Essentials of Geometry for College Students

by Margaret L. Lial, Barbara Brown, Arnold Steffenson

Written for students who need a refresher on Plane Euclidean Geometry, Essentials of Geometry for College Students, Second Edition , incorporates the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards on geometry, modeling, reasoning, communication, technology, and deductive proof. To make learning interactive and enjoyable, this new edition includes exciting new features such as Technology Connections and Hands-on Activities . Knowledge of beginning algebra and a scientific calculator are required for this text.

568 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Marge Lial (late) was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Her desire to educate both her students and herself inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was most recently affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, Marge’s travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She was particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks, involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.

Reviews

[Moeen Sahraei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like every other Margaret Lial’s books, is was so comprehensive, intuitive and highly intelligible. The geometry is the science of existence, it is in fact one of the oldest branches of mathematics which Euclid, Pythagoras, Thales and so many other fertile minds has been working on it since thousands of years ago in order to shed light on primordial principles of the whole world. In other words, geometry is somehow sacred because it reveals so many general truths which are applicable in any part of the world and any science like physics, engineering, architecture etc.
Margaret L Lial introduces some basic but imperative ideas of geometry which are so essential for anyone who wants to gain some primary grasp of this enormous field.