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Three-time New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar now makes it a breeze to excel in… Geometry!
Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the “math nerd” stereotype. For years, she’s been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes – with style! With Girls Get Curves, she applies her winning techniques to geometry, giving readers the tools they need to feel great and totally “get” everything from congruent triangles to theorems, and more. Inside you’ll find:
· Time-saving tips and tricks for homework and tests
· Illuminating practice problems (and proofs!) with detailed solutions
· Totally relatable real-world examples
· True stories from Danica’s own life as an actress and math student
· A Troubleshooting Guide, for getting unstuck during even the trickiest proofs!
With Danica as a coach, girls everywhere can stop hiding from their homework and watch their scores rise!
DANICA MCKELLAR is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics, and is well-known for her acting roles on The Wonder Years and The West Wing, among others. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Acknowledgments vi
Girls Get … What? xi
FAQs: How to Use This Book xiii
Part 1 Geometry Basics
Chapter 1 Hot Guys and Smelly Socks: Introduction to Logic and Reasoning 1
Chapter 2 Snow Angels: Geometry Basics 18
Chapter 3 First Impressions: Working with Diagrams 35
Confessional: Assumptions Gone Wrong! 44
Quiz: What's Your Body Image? On the Cover! 46
Part 2 Introduction to Proofs
Chapter 4 Why, Mommy? Why?: Introduction to Two-Column Proofs 50
Chapter 5 Lounge Chairs and Leftover Pizza: The Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division Properties … and More Proofs! 70
Part 3 Triangles, Congruence, and More Proofs
Chapter 6 Ski Lessons: Introduction to Triangles 88
Chapter 7 Romantic Walks on the Beach: Congruence Transformations 109
Chapter 8 Cheerleading Tryouts: Congruent Triangles 119
Chapter 9 The Many Uses of Lipstick: CPCTC and More Proofs 143
Chapter 10 Your Sister's Crush: Proofs by Contradiction (AKA Indirect Proofs) 165
Chapter 11 Little Miss Know-It-All: Right Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem 176
Confessional: How Do You Attract Guys? On the Cover? 198
Part 4 Parallel Lines and Polygons
Chapter 12 School Dance Nightmare: Intro to Polygons … and Deriving Formulas 200
Chapter 13 Getting Around the Mall: Parallel Lines and Transversals 214
Chapter 14 Musical Theater Emergency: Proving Lines Are Parallel 227
Chapter 15 Designer Shoes and Handbags: Introduction to Quadrilaterals 241
Chapter 16 Reality Show Drama: Properties of Parallelograms and Other Quadrilaterals 257
Feel Great with These 8 Self-Esteem Boosters! On the Cover! 281
Part 5 Similarity, Circles, Area, and Volume
Chapter 17 Life-Sized Barbie: Similar Triangles 284
Chapter 18 The Birds and the Bees … and Puppy Dogs, Too: Circles 303
Chapter 19 The Warrior Princess: Arcs and Arc Length 324
Chapter 20 Suddenly in the Mood for … Pie: Finding Perimeter and Area 342
Chapter 21 It's A Wrap!: Surface Area and Volume 363
A Final Word 383
Proofs: The Trouble shooting Guide! 385
Appendix 387
List of Rules (Theorems and Postulates) 390
Answer Key 395
Symbol Glossary 403
Index 405
About the Author 415
Overview
Three-time New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar now makes it a breeze to excel in… Geometry!
Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the “math nerd” stereotype. For years, she’s been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes – with style! With Girls Get Curves, she applies her winning techniques to geometry, giving readers the tools they need to feel great and totally “get” everything from congruent triangles to ...