Geometry
by Harold R. Jacobs · first published 1974
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2009–2024first – last mentioned
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xii, 701 p. 26 cm
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Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding by Harold R. Jacobs Preview: https://books.google.de/books/about/Geometry.html?id=u5o6DwA... You can purchase a complete solution manual separately, which is very handy.
on “How to do hard things” ↗…problems. E.g. "If Tommy has 3 Oreos..." That is not the kind of dressing up they need, no. But if you compare your basic Silver Burdett piece of shit to a book like "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" or Geometry by the same author (Harold Jacobs), you'll see the difference. I have the Geometry book. It uses Escher, Alice in Wonderland, and other great and useful devices for explaining math. (Hofstadter uses…
on “Algebra for All: Educators Challenge Idea That Math Skills Must Come Naturally” ↗…are now and although my mom was an uneducated immigrant, I was fortunate to grow up in the bay area and get an education at a good public school where my teachers introduced me to Harold Jacobs's "Geometry" Nietziche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" Freeman Dyson's "Disturbing The Universe" Nigel Calder's "The Key to the Universe" Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man" Douglas Hofstadter's "Gödel, Escher,…
on “Ask HN: Non-tech books that have helped you grow professionally?” ↗Not sure if they can replace a good math teacher but some top picks for math books include "Geometry" by Euclid, "Algebra" by Harold Jacobs, "Trigonometry" by Charles P. McKeague, and "Calculus" by Michael Spivak.
on “Ask HN: Serious mathematics books that can replace a good teacher?” ↗…Text in Preliminary Mathematics - Dressler (ISBN-13 978-0877202035) - Fearon's Pre-Algebra (ISBN-13 978-0835934534) - Introductory Algebra for College Students - Blitzer (ISBN-13 978-0134178059) - Geometry - Jacobs ( 2nd ed, ISBN-13 978-0716717454) - Intermediate Algebra for College Students - Blitzer (ISBN-13 978-0134178943 ) - College Algebra - Blitzer (ISBN-13 978-0321782281) - Precalculus - Blitzer…
on “Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking” ↗