Presents a collection lectures on topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us. Patterns in nature are the source of our geometrical understanding of the world. Abstracting those patterns leads to concepts from classical geometry. Extensions of those and other ideas of form have created a landscape of mathematical ideas, including Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometries, symmetry groups, and graph theory.

In the 17th century, scientist and mathematician Galileo Galilei noted that the book of nature "cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics . . . without which it is not humanly possible to understand a single word of it." The same feeling prompted German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss to call mathematics the "queen of the sciences"...

Rhyming text and illustrations draw attention to circles that are found in the world around us.

Covers geometric concepts such as angles, intersecting lines, congruent triangles, quadrilaterals, geometric proofs, and more.

"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design."--Container.

Ready to exercise those brain cells? Professor Arthur T. Benjamin is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and in this series, he shows that there are simple tricks that allow anyone to look like a math magician. Throughout these lectures, he shows how everything in mathematics is connected--how the beautiful and often imposing edifice that has given us algebra, geometry,...

Combines serious academic content with a humorous presentation style to help make geometry more accessible. Used as a supplement to lectures, as a pre-exam review, or for independent study, each program skillfully employs elements such as clever mnemonics, high-tech computer graphics, and entertaining vignettes to boost retention and confidence while driving home core concepts through concise explanations and challenging problems.

Topics include postulates, proofs, triangles, congruence and similarity, parallel lines, quadrilaterals, right triangles, circles, area, coodinate geometry, solids, constructions, and introduction to non-Euclidean geometries.

"Students are encouraged to explore solids and shapes around them, and recognize attributes including faces, vertices, edges, and corners. Kids compare shapes like rectangles, squares, triangles and circles with solids like prisms, cubes, pyramids, and spheres. The concepts of symmetry, angles, congruent shapes, perimeter and area are illustrated using manipulatives and real-life examples"--Container.

All of the Common Core kindergarten standards for geometry and builds upon the concepts introduced in Volume One. Kids will learn how to identify shapes, both two dimensional and three dimensional, and understand the differences. They will understand how smaller shapes can be combined to make new ones. Graphics, animation, and onscreen, multiple-choice review questions reinforce key concepts and make learning fun.