Well start with the volume and surface area of rectangular prisms. Many common objects have well-defined formulas for finding their surface areas. SurfaceareaofCube6a2 Volumeofacubea3 Where a is the side length of the cube.
Curved Surface Area 2prh.
A 2pr 2 2prh. S 6s 2. A prs pr 2. This can be used on a pyramid that has a rectangular rather than a square base.