# Geometry

The word geometry originates from the Greek words (geo meaning world, metri meaning measure) and means, literally, to measure the earth. It is an ancient branch of mathematics, but its modern meaning depends largely on context. Geometry largely encompasses forms of non-numeric mathematics, such as those involving measurement, area and perimeter calculation, and work involving angles and position. It was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. In modern times, geometric concepts have been generalized to a high level of abstraction and complexity, and have been subjected to the methods of calculus and abstract algebra, so that many modern branches of the field are barely recognizable as the descendants of early geometry. This Wikibook is dedicated to high school geometry and geometry in general.

## High School Geometry

The outline of topics reflects the California curriculum content standards.

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## General Geometry

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• Part II- Coordinate Geometry:
• Geometry/Synthetic versus analytic geometry
• Geometry/An Alternative Way and Alternative Geometric Means of Calculating the Area of a Circle
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