Make: Geometry - Print
Geometry, of all the branches of mathematics, is the one that is most easily visualized by making something. However, it is all too easy to reduce it to reams of formulas to memorize and proofs to replicate. A lot of the basics of geometry are a few thousand years old, and mostly solve practical problems. In Make: Geometry, we will try to get at both the practicality of geometry, without losing the puzzle-solving and the aesthetics that also make it joyful to learn. Who Is This Book For This book is for anyone learning geometry, or perhaps for those of you who learned geometry a long time ago and are trying to repress painful memories. This book is intended for parents and teachers of children learning middle- and high-school geometry, in particular those who prefer to learn by making something. Many maker education projects are tacked on to existing curriculum and depend on the traditional way of teaching to impart core understanding. This book, in contrast, starts with somethi