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Geometry | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown, John W. Jurgensen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin McDougall Littell
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 1120
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 740
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0395977274
Dewey Decimal Number: 516
EAN: 9780395977279
Publication Date: January 2000
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Condition: Student edition textbook. Cd not included. Very Heavy wear, wrinkling, creasing, or tears on the cover and spine. up to 10 torn/missing and or loose pages. Has wrinkled and tattered/torn pages. Spine is torn on cover and edging. Moderate writing and highlighting. Worn corners and edges, Fair Binding. Some kind of damage on the cover at the spine causing a large hole and bent back cover. Stickers on the cover. May have unnoticed missing pages, as this is a USED book, and pages get lost easily. Heavy staining and wrinkling from liquid damage. Does not affect the text. jlr nrf aj LM ct All of our books are Legally copy righted US student editions
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 A must have in every household January 22, 2004
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is probably one of the best mathematical books that I have read thus far. This book must be read by every pre-college student who seeks the heavenly path to Mathland and Logicland or Philosophy. It was genuinely interesting to read and work the exercises that range from simple to very challenging. The chapters are broken to small units which make things very easy to comprehend, and provide innate feeling that you are making a lot of progress, all the time. What a wonderful feeling when you are doing math. The book contains a lot of background that will prepare you well for future studies of Math, Logic, and Proofs beyond Geometry. The real life examples are interesting. And last, but not least there is no danger that you will need a foot surgery if the book will fall on your feet, the book had more than 600 pages, but somehow the publisher kept it small and light weight. I wish I had access to this book in High-Scholl.
An excellent book for an honors course February 8, 2006
G. Gustafson (Seattle, WA)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is an awesome book for an honors geometry course. The material is presented in a logical manner. Proofs are emphasized early and often. Homework problems have a wide range of difficulty from easy to prep school challenging. If you are a teacher teaching a non honors course, this is a great resource book for finding problems to challenge your top students.
I do not recommend this book for non honors courses. If you're interested in a non-honors Geometry text, check out Larson's Geometry. There are tons of examples with clear, lengthy explanations. Perfect for the kid who can not handle a rigorous, proof based honors course.
I taught honors Geometry using this book for three years. My students never had trouble doing the 15 or so problems I assigned per night.
In the age of watered down school textbooks, Jurgenson's Geometry is the exception.
I tutor and this book is the best March 5, 2005
M. Michel
10 out of 20 found this review helpful
I tutor geometry and am happy to find most california high school students use this book. It is clear and staight forward and I have not seen a better book.
From a student. August 2, 2006
J. Kenyon (Ladysmith WI)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I had to use this book for a UW Independent Learing course because I failed the geometry course offered at my school. It is a great book for talented student that are planning to take more advanced math courses.
When I started the book, it was difficult to follow; (there are very few examples, and a firm grasp of number operations and algebra is needed). But as I moved from one chapter to the next, I developed the skills neccesary to solve difficult geometry problems. I not only learned the content of the book, I also learned how to approach geometry problem with not-so-obvious solutions, and identify certain types of problems quickly. Geometry portions of standerdized tests are now a breeze for me.
I agree that there are too few examples in the book, but as a student develops his problem solving skills, he won't need examples!
My advice for those students who are struggling with a problem is to take a short break and review the parts of the book already read. The book is extremely well integrated, and a student needs to keep in mind what he learned in previous sections.
It is no surprise to me that most teachers really like the book. Most books teach the theorems and postulates, and then give an erormous amount of problem that are essentially the same. They use repition rather than teach critical thinking.
I feel priviliged to have learned from this book. I am a step ahead of my classmates. Awsome book.
I love this book January 10, 2008
MMP (Maryland)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have taught Honors and College Prep Geometry with this book (and its previous edition) for sixteen years.
This year I tried a different book with one of my classes. I am begging to go back to this book.
This book does not have all the 'bells and whistles' of new Geometry textbooks. It doesn't need them. My new textbook has powerpoint presentations, lesson planners, CD ROM testbanks, etc. Guess what? You can have them. They don't present lessons in any manner I would present them, and the test banks don't test the content of the chapter. In addition, I prefer to supplement lessons with my own real life examples and further explanations, not 'canned' material that is found in my current text and its technology.
A good teacher can take this book and raise the bar for academic excellence. No fluff, nothing watered down.
Newer is not better.
I know my students were given a mental workout-challenged themselves- and understood Geometry when I used this book. My classes will be going back to this book soon.
To the reviewers who say there aren't enough examples, that's the point! Geometry is about developing a skill. You can't build a skill if everything is given to you. Push yourself a little harder, don't be afraid to fail, and ask questions. That's how you learn.
The one con is that test questions are not available on a modern CD ROM, eliminating the need to cut and paste (and not giving the ability to change test versions with a click of a button).
Still, the test questions supplied are fantastic.
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