Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding Review

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Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding ReviewThere is some criticism that this textbook has lost the rigor of the 2nd edition. Having used that for 5 years and this for two years, I would argue that the current edition demonstrates far more care toward the reluctant student and causes the math nerds to stop and think about who is interested in knowing or needing geometry.
There are good reasons for every change. One is simply that there are only 180 days in the school year. I use this text with homeschoolers. We meet 72 days per year, and we do every chapter, every problem, plus a fair bit of other supplements.
I do not understand the criticism that the book is disorganized and chaotic. In the last 8 years I have taught math from more than 10 different texts, from pre-algebra to pre-calculus. Harold Jacobs sense of organization is a relief. I suspect that since the 2nd edition has been around since 1987 and has stood the test of time, that the criticism stems from the fact that even mathematicians dislike change. (What in the world is wrong with geometry students using a protractor?) I do not believe the book is a nod to political correctness defined by the NCTM. I think it rather corrects the course taken by other publishers in their interpretation of the NCTM standards.
Proofs from the 2nd edition are available online from the Freeman publisher website, so you can add that back in, as I do. The teacher guide that accompanies the text, written by Peter Renz (above reviewer), adds several more levels of richness and complexity. Use as much or as little as you want. You now have the flexibility to use this text with those enthralled by math as well as those resistant to math.
In my first review, since withdrawn, I was critical of the tests provided by the publisher as being for weenies. They are being replaced by a set that Harold Jacobs wrote himself. I have been given the opportunity to test drive some of them, and I am satisfied that this completes a first-year presentation of geometry.
Harold Jacobs is a master mathematician, and a master teacher. He clearly loves doing both. (Confessional:) I do not own a degree in mathematics, and I my greatest growth in math has been a result from working with texts by Harold Jacobs. This is not a text generated by a publisher to fill a hole in a lineup of texts. This is a successful presentation of a difficult subject.Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding OverviewHarold Jacobs's Geometry created a revolution in the approach to teaching this subject, one that gave rise to many ideas now seen in the NCTM Standards. Since its publication nearly one million students have used this legendary text. Suitable for either classroom use or self-paced study, it uses innovative discussions, cartoons, anecdotes, examples, and exercises that unfailingly capture and hold student interest.This edition is the Jacobs for a new generation. It has all the features that have kept the text in class by itself for nearly 3 decades, all in a thoroughly revised, full-color presentation that shows today's students how fun geometry can be. The text remains proof-based although the presentation is in the less formal paragraph format. The approach focuses on guided discovery to help students develop geometric intuition.

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