Geometry

Instructor: Ms. Perkins e-mail: vperkins@weps.k12.co.us

Course Description: This course is designed to emphasize the study of the properties and
applications of common geometric figures in two and three dimensions. It
includes the study of transformations and right triangle trigonometry.
Inductive and deductive thinking skills are used in problem solving
situations, and applications to the real world are stressed. It also
emphasizes writing proofs to solve (prove) properties of geometric figures.

Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned in accordance with district policy. Daily assignments,
in-class projects, quizzes and tests will be used to determine grades.

A - 90%-100%, B 80%-89%, C 70%-79%, D 60%-69%, F 59% or less

Homework Policy: Students will be given daily assignments to enable skills practice. Except in
the case of absences, for each day late, an assignment will drop ten
percentage points. Assignments that are four or more days late will be
assigned no points.

Course Outline: This outline is tentative and subject to change.
1. Tools of Geometry
a. Basic Terms
b. Angle Measures
c. Constructions with Straightedge and Compass
d. Midpoint and Distance
e. Perimeter or Circumference
f. Area
2. Reasoning and Proof
a. Induction
b. Conditional and Biconditional Statements
c. Converse, Inverses, and Contrapositives
d. Law of Detachment and Law of Syllogism
e. Connect Algebra and Geometry Reasoning
f. Prove and Apply Theorems about Angles
3. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
a. Transversals
b. Angle Measures
c. Prove Theorems Involving Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
d. Construct and Relate Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
e. Linear Equations and Slope
4. Congruent Triangles
a. Congruent Figures
b. Prove Congruence
c. Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles
5. Relationships Within Triangles
a. Midsegments, Perpendicular Bisectors, and Angle Bisectors
b. Median and Altitude
c. Indirect Reasoning
d. Inequalities
6. Polygons and Quadrilaterals
a. Interior and Exterior Angle Sums
b. Side and Angle Relationships
c. Diagonals
d. Classify Polygons and Parallelograms
7. Similarity
a. Ratios
b. Similar Polygons
c. AA Postulate and SAS and SSS Theorems
d. Indirect Measurements
e. Triangles
f. Side-Splitter and Triangles Angle-Bisector Theorem
8. Right Triangles and Trigonometry
a. Pythagorean Theorem and its Converse
b. Trig Functions with 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 Triangles
c. Side Lengths and Angle Measures in Right Triangles
d. Laws of Sines and Cosines
9. Transformations
a. Isometries
b. Translations
c. Reflections
d. Rotations
e. Glide Reflections
f. Proofs Using Isometries
g. Dilations
10. Area
a. Area of Parallelograms, Right Triangles, Trapezoid, Rhombus, and
Regular Polygons
b. Perimeters and Areas of Similar Polygons
c. Area using Trigonometry
d. Measures of Central Angles and Arcs
e. Circumference and Arc Length
f. Use Area to Model Probabilities of Events
11. Surface Area and Volume
a. Surface Area of Prism, Cylinder, Pyramid, Cone, and Sphere
b. Volume of Prism, Cylinder, Pyramid, Cone, and Sphere
c. Surface Area and Volume of Similar Solids
12. Circles
a. Tangents
b. Chords, Arcs, and Angles
c. Equation of a Circle
d. Center, Radius, and Locus