Overview
Table of contents
PrefacePART ONE: TWO DIMENSIONSChapter 1. Some Basic RulesChapter 2. TrianglesChapter 3. QuadrilateralsChapter 4. Other Plane FiguresChapter 5. Compass and Straight EdgeChapter 6. The Cartesian PlaneTest: Part OnePART TWO: THREE DIMENSIONS AND UPChapter 7. An Expanded Set of RulesChapter 8. Surface Area and VolumeChapter 9. Vectors and Cartesian Three-SpaceChapter 10. Alternative CoordinatesChapter 11. Hyperspace and Warped SpaceTest: Part TwoFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ, TEST, AND EXAM QUESTIONSSUGGESTED ADDITIONAL REFERENCESINDEX
Author comments
Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill's most diverse and best-selling authors. His clear, friendly, easy-to-read writing style makes his electronics titles accessible to a wide audience and his background in mathematics and research make him an ideal handbook editor. He is the author of The TAB Encyclopedia of Electronics for Technicians and Hobbyists Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics. Booklist named his book, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, one of the Best References of 1996.
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