Geometry

Geometry is a one-year college preparatory course that is designed to develop students’ understanding of geometric concepts by emphasizing and integrating logical reasoning and spatial visualization skills. It is a course wherein deductive reasoning is the basis of understanding.  All instruction is designed to actively engage the students and the course promotes understanding, as opposed to rote memorization.  Consequently, class dialogue is an integral part of the teaching and learning process. The geometry course will focus on the following topics: points, lines, planes, and angles, deductive reasoning, parallel lines and planes, congruent triangles, quadrilaterals, similar polygons, right triangles, circles, areas of plane figures, areas and volumes of solids, and coordinates.  The goals of the geometry course are to teach students the value of mathematics, to reason mathematically, to think analytically, to be problem solvers, to work independently and also in groups, to practice communication skills, and to prepare for subsequent math courses.

Textbook(s): Geometry; by Jergensen, Brown. Houghton Mifflin. (1990)

Prerequisites: Algebra I

Instructor:  Doug Colborn