Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach, 4th Edition

LOVE this geometry text. As a high school math teacher, I have used Serra’s text for 10 years now, with great results. It teaches students how to think inductively, which is a greatly lacking skill among high school students. It also helps students to develop into independent thinkers and great problem solvers. In addition, it teaches students how to work with others, a skill that anyone who works with people can attest is lacking. It also develops students into better readers, as they have to read written instructions on a daily basis to succeed in the course. All of these are great benefits of the book.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 0 Geometric Art
CHAPTER 2 Introducing Geometry
CHAPTER 3 Reasoning in Geometry
CHAPTER 4 Using Tools of Geometry
CHAPTER 5 Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties
CHAPTER 6 Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties
CHAPTER 6 Discovering and Proving Circle Properties
CHAPTER 7 Transformations and Tessellations
CHAPTER 7 Area
CHAPTER 8 The Pythagorean Theorem
CHAPTER 10 Volume
CHAPTER 11 Similarity
CHAPTER 12 Trigonometry
CHAPTER 13 Geometry as a Mathematical System