Books and other Resources

General Interest - Geometry

Euclid’s Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace, by Leonard Mlodinow, Simon and Schuster, 2001.

The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, The World’s Most Astonishing Number, by Mario Livio, Broadway Books 2002.

Geometry Texts

The Elements, by Euclid (translated with introduction and commentary by Sir Thomas L. Heath), Dover Publications. This Dover edition was first published in 1956. The Thirteen Books of the Elements are contained in 3 volumes by Dover. Volume 1 contains Books I and II.

Modern Geometry, by David A. Thomas, Brooks/Cole – Thomson Learning, 2002.

College Geometry: A Discovery Approach, 2^nd Edition, by David C. Kay, Addison Wesley, 2001.

Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries, 3^rd Edition, by Marvin Jay Greenberg, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1993.

NCTM

Navigating through Geometry in grades 6-8, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, Navigation Series, 2001, ISBN 0-87353-513-8.

Navigating through Geometry in grades 9-12, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, Navigation Series, 2002, ISBN 0-87353-514-6.

General Interest Mathematics

The Mathematical Tourist, by Ivars Peterson, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1998.

The Mathematical Experience, by Philip Davis and Reuben Hersh, Houghton Mifflin, 1981.

Liberal Arts Mathematics Texts

A Mathematics Sampler: Topics for the Liberal Arts, 5^th Edition, William P. Berlinghoff, Kerry E. Grant, and Dale Skrien, Ardsley House Publishers, 2001.

The Heart of Mathematics, by Edward Burger and Michael Starbird, Key College Publishing, 2000.

Geometer’s Sketchpad

Exploring Algebra with Geometer’s Sketchpad, S. Chanan, E. Bergofsky, D. Bennett, Key Curriculum Press, 2002.

Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach (Demonstrations with The Geometer’s Sketchpad), Version 4, Key Curriculum Press, 2003.

Praxis

Praxis II Math Middle School, Arlene Schlessinger, A S A P Abstracts Publishing, Incorporated; (January 2001)

Preparation for the Praxis II Exam 2005, by Joan U. Levy, Norman Levy , ARCO; (April 1, 2004)

Kaplan PRAXIS : 2004 Edition, Kaplan; (September 1, 2003)

Math Review For Standardized Tests, Jerry Bobrow, Cliffs Notes; (August 14, 1985)

Miscellaneous

Symmetry, Shape, and Space: An Introduction to Mathematics Through Geometry, by L. Christine Kinsey and Teresa E. Moore, Key College Publishing, 2002.

Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Patterns in Mathematics, Art, and Nature, by Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky, Oxford University Press, 1992.

M.C Escher: His Life and Complete Graphic Work, by F.H. Bool et. al, Abradale Press, 1992.

Mathematical Reflection: In a Room with Many Mirrors, by Peter Hilton, Derek Holten, and Jean Pedersen, Springer-Verlag, 1997.