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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Tanton, James Stuart, 1966-     Subjects     Geometry.     Angles (Geometry)     Polygons.     Parallels (Geometry)     Pythagorean theorem.     Distance geometry.     Proof theory.     Similarity (Geometry)     Congruences (Geometry)     Differential equations, Linear.     Quadrilaterals.     Triangle.     Circle.     Pi.     Fractals.     Numbers, Complex.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Tanton, James Stuart, 1966-       by title:      Geometry : an intera...       by call number:      516 T169g     Search the Web     Tanton, James Stuart, 1966-     Geometry.     Angles (Geometry)     Polygons.     Parallels (Geometry)     Pythagorean theorem.     Distance geometry.     Proof theory.     Similarity (Geometry)     Congruences (Geometry)     Differential equations, Linear.     Quadrilaterals.     Triangle.     Circle.     Pi.     Fractals.     Numbers, Complex.       MARC Display

Geometry : an interactive journey to mastery / James S. Tanton. by Tanton, James Stuart, 1966- Teaching Co., c2014. Call #: 516 T169g Subjects Geometry.   Angles (Geometry)   Polygons.   Parallels (Geometry)   Pythagorean theorem.   Distance geometry.   Proof theory.   Similarity (Geometry)   Congruences (Geometry)   Differential equations, Linear.   Quadrilaterals.   Triangle.   Circle.   Pi.   Fractals.   Numbers, Complex. Series Great courses (DVD)   Great courses (DVD). High school. ISBN:  9781629970707 (set) Alternate title:  Great Courses. Geometry an interactive journey to mastery Description:  287 p. : 29 cm. + 6 videodiscs (18 hrs.) Notes:  Course guidebook includes lecture outlines, timeline, glossary, and bibliographical references. 36 lectures - 30 minutes per lecture. [Catalogued as a book with DVDs to follow local decision regarding shelving practices]. Home use only. Contents:  Disc 1: Geometry: ancient ropes and modern phones -- Beginnings: jargon and undefined terms -- Angles and pencil-turning mysteries -- Understanding polygons -- The Pythagorean Theorem -- Distance, midpoints, and folding ties -- Disc 2: The nature of parallelism -- Proofs and proof writing -- Similarity and congruence -- Practical applications of similarity -- Makinig use of linear equations -- Equidistance: a focus on distance -- Disc 3: A return to parallelism -- Exploring special quadrilaterals -- The classification of triangles -- "Circle-ometry": on circular motion -- Trigonometry through right triangles -- What is the sine of 1°? -- Disc 4: The geometry of a circle -- The equation of a circle -- Understanding area -- Explorations with Pi -- Three-dimensional geometry: solids -- Introduction to scale -- Disc 5: Playing with geometric probability -- Exploring geometric constructions -- The reflection principle -- Tilings, platonic solids, and theorems -- Folding and conics -- The mathematics of symmetry -- Disc 6: The mathematics of fractals -- Dido's problem -- The geometry of braids: curious applications -- The geometry of figurate numbers -- Complex numbers in geometry -- Bending the axioms: new geometries. Performers:  Lectures by Professor James S. Tanton (Mathematician in Residence at the Mathematical Association of America). Summary:  Geometry lectures that identify the key beliefs that make geometry work the way we think it should. Includes all the traditional topics expected in a typical geometry course plus a selection of fun and unusual topics that might or might not appear in a traditional program. Genre:  Educational films. Filmed lectures. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 516 T169g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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