Geometrical Quickies & Trickies (Mathematical Quickies & Trickles)

Geometrical Quickies & Trickies (Mathematical Quickies & Trickles)

Are you bored or unchallenged by drill-and-kill geometry questions in your textbooks and workbooks? Are you half-prepared for your coming math contests and competitions?<P> Some benefits of <i><b>Geometrical Quickies & Trickies</b></i> are:<P> Over 200 nonroutine geometry questions to separate the nerd of mathletes from the herd of drill-and-kill specialists;<P> Trick and tricky questions to meet the mathematical needs and wants of students- and teachers-problem solvers;<P> Twenty enrichment geometry units to promote an appreciation for recreational mathematics;<P> Hints and solutions, and a reference list for more practice on quickies and trickies.<P> <i>Geometrical Quickies & Trickies</i> is suitable for grades 6-9 problem solvers and mathletes, and for teachers and tutors who desire to challenge (or torture) their students mathematically.<P> <i>Contents</i><P> 1. What is a Circle?<BR> 2. Three Famous (or <i>Notorious</i>) Geometric Problems<BR> 3. Non-Euclidean Geometry for <i>Goondus</i><BR> 4. How Many Regions?<BR> 5. <i>That Holy Little Geometry Book</i><BR> 6. Fun with Areas and Perimeters<BR> 7. Always a Parallelogram!<BR> 8. The Malfatti's Problem<BR> 9. The Beauty of Pi<BR> 10. <i>The Zero Option</i><BR> 11. The Golden Ratio by Paper Folding<BR> 12. The Ubiquity of Phi<BR> 13. Matchstick Mathematics<BR> 14. The <i>Rolling Circle</i> Question<BR> 15. Two Useful Circle Properties<BR> 16. Proving the Obvious<BR> 17. <i>Sanguku</i>—Japanese Temple Geometry<BR> 18. Applications of Pythagorean Theorem<BR> 19. Visualizing Infinity<BR> 20. Geometrical Idiosyncrasies<BR> Answers/Hints/Solutions<BR> Bibliography & References