Basic Geometry for College Students: An Overview of the Fundamental Concepts of Geometry / Edition 2

by Alan S. Tussy

Overview

Intended to address the need for a concise overview of fundamental geometry topics. Sections 1-7 introduce such topics as angles, polygons, perimeter, area, and circles. In the second part of the text, Sections 8-11 cover congruent and similar triangles, special triangles, volume, and surface area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900495829484
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	04/30/2009
Series:	Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Alan Tussy has taught all levels of developmental mathematics at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. He has written nine math books. An extraordinary author dedicated to his students' success, he is relentlessly meticulous and creative a visionary who maintains a keen focus on the greatest challenges students face in Mathematics. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from University of Redlands and his Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Los Angeles. He has taught across course and curriculum areas from prealgebra to differential equations. He is currently focusing on teaching courses related to Developmental Mathematics. Professor Tussy is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC).


R. David Gustafson is professor emeritus of mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and has also taught extensively at Rockford College and Beloit College. In addition to this best-selling college algebra resource with Jeffrey Hughes, he has co-authored Gustafson/Karr/Massey's BEGINNING ALGEBRA; INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA; BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA; BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH; and the Tussy/Gustafson and Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig Developmental Mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He has been very active in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) as a Midwest vice president. He has also served as president of IMACC, AMATYC's Illinois affiliate. Professor Gustafson earned a master of arts from Rockford College in Illinois as well as a master of science from Northern Illinois University.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Geometric Figures. 2. More about Angles. 3. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines. 4. Triangles. 5. Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons. 6. Perimeters and Areas of Polygons. 7. Circles. Cumulative Review Problems. 8. Congruent Triangles and Similar. Triangles. 9. The Pythagorean Theorem and Special Triangles. 10. Volume. 11. Surface Area. Cumulative Review Exercises. Appendix I. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning. Appendix II. Answers to Selected Exercises.