Independent Study Form Geometry 1st
Semester
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Class: Geometry
A (First semester of HS Geometry)
Credits: 5
Instructor: Graciela Pousa Cochran, MS Math, California Credentialed
Teacher
Location: Los Altos office: 699 Los Altos Ave. Los Altos, CA 94022
Phone & fax: (650) 948-5137
Methods of
Instruction: Lecture and individual work
Syllabus (based on textbook
Discovering Geometry)
Introduction to Geometry and Constructions (chapters 2
and 3)
Undefined
terms (point, line, plane).
Definitions: ray,
segment, angle, angle bisector, parallel lines, collinear, coplanar, triangles,
quadrilaterals, polygons, 3-D figures.
Betweenness and distance. Convex sets. If - then statements.
Instances and counter examples. Parallel lines, perpendicular
lines. Constructing angle bisectors and perpendicular
bisectors. Points of concurrency.
Line, Angle, and Triangle Properties (chapters 4 and 5)
Equation
of the line, parallel and perpendicular lines. Congruent figures. Three ways to prove triangles congruent. Corresponding
parts of congruent figures (CPCTC).
Polygons and Quadrilaterals (chapter 6)
Sum
of interior and exterior angles of a polygon. Quadrilaterals:
definitions, properties, proofs.
Circles (chapter 7)
Definitions. Properties of chords and
tangents. Arcs and angles. Arc
length.
Area (chapter 9)
Area
of plane figure.
Surface area of prisms, pyramids, spheres.
Final
test.
Grading Scale
A+ 97 - 100% B+ 87 - 89% C+ 77 - 79% D+ 67 - 69% F below 60%
A 94 - 96% B
84 - 86% C 74 - 76% D 64 - 66%
A- 90 -93% B-
80 - 83% C- 70 - 73% D- 60 - 63%
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