Symmetry, Shape, and Space: An Introduction to Mathematics Through Geometry (Key Curriculum Press)

Symmetry, Shape, and Space uses the visual nature of geometry to involve students in discovering mathematics.  The text allows students to study and analyze patterns for themselves, which in turn teaches creativity, as well as analytical and visualization skills.  Varied content, activities, and examples lead students into an investigative process and provide the experience of doing and discovering mathematics as mathematicians do. Exercises requiring students to express their ideas in writing and to create drawings or physical models make math a hands-on experience.  Assuming no mathematics beyond the high school level, Symmetry, Shape, and Space is the perfect introduction to mathematics in the liberal arts course of study, and it is designed so that each chapter is independent of the others, allowing great flexibility.

 

Dr. L Christine Kinsey is in the Mathematics and Statistics department at Canisius University.