9781523504374

Geometry? No problem!

This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school geometry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all.

Featuring:

Logic and reasoning
Parallel lines
Triangles and congruence
Trapezoids and kites
Ratio and proportion
The pythagorean theorem
The fundamentals of circles
Area
Volume of prisms and cylinders
And more

Christy Needham began her career as a high school math teacher. She went on to develop the math materials and curriculum for a major worldwide education company. She enjoys volunteering with math professional development within the community and at her children’s school. She currently resides in Simi Valley, California.

CONTENTS

UNIT 1: BASICS OF GEOMETRY

Introduction to Geometry
Points, Lines, and Planes
Angles
Angle Pairs
Constructions
Logic and Reasoning
Introduction to Geometric Proofs

UNIT 2: PARALLEL LINES

Parallel Lines and Transversals
Collecting and Using Information
Parallel Line Theorems
Proving Lines Parallel

UNIT 3: TRIANGLES AND CONGRUENCE

Types of Triangles
Interior and Exterior Angles
Side Side Side (SSS) and Side Angle Side (SAS) Congruence
Angle Side Angle (ASA) and Angle Angle Side (AAS) Congruence
Triangle Bisectors
Triangle Inequalities

UNIT 4: QUADRILATERALS AND POLYGONS

Parallelograms
Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares
Trapezoids and Kites
Polygons

UNIT 5: GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS

Reflections
Translations
Rotations
Compositions
Congruence

UNIT 6: SIMILARITY

Ratio and Proportion
Dilations
Similar Figures
Similar Triangles
Proportions in Triangles

UNIT 7: RIGHT TRIANGLES AND TRIGONOMETRY

Slopes and Equations of Lines
The Pythagorean Theorem
Midpoint and Distance Formulas
Coordinate Triangle Proofs
Coordinate Quadrilateral Proofs
Trigonometric Ratios
Law of Sines and Cosines

UNIT 8: CIRCLES

The Fundamentals of Circles
Central Angles and Arcs
Radian Measure
Arcs and Chords
Inscribed Angles
Tangents
Secants and Other Segments
Equations of Circles

UNIT 9: AREA

Area of Triangles and Parallelograms
Area of Other Polygons
Area of Circles and Sectors
Area of Composite Figures

UNIT 10: SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME

Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
Surface Area and Volume of Spheres
Volume of Composite 3-D Figures
Surface Area and Volume in Solids of Revolution

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Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook

Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook

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