Girls Get Curves
Geometry Takes Shape
New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar makes it a breeze to excel in high school geometry!
Hollywood actress and math whiz Danica McKellar has completely shattered the “math nerd” stereotype. For years, she’s been showing girls how to feel confident and ace their math classes—with style! With Girls Get Curves, she applies her winning techniques to high school geometry, giving readers the tools they need to feel great and totally “get” everything from congruent triangles to theorems, and more. Inside you’ll find:
• Time-saving tips and tricks for homework and tests
• Illuminating practice problems (and proofs!) with detailed solutions
• Totally relateable real-world examples
• True stories from Danica’s own life as an actress and math student
• A Troubleshooting Guide, for getting unstuck during even the trickiest proofs!
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$24.95
July 2, 2013New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar has helped over two million kids finally "get" math! Best known for her roles on The Wonder Years, The West Wing, and now her popular holiday movies, Danica is also an internationally recognized mathematician and advocate for math education. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, Danica has been honored in Britain’s esteemed Journal of Physics and The New York Times for her work in mathematics, most notably for her role as co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem, which bears her name (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem). Her passion for promoting girls’ math education began in 2000, when she was invited to speak before Congress on the importance of…