附註:Includes bibliographical references (page 304) and index.
Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART ONE Two Dimensions; CHAPTER 1 Some Basic Rules; Points and Lines; Angles and Distances; More about Lines and Angles; Quiz; CHAPTER 2 Triangles; Triangle Definitions; Direct Congruence and Similarity Criteria; Types of Triangles; SpecialFacts; Quiz; CHAPTER 3 Quadrilaterals; Types of Quadrilaterals; Facts about Quadrilaterals; Perimeters and Areas; Quiz; CHAPTER 4 Other Plane Figures; Five Sides and Up; Some Rules of ''Polygony''; Circles and Ellipses; Quiz; CHAPTER 5 Compass and Straight Edge; Tools and Rules; Linear Constructions; Angular Constructions.
QuizCHAPTER 6 The Cartesian Plane; Two Number Lines; Relation versus Function; Straight Lines; Parabolas and Circles; Solving Pairs of Equations; Quiz; Test: Part One; PART TWO Three Dimensions and Up; CHAPTER 7 An Expanded Set of Rules; Points, Lines, Planes, and Space; Angles and Distances; More Facts; Quiz; CHAPTER 8 Surface Area and Volume; Straight-Edged Objects; Cones and Cylinders; Other Solids; Quiz; CHAPTER 9 Vectors and Cartesian Three-Space; A Taste of Trigonometry; Vectors in the Cartesian Plane; Three Number Lines; Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space; Planes; Straight Lines; Quiz.
CHAPTER 10 Alternative CoordinatesPolar Coordinates; Some Examples; Compression and Conversion; The Navigator's Way; Alternative 3D Coordinates; Quiz; CHAPTER 11 Hyperspace and Warped Space; Cartesian n-Space; Some Hyper Objects; Beyond Four Dimensions; Parallel Principle Revisited; Curved Space; Quiz; Test: Part Two; Final Exam; Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions; Suggested Additional References; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
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