Geometry Honors - Deerfield Beach High School

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About the Course:

The purpose of this course is to develop the geometric relationships and deductive strategies that can be used to solve a variety of real world and mathematical problems.

The content will include, but not be limited to, the following:

-geometric constructions

-terminology and fundamental properties of geometry

-deductive and inductive reasoning and their application to formal and informal proof

-formulas pertaining to the measurement of plane and solid figures

-coordinate geometry and transformations on the coordinate plane

-exploration of geometric relationships such as parallelism, perpendicularity, congruence, and similarity
-properties of circles
-right triangle trigonometry

Class Materials:

Bring to class everyday unless told otherwise:

1. Textbook – Prentice Hall Mathematics: Geometry Florida Edition Bass, Charles, Johnson, Kennedy

2. Notebook & notebook paper **three ring binder that paper can easily be removed & put back in**

3. Basic calculator

4. Pencil

*A USB thumb-drive is recommended but not required.

*A web-based e-mail address is recommended but not required.

Expectations for student behavior: 1. Be polite and respectful. Raise your hand and wait to be recognized; Allow others to have their turn 2. Be prompt and prepared. Be on time to class; Bring all necessary materials 3. Be productive and participate. Stay awake; Sit up straight; Listen to the lesson; Follow all teacher directions both written and verbal; Participate in activities; etc. 4. Follow all school-wide rules and policies. Keep mobile phones & electronics turned off and out of sight; Wear your ID badge at all times; Follow the dress code, etc.

Consequences: 1. Warning 2. Student conference / “Think Sheet” 3. Phone call home 4. Administrative referral * Extreme situations will result in an immediate administrative referral.

Make up work:

The student is responsible for obtaining make up work. Speak with a classmate, read the class blog, and look in the handout folder. The school policy regarding make up work will be followed.

Homework:

Homework is graded for completeness not for correctness (unless otherwise told). It will usually be checked the day after it is assigned. If you are absent the day homework is assigned, you are excused from the assignment. Late homework will NOT be accepted.

Grading:

Grading is based on a point system. Students should keep a record of their grade in their notebooks as well as any graded assignments. Students may access their grades online at http://www.dbhs.us/pinnacle1.html

Tutoring & Academic Assistance:

The National Honor Society has tutors available. Obtain a form from Ms. Mason in Room 146.

Broward County Public Library offers E-Tutor services at www.broward.org/library/etutor.htm

Broward County Public Schools Homework Helpline 754-322-1970

Ms. Lynch is available from 2:30 – 2:45 in her room. Longer sessions available by appointment.

Passes:

Students will be learning from bell to bell in this class. Passes out of class will be limited to emergency situations only. Passes to lockers, guidance, etc. will not be issued during class time.

Course Time Line (subject to change)

Unit 1 Tools of Geometry (7 days) 1-1 Patterns and Inductive Reasoning 1-2 Points, Lines, and Planes 1-3 Segments, Rays, Parallel Lines and Planes 1-4 Measuring Segments and Angles 1-5 Basic Constructions 1-6 The Coordinate Plane 1-7 Perimeter, Circumference, and Area	Unit 7 Area (8 days) 7-1 Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles 7-2 The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse 7-3 Special Right Triangles 7-4 Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses, and Kites 7-5 Areas of Regular Polygons 7-6 Circles and Arcs 7-7 Areas of Circles and Sectors 7-8 Geometric Probability*
Unit 2 Reasoning and Proof (6 days) 2-1 Conditional Statements 2-2 Biconditionals and Definitions 2-3 Deductive Reasoning 2-4 Reasoning in Algebra 2-5 Proving Angles Congruent	Unit 8 Similarity (7 days) 8-1 Ratios and Proportions 8-2 Similar Polygons 8-3 Proving Triangles Similar 8-4 Similarity in Right Triangles 8-5 Proportions in Triangles 8-6 Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures
Unit 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (7 days) 3-1 Properties of Parallel Lines 3-2 Proving Lines Parallel 3-3 Parallel Lines and the Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem 3-4 The Polygon Angle-Sum Theorems 3-5 Lines in the Coordinate Plane 3-6 Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines 3-7 Constructing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines	Unit 9 Surface Area and Volume (8 days) 10-1 Space Figures and Nets 10-2 Space Figures and Drawings 10-3 Surface Areas of Prisms and Cylinders 10-4 Surface Areas of Pyramids and Cones 10-5 Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders 10-6 Volumes of Pyramids and Cones 10-7 Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres 10-8 Areas and Volumes of Similar Solids*
Unit 4 Congruent Figures (5 days) 4-1 Congruent Figures 4-2 Triangle Congruence by SSS and SAS 4-3 Triangle Congruence by ASA and AAS 4-4 Using Congruent Triangles: CPCTC 4-5 Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles 4-6 Congruence in Right Triangles 4-7 Using Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles	Unit 10 Transformations (7 days) 12-1 Reflections 12-2 Translations 12-3 Rotations 12-4 Compositions of Reflections* 12-5 Symmetry 12-6 Tessellations 12-7 Dilations
Unit 5 Relationships with Triangles (5 days) 5-1 Midsegments of Triangles 5-2 Bisectors in Triangles 5-3 Concurrent Lines, Medians, and Altitudes 5-4 Inverses, Contrapositives, and Indirect Reasoning 5-5 Inequalities in Triangles	Unit 11 Right Triangle Trigonometry (6 days) 9-1 The Tangent Ratio 9-2 Sine and Cosine Ratios 9-3 Angles of Elevation and Depression 9-4 Vectors* 9-5 Trigonometry and Area*
Unit 6 Quadrilaterals (7 days) 6-1 Classifying Quadrilaterals 6-2 Properties of Parallelograms 6-3 Proving That a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram 6-4 Special Parallelograms 6-5 Trapezoids and Kites 6-6 Placing Figures in the Coordinate Plane* 6-7 Proofs Using Coordinate Geometry*	Unit 12 Circles (7days) 11-1 Tangent Lines 11-2 Chords and Arcs 11-3 Inscribed Angles 11-4 Angle Measures and Segment Lengths 11-5 Circles in the Coordinate Plane 11-6 Locus: A Set of Points*

* If time permits