Elementary Geometry for College Students

Building on the success of previous editions, ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS explores the important principles and real-world applications of plane, coordinate and solid geometry. Strongly influenced by both NCTM and AMATYC standards, the seventh edition includes intuitive, inductive and deductive experiences in its explorations. It aims to help students develop a comprehensive vocabulary of geometry, an intuitive and inductive approach to the development of principles, and strong deductive skills that lead to both verification of geometric theories and the solution of geometry-based, real-world applications. Over 150 new exercises provide additional practice in writing proofs. Expanded coverage of point paths, overlapping congruent triangles and increased focus on continuity and discontinuity in geometric figures, and the congruence of quadrilaterals provide students more focus in these areas. A new preliminary chapter P introduces set concepts and formal reasoning to start students at the same level. For the first time, instructors and students may access WebAssign, a flexible and fully customizable online solution that empowers instructors to deploy assignments, instantly assess individual student and class performance, and help students master the course concepts. The WebAssign features learning and writing proofs.