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Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space

Book by Richard Lehrer, Daniel Chazan; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998

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Geometry--Study And Teaching

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Part I Why Teach Geometry? Over the past half-century in the United States, geometry has taken less and less of a central role in...in mathematics education on reasoning about geometry and space, on the traditional Euclidean emphasis...
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The Geometry of Modernism: The Vorticist Idiom in Lewis, Pound, H.D., and Yeats

Book by Miranda B. Hickman; University of Texas Press, 2005

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American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Fascism And Literature--English-Speaking Countries, Geometry In Literature, H. D--(Hilda Doolittle)--1886-1961--Criticism And Interpretation, Lewis, Wyndham--1882-1957--Criticism And Interpretation, Modernism (Literature)--English-Speaking Countries, Pound, Ezra--1885-1972--Criticism And Interpretation, Vorticism--English-Speaking Countries, Yeats, W. B--(William Butler)--1865-1939--Criticism And Interpretation

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...s and Yeatss original visions: that geometry was the symbolism through which the otherworldly...occult information. But the fact that the geometry is more richly exhibited and framed in...motivated and directed the inclusion of geometry, and that something else, I would offer...
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Practical Geometry: Practica Geometriae

Book by Frederick A. Homann, Hugh of St. Victor; Marquette University Press, 1991

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Geometry--Early Works To 1800, Mathematics, Medieval

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...Victor noted that a book of practical geometry was simply a manual for measurement in...length, area, and volume. Practical geometry had a definite place in medieval schools...arts was supplied by study of practical geometry. The already mentioned allegorical interpretation...
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Lectures on Fundamental Concepts of Algebra and Geometry

Book by John Wesley Young, William Wells Denton; Macmillan, 1911

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Algebra, Geometry

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...of the problem. Projective and Metric Geometry. -- That the problem of setting up...assumptions characterizing our ordinary geometry is very complex, will become clear as...between," etc. Although the type of geometry we are to consider is usually referred...
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An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry

Book by Bertrand Russell; Spokesman, 2008

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Geometry--Foundations

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...chapter. Section B THE AXIOMS OF METRICAL GEOMETRY 141 We have now reviewed the axioms of projective Geometry. and have seen that they are d priori...but interrelated things. But projective Geometry, in spite of its claims, is not the...

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Alignment of Elementary Geometry Curriculum with Current Standards

Journal article by Jamar Pickreign, Lelon R. Capps; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2000

Subjects:

Academic standards--Standards, Education--Standards, Elementary schools--Curricula, Geometry--Curricula, Mathematics--Curricula

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Alignment of Elementary Geometry Curriculum with Current Standards...Pickreign , Lelon R. Capps The subject of geometry in the curriculum continues to be...substantial change. In this study, the geometry language introduced in K-6 textbooks...
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Geometry Expressions

Journal article by Neal Grandgenett; Mathematics and Computer Education, Vol. 43, 2009

Subjects:

Geometry, Saltire Software, Saltire Software Geometry Expressions, Software reviews

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Geometry Expressions by Neal Grandgenett GEOMETRY EXPRESSIONS Published by: Saltire Software P.O. Box 230755...philosopher Stobaeus, suggests that "there is no golden road to geometry". That quote, which appears to consider the learning of...
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Construction and Validity of Geometry Attitude Scales

Journal article by Juliana Utley; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 107, 2007

Subjects:

Attitude (Psychology)--Surveys, Attitudes--Surveys, College students--Behavior, College students--Surveys, Geometry--Study and teaching

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Construction and Validity of Geometry Attitude Scales. by Juliana Utley...measure students attitudes toward geometry. Participants consisted of 264 undergraduate...they like mathematics but dislike geometry or algebra is not uncommon. Thus...
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A Teacher's Conception of Communication in Geometry Proofs

Journal article by Mary K. Gfeller; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 110, 2010

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Communication--Educational aspects, Communications--Educational aspects, Geometry--Educational aspects, Teachers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

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...Teachers Conception of Communication in Geometry Proofs. by Mary K. Gfeller Mathematical...during two units on proof (coordinate geometry proofs and Euclidean proofs). Based...systems (i.e., algebraic and spatial geometry systems). Thus, it is not uncommon...
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Electronic Geometry

Journal article by Sandra Lach Arlinghaus; The Geographical Review, Vol. 83, 1993

Subjects:

Central places--Analysis, Geometrical models--Reports, Geometry--Research

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Electronic geometry. by Sandra Lach Arlinghaus THE cathode-ray tube...boundary dwellers (Nystuen 1966) in the realm between geometry and geography: they are anchored in the logic of geometry, yet feed off the spatial content of geography...

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Geometry Must Be Vital

Magazine article by Mary M. Lindquist, Douglas H. Clements; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 7, March 2001

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Elementary school teachers--Methods, Geometry--Study and teaching, Teaching--Methods

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Geometry Must Be Vital. by Mary M. Lindquist , Douglas H...century, David Eugene Smith wrote a book about teaching geometry. Although it was written for secondary school geometry teachers, his preface describing why he wrote the book...
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Geometry through Beadwork Designs

Magazine article by Cathy A. Barkley, Sandra Cruz; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 7, February 2001

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Elementary schools--Curricula, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mathematics teachers--Methods, Mathematics--Study and teaching

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Geometry through Beadwork Designs. by Cathy A...colors they wanted to use. The colorful geometry pieces were traded back and forth as the...shared by all people is that of using geometry to decorate everyday objects. Native...
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Geometry and Op Art

Magazine article by Evelyn J. Brewer; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 6, December 1999

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Classroom environment--Evaluation, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Op art--Evaluation, Optical art--Evaluation

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Geometry and Op Art. by Evelyn J. Brewer Each year as I begin to plan a geometry unit for my students, I consider what I am supposed...investigations into what, when, how, and why various geometry topics should be taught to successfully influence...
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Elastic Geometry and Storyknifing: A Yup'ik Eskimo Example

Magazine article by Jerry Lipka, Sandra Wildfeuer, Nastasia Wahlberg, Mary George, Dafna R. Ezran; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 7, February 2001

Subjects:

Educational research--Evaluation, Geometry--Study and teaching, Mathematics teachers--Methods, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Storytelling--Methods, United States. National Science Foundation--Research

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Elastic Geometry and Storyknifing: A Yupik Eskimo Example...with the spatial abilities required for geometry. We have worked collaboratively in Alaska...girls about mapping, mathematics, or geometry. Storyknifing prepared girls for everyday...
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Learning Geometry and a New Language

Magazine article by Donna Norton Swindal; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 7, December 2000

Subjects:

Geometry--Study and teaching

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Learning Geometry and a New Language. by Donna Norton Swindal The world of geometry has a language of its own. Although most of our...into realizing the need for deeper exploration of geometry. Students need the time and opportunity to develop...

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Animated Angle to Geometry Study

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 9, 2003

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Animated angle to geometry study Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The father of geometry, Euclid, spent his days coming up with...propositions explaining plane and solid geometry that are still used and expanded upon today...
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Bubble Geometry Page Bursts with Information

Newspaper article by Joseph Szadkowski; The Washington Times, November 3, 1998

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Bubble Geometry Page bursts with information by Joseph...The Science Museum of Minnesotas Bubble Geometry Page SITE ADDRESS: www.sci.mus...all ages. CREATOR QUOTABLE: "Bubble Geometry is a small part of the Thinking Fountain...
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Geometry Goes for Gold

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 9, 2008

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Geometry Goes for Gold. Byline: Barbara Chandler...stadium has set a trend A strong new geometry is putting its stamp on todays furniture...latest ideas in architecture are taking geometry to an extreme. Themost famous example...
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Teacher Shows Kids Real-Life Geometry

Newspaper article by Melissa Jenco; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 10, 2005

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Children, Children's television programs, Television programs for children

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Teacher Shows Kids Real-Life Geometry. by Melissa Jenco Byline: Melissa Jenco...excursion with three other teachers and their geometry classes as they ventured through town looking for evidence of geometry outside their textbooks. "The idea...
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Final Answer Elk Grove High Geometry Teacher to Retire after 42 Years

Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 30, 2008

Subjects:

Teachers

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Final Answer Elk Grove High Geometry Teacher to Retire after 42 Years...years, Rundquist has taught honors geometry at the school, along with nearly...Johnson who had him for freshman geometry. "Hes the kind of teacher everyone...

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Geometry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...The non-Euclidean geometries are exactly analogous to the geometry of Euclid, except...compared. Projective geometry, on the other hand...includes the metric geometries as a special case; pure projective geometry makes no reference...
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Non-Euclidean Geometry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY branch of geometry in which the fifth postulate of Euclidean geometry, which allows one and only one line parallel to a given line through a given external point, is replaced by one of two alternative postulates. Allowing...
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Differential Geometry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY branch of geometry in which the concepts of the calculus are applied to curves...geometric entities. The approach in classical differential geometry involves the use of coordinate geometry (see analytic geometry...
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Analytic Geometry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY branch of geometry in which points are represented with respect to a coordinate system...surfaces and determining points of intersection. In plane analytic geometry a line is frequently described in terms of its slope, which expresses...
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Projective Geometry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...above. The origins of projective geometry are found in the work of Pappus...Plucker, and others. Projective geometry is more general than the familiar Euclidean geometry and includes the metric geometries (both Euclidean and non-Euclidean...

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