| A geometry tutor has a particularly
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| | as well as the volume of certain solids
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| difficult job. While algebra is often
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| | (spheres, cones, cubes, etc.).
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| said to be the first truly abstract
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| | Whereas a calculus student could
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| mathematical discipline that most
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| | calculate these values on the fly by
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| students encounter, geometry (which is
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| | applying the principles of integration,
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| usually taught the year after algebra is
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| | the average geometry student has not yet
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| taught) requires that the student begin
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| | been exposed to calculus and must commit
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| learning to apply the relatively abstract
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| | to memory the formulae for all of the
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| concepts learned in algebra to real life
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| | shapes and solids.
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| problems involving shapes and volumes.
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| | A good idea for the geometry tutor is to
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| Geometry is a very applied mathematical
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| | use flash cards and mnemonics to help the
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| science and, as such, any college or
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| | students retain the many formulae that
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| university program in the natural
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| | they must memorize. Another helpful tip
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| sciences or engineering will require
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| | for the geometry tutor is to make sure
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| students to be well versed in geometry as
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| | that they are familiar with the many
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| well as its more advanced cousin,
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| | geometrical proofs that the student will
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| trigonometry.
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| | have to learn. Geometrical proofs are a
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| The effective geometry tutor must be able
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| | fundamental component of geography, and
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| to help the math student bridge the chasm
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| | the geography teacher should make sure
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| between the abstract and the concrete.
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| | that his or her student has a firm grasp
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| Geometry in many ways is a precursor of
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| | of this important part of the study of
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| trigonometry and calculus in that it
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| | geometry.
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| requires students to think both in the
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| | Geometry is a notoriously difficult
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| abstract as well as the concrete. The
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| | subject for some students to learn since
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| effective geometry tutor must also deal
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| | it combines the concrete and the
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| with the fact that students who are
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| | abstract. It is also very difficult
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| studying geometry must use formulae that
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| | because there is more memorization
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| they are not yet able to derive (most of
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| | involved in geometry than in perhaps any
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| the formulae used in geometry can only be
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| | other mathematical subject. A good
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| derived using calculus).
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| | geometry tutor will help the student
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| This means that geometry requires much
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| | overcome both of these difficulties by
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| more memorization than any other
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| | focusing on both the concepts as well as
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| mathematical discipline, with the
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| | the formulae of geometry.
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| possible exception of trigonometry. A
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| | As far as the calculating goes, geometry
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| fundamental part of learning geometry is
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| | is no more difficult than algebra. The
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| committing to memory the formulae for
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| | hard part for the geometry tutor is
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| calculating the area of (shapes, square,
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| | teaching the student how to learn exactly
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| rectangles, triangles, rhombuses, etc.)
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| | what should be calculated.
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