First Lessons in Geometry (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Thomas Hill

 
9781330038499: First Lessons in Geometry (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Friendly geometry for beginners that builds confidence from the ground up.

This primer introduces ideas like points, lines, and planes and shows how they fit together in everyday shapes. With clear explanations and simple, child-friendly examples, it invites readers to explore geometry step by step.

Note: This is a practical, introductory guide focused on foundational concepts and their visual and real‑world applications. It covers straight lines, curves, circles, triangles, polygons, and basic geometric reasoning, using approachable language and familiar illustrations.
  • Clear definitions of basic ideas, from points to planes, with age‑appropriate explanations.
  • Guided lessons on straight vs. curved lines, drawing techniques, and how to imagine geometric figures.
  • Hands‑on topics like inscribed polygons, circles, and simple measurements to reinforce understanding.
  • Practical problems and everyday examples to connect math with real play and activities.

Ideal for readers beginning their study of geometry or parents and teachers guiding early learners.

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About the Author

Tom Hill lives in Huntington, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where he has been building boats and houses since 1972. He reckons he has built more than a hundred boats in that time, and has repaired hundreds more--everything from canoes and rowboats to 60-foot power yachts. Although he has worked with all types of wood construction as well as fiberglass, he has used glued plywood plank construction almost exclusively since being introduced to the method in 1980. Tom has taught boatbuilding classes since 1981 at The WoodenBoat School (Brooklin, Maine), The Brookfield Craft Center (Brookfield, Connecticut), the Shelburne Craft School (Shelburne, Vermont), and The Appalachian Center for the Crafts (Smithville, Tennessee). The boating he likes best is gunkholing--poking along interesting shores and exploring coves, estuaries, and inland waterways in canoes, kayaks, and small sailboats--but he appreciates ocean cruising as well, and once sailed his 28-foot sloop from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas and back while living aboard her for a year.

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