorean theorem -- Special right-triangle relationships -- Trigonometric ratios -- Indirect measurement in a right triangle -- Review exercises for chapter 11 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 8-11 -- 12. Circles and angle measurement -- The parts of a circle -- Arcs and central angles -- Diameters and chords -- Tangents and secants -- Angle measurement : vertex on the circle -- Angle measurement : vertex in the interior of the circle -- Angle measurement : vertex in the exterior of the circle -- Using angle-measurement theorems -- Review exercises for chapter 12 -- 13. Chord, tangent, and secant segments -- Equidistant chords -- Tangents and circles -- Similar triangles and circles -- Tangent- and secant-segment relationships -- Circumference and arc length -- Review exercises for chapter 13 -- 14. Area and volume -- Areas of a rectangle, square, and parallelogram -- Areas of a triangle and trapezoid -- Comparing areas -- Area of a regular polygon -- Areas of a circle, sector, and segment -- Geometric solids -- Review exercises for chapter 14 -- 15. Coordinate geometry -- The coordinate plane -- Finding area using coordinates -- The midpoint and distance formulas -- Slope of a line -- Equation of a line -- Equation of a circle -- Proofs using coordinates -- Review exercises for chapter 15 -- 16. Locus and constructions -- Describing points that fit one condition -- Describing points that fit more than one condition -- Locus and coordinates -- Basic constructions -- Review exercises for chapter 16 -- 17. Transformation geometry -- Terms and notation -- Congruence transformations -- Classifying isometries -- Size transformations -- Types of symmetry -- Transformations in the coordinate plane -- Composing Transformations -- Review exercises for chapter 17 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 12-17 -- Some geometric relationships and formulas worth remembering -- Glossary -- Answers to chapter exercises -- Solutions to cumulative review exercises
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
4th ed..
Extent
v, 497 p.
Isbn
9780764139185
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2008045718
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
bro-copy20140421-153
System control number
  • 263147042
  • (OCoLC)263147042
Label
Barron's E-Z geometry, Lawrence S. Leff
Link
Publication
Note
Rev. ed. of: Geometry the easy way. 3rd ed. 1997
Bar code
  • 31223107040132
  • 31223107040124
  • 31223107040108
  • 31223107040041
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- 1. Building a geometry vocabulary -- The building blocks of geometry -- Definitions and postulates -- Inductive versus deductive reasoning -- The IF. . . THEN. . . sentence structure -- Review exercises for chapter 1 -- 2. Measure and congruence -- Measuring segments and angles -- Betweenness of points and rays -- Congruence -- Midpoint and bisector -- Diagrams and drawing conclusions -- Properties of equality and congruence -- Additional properties of equality -- The two-column proof format -- Review exercises for chapter 2 -- 3. Angle pairs and perpendicular lines -- Supplementary and complementary angle pairs -- Adjacent and vertical angle pairs -- Theorems relating to complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles -- Definitions and theorems relating to right angles and perpendiculars -- A word about the format of a proof -- Review exercises for chapter 3 -- 4. Parallel lines -- Planes and lines -- Properties of parallel lines -- Converses and methods of proving lines parallel -- The parallel postulate -- Review exercises for chapter 4 -- 5. Angles of a polygon -- The anatomy of a polygon -- Angles of a triangle -- Exterior angles of a triangle -- Angles of a polygon -- Review exercises for chapter 5 -- 6. Proving triangles are congruent -- Correspondences and congruent triangles -- Proving triangles congruent : SSS, SAS, and ASA postulates -- Proving overlapping triangles congruent -- Proving triangles congruent : AAS and hy-leg methods -- When two triangles are NOT congruent -- Review exercises for chapter 6 -- 7. Applying congruent triangles -- Using congruent triangles to prove segments and angles congruent -- Using congruent triangles to prove special properties of lines -- Classifying triangles and special segments -- The isosceles triangle -- Double congruence proofs -- Review exercises for chapter 7 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 1-7 -- 8. Geometric inequalities -- Some basic properties of inequalities -- Inequality relationships in a triangle -- The indirect method of proof -- Review exercises for chapter 8 -- 9. Special quadrilaterals -- Classifying quadrilaterals -- Properties of a parallelogram -- Properties of special parallelograms -- Proving a quadrilateral is a parallelogram -- Applications of parallelograms -- Properties of a trapezoid -- Review exercises for chapter 9 -- 10. Ratio, proportion, and similarity -- Ratio and proportion -- Proportions in a triangle -- When are polygons similar? -- Proving triangles similar -- Proving lengths of sides of similar triangles in proportion -- Proving products of segment lengths equal -- Review exercises for chapter 10 -- 11. The right triangle -- Proportions in a right triangle -- The Pythagorean theorem -- Special right-triangle relationships -- Trigonometric ratios -- Indirect measurement in a right triangle -- Review exercises for chapter 11 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 8-11 -- 12. Circles and angle measurement -- The parts of a circle -- Arcs and central angles -- Diameters and chords -- Tangents and secants -- Angle measurement : vertex on the circle -- Angle measurement : vertex in the interior of the circle -- Angle measurement : vertex in the exterior of the circle -- Using angle-measurement theorems -- Review exercises for chapter 12 -- 13. Chord, tangent, and secant segments -- Equidistant chords -- Tangents and circles -- Similar triangles and circles -- Tangent- and secant-segment relationships -- Circumference and arc length -- Review exercises for chapter 13 -- 14. Area and volume -- Areas of a rectangle, square, and parallelogram -- Areas of a triangle and trapezoid -- Comparing areas -- Area of a regular polygon -- Areas of a circle, sector, and segment -- Geometric solids -- Review exercises for chapter 14 -- 15. Coordinate geometry -- The coordinate plane -- Finding area using coordinates -- The midpoint and distance formulas -- Slope of a line -- Equation of a line -- Equation of a circle -- Proofs using coordinates -- Review exercises for chapter 15 -- 16. Locus and constructions -- Describing points that fit one condition -- Describing points that fit more than one condition -- Locus and coordinates -- Basic constructions -- Review exercises for chapter 16 -- 17. Transformation geometry -- Terms and notation -- Congruence transformations -- Classifying isometries -- Size transformations -- Types of symmetry -- Transformations in the coordinate plane -- Composing Transformations -- Review exercises for chapter 17 -- Cumulative review exercises : chapters 12-17 -- Some geometric relationships and formulas worth remembering -- Glossary -- Answers to chapter exercises -- Solutions to cumulative review exercises
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
4th ed..
Extent
v, 497 p.
Isbn
9780764139185
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2008045718
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
col. ill.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
bro-copy20140421-153
System control number
  • 263147042
  • (OCoLC)263147042

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