num_pages: 408
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 planesMeasure segments and anglesCalculate the area of a triangleUse tips and strategies to make proofs easierFigure the volume and surface area of a pyramidBisect angles and construct perpendicular linesWork with 3-D shapesWork with figures in the x-y coordinate systemSo quit scratching your head. Geometry For Dummies 2nd Edition  gets you un-stumped in a hurry.
language: English
title: Geometry For Dummies
publisher: For Dummies