Let's Review: Geometry (Barron's Review Course) |  | Author: Lawrence S. Leff M.S.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764140698
Dewey Decimal Number: 516.0076
EAN: 9780764140693
ASIN: 0764140698
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
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Product Description
Anticipating the New York State Board of RegentsÂ’ new examination in geometry, this brand-new classroom text presents a detailed review of all topics prescribed as part of the high school curriculum. Separate chapters analyze and explain: the language of geometry; parallel lines and polygons; congruent triangles and inequalities; special quadrilaterals and coordinates; similarity (including ratio and proportion, and proving products equal); right triangles and trigonometry; circles and angle measurement; transformation geometry; locus and coordinates; and working in space (an introduction to solid geometry). Each chapter includes practice exercises with answers provided at the back of the book.
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a teacher but whole years material June 8, 2009
Jacquelene Kassin
this is a great book but suggest to buy long time before regents because its practically everything the teacher taugt in class
Well Written Complete and Way Way Too Long for My Students November 25, 2008
Jim Andrews (Illinois)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a well presented review of geometry and for students preparing for a comprehensive final or the New York State Regent's Exam, it is good to see the practice exam in the back. But this book is too long. If I could get a student to read this book, I could get them to read our text the way it should be read.
Here's the problem. Kids flunk geometry because they won't take the time to learn, much less understand, the language of geometry (definitions, theorems, postulates). For help in learning and understanding what high school (and junior college) students need to learn to be successful, I recommend Tutor in a Book's Geometry. (And for Algebra 1, Garlic Press' Books 1 and 2).
For the SAT's there are only 14 geometry problems so the Barron's geometry section in its SAT Review book is best.
It just seems to me, that as good a job as Leff does with his Geometry review, no student that I have had who had the discipline to read through all this material, would need to read it to begin with. I do think Leff did a fine job in presenting a comprehensive review for test preparation, especially for a student who as we say in education, "didn't hear the music the first time". But either a dedicated parent or a tutor would have to continuously monitor the student's progress or I doubt very much that the average student will even bother to read it. Unmotivated students need more visuals and encouragement and graphic organizers (TIB's Geometry has all of that).
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