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Independent Study Form – Geometry 2nd Semester

 

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Class:              Geometry B (2nd  semester of High School Geometry)

Credits:          5

Instructor:      TBA

Location:        Los Altos office: 699 Los Altos Ave. Los Altos, CA 94022

Phone & fax: (650) 948-5137            Email: info@ptstutor.com

Methods of Instruction:        Lecture and individual work

 

Syllabus (based on textbook Geometry, by larson et all, McDougal Littell, 2007)

 

Right triangles and trigonometry (chapter 7)

Theorem of Pythagoras. Converse. Special right triangles. Sine, cosine, and tangent ratios. Solve right triangles.

 

Quadrilaterals (chapter 8)

Angle measures, properties. Prallelogramos, rhombi, rectangles, squares, trapezoids, kites.

 

Properties of transformations (chapter 9)

Reflections, rotations, symmetry.

 

Properties of Circles (chapter 10)

Arc measures. Properties of tangents, chords, inscribed angles, and other angle relationships. Segment lengths in circles.

 

Measuring length and area (chapter 11)

Area and perimeter of triangles and polygons. Circumference and and arc length. Areas of circles and sectors.

 

Surface area and volume of solids (chapter 12)

Surface area and volume of prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, and 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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