FCMS Geometry

Welcome to one of my favorite subjects. The word "geometry" comes from two Latin and Greek words interpreted to mean "the measurement of the earth." We study geometry because it is useful in many professions, it is challenging, it is logical, and it gives visual meaning to arithmetic and algebra. Geometry helps you appreciate the power of logic as a tool for understanding the world around you.

“Mathematics is a wonderful, mad subject, full of imagination fantasy, and creativity that is not limited by the petty details of the physical world, but only by the strength of our inner light.” -Gregory Chaitin “Less Proof, More Truth” New Scientist, July 28, 2007

Welcome to the study of Geometry. You are in good company. Throughout the past two thousand years, millions have studied some aspect of this subject. Among them are many of the greatest intellects of historical and modern times. Such as: Euclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras, Einstein, Fibonacci, Pascal. Descartes, Gauss, Newton, and now YOU