Download Geometry Syllabus 2014

GEOMETRY SYLLABUS
Ms. Logan Thorp ~ Room E2
Plan: 3rd Hour 9:19 – 10:06
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bssd.net/Domain/1653
School phone: 224-1325 ext. 50217
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides a variety of topics using shapes with problems, proofs,
and basic constructions so that the student has the opportunity to analyze and practice independent
thinking. This expanded knowledge will allow students to enhance their Algebra skills by using 2dimensional and 3-dimensional geometric figures and appropriate formulas.
ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments will be graded on a daily basis in order to practice the skills learned.
Class work and homework/notes will make up 25% of the semester grade per district policy. Expect
to watch a video to help you complete notes and examples every night. My class webpage will
provide notes with links to the videos as well as the assignment that will be done in class each day.
Each assignment will be graded at the end of class. Students should write the correct answer beside
any problem they miss so they can re-work problems they miss to gain understanding. At the
beginning of each chapter, students will be given challenge questions (one for each section). These
challenge questions are optional and will be collected at the end of each chapter.
LATE WORK: Work is late if not completed by the assigned due date. Students will receive partial
credit for completing notes one day late; otherwise no credit will be given for late notes. Students are
expected to complete daily class work assignments by the end of each class period. However, partial
credit will be given if work is completed by the next day; otherwise no credit will be given for late class
work.
ASSESSMENTS: Chapter tests, quizzes, and common assessments are considered assessments. A test
will be given at the completion of each chapter and are each 100 points. Assessments make up 75% of
the student’s semester grade per district policy.
CHAPTERS COVERED: We will be using the McDougal Littell Geometry textbook
(http://www.classzone.com/books/geometry/index.cfm?state=MO) and will cover chapters 1 through 6
during first semester and chapters 7 through 12 second semester. See end of syllabus for Board of
Education approved course objectives.
MATERIALS:
Pencils
Notebook Paper
Grading pen (not black in color)
Compass
Protractor with ruler measurements
Scientific Calculator *TI-30X IIS recommended
1 – inch Binder (specifically for this class)
Flash Drive *optional- to receive an electronic copy of the book
GRADES: Students will earn the following letter grades based on the weighted percent of points earned in the
class. Please keep in mind that the grades you achieve as a freshman will be on students’ permanent record
that may be viewed by your future employers and college admissions personnel. The district grading scale
will be used in this class:
A+ 100% - 97%
B+ 89% - 87%
C+ 79% - 77%
D+ 69% - 67%
A
B
C
D
F
96% - 93%
86% - 83%
76% - 73%
66% - 63%
Below 59%
A- 92% - 90%
B- 82% - 80%
C- 72% - 70%
D- 62% - 60%
This class is worth a total of one credit. One half credit is earned for grades D- or higher at the end of each
semester. If a student has not earned 6 full credits by August 1, 2014, the student will be enrolled in an
alternative program at the Freshman Center for the 2014-2015 school.
ABSENT POLICY: Students will be responsible for obtaining and completing all make up work/notes.
Assignments missed due to an excused absence can be made up for full credit. Students will have one day
per excused absence to turn in work missed. The class webpage has a calendar with the daily class work
posted. Many assignments come from the book; however, if the assignment is a worksheet students or
parents can email the teacher to receive an electronic copy to work on at home. Missed tests will be made
up the day students return.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS/RULES:
1. You should show respect for the classroom, your classmates and the teacher.
2. Come to class prepared. Bring materials necessary for each class period and a good attitude.
3. Be in class, in your assigned seat, when the tardy bell rings.
4. NO food, drink (other than water), hats, blankets, or electrical receiving devices in the classroom.
CLASS WEBSITE: I will be using a website to post daily assignments, notes, videos, along with any other
important information. Website is: http://www.bssd.net/Domain/1653
PARENT PORTAL: Parents can access their child’s grades using parent portal. Information about Parent
Portal is available on the Freshman Center website. Website is: https://pschool.bssd.net/public/
DISCIPLINE: All school board policies pertaining to the classroom will be followed and enforced. All
behavior that interferes within the learning or safety of other students or the ability of the instructor to
teach is prohibited. Failure to follow classroom expectations/rules will result in disciplinary action.
Please feel comfortable talking with me if you are having any problems. Math is not a spectator sport.
Athletes, musicians, and other professionals must practice and participate on a daily basis. Mathematicians
must too. Please do your best to come prepared each day and be willing to participate. If at any time you
are struggling, please come see me and ask for help. I am available in the mornings every day except
Tuesdays around 6:45 am, and through the first 20 minutes of 1st hour (academic support time). Good
attendance and preparation for class are a must for success. I look forward to a wonderful year!
Please allow 24 hours for a response to an e-mail inquiry. If you have not heard from me in that timeframe,
please call and leave a message with the office.
Any changes that are made during the school year to the syllabus will be communicated to the students
as well as the parents.
Course Objectives
Unit 01 - Basics of Geometry (Chapter 1)
The students will find the pattern and calculate the 5th term of the pattern(1.1)
The students will identify collinear points from a diagram(1.2)
The students will use the segment addition postulate and algebra to solve for segment lengths and
find the distance between any two points on a coordinate plane(1.3)
The students will use the angle addition postulate and algebra to solve for missing angles(1.4)
The students will find the coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment and use the definition of
angle bisector to solve for missing angles(1.5)
The students will use angle relationships and algebra with intersecting lines including
supplementary angles, vertical angles, and linear pairs(1.6)-A+ Objective
The students will find the area of an obtuse triangle where the height is given outside the
triangle(1.7)
Unit 02 - Reasoning and Proofs (Chapter 2)
The students will use postulates and definitions of basic geometric objects and be able to state a
counterexample(2.1)
The students will use a figure to identify perpendicular rays(2.2)
The students will identify the transitive property and identify the contrapositive of a conditional
statement(2.3)
The students will identify the substitution property of equality(2.4)
The students will justify statements about congruent segments and write reasons for steps in
proofs(2.5)
The students will use angle congruence properties and prove properties about special pairs of
angles(2.6)
Unit 03 - Perpendicular and Parallel Lines (Chapter 3)
The students will identify skew lines, identify alternate interior angles, and identify corresponding
angles(3.1)
The students will use parallel lines and a transversal to find missing angles(3.2)-A+ Objective
The students will recognize and use postulates and theorems with parallel lines cut by a
transversal.(3.3)
The students will identify the correct theorem that proves two lines are parallel(3.4)
The students will use properties of parallel lines to solve problems and prove theorems.(3.5)
The students will find the slope of a line in the coordinate plane and use the slope and a point to
write the equation of a line.(3.6)
The students will use the coordinates of points on two lines to determine of the lines are parallel,
perpendicular, or neither(3.7)
Unit 04 - Congruent Triangles (Chapter 4)
The students will name a right triangle from a diagram, classify a triangle using its angle measures,
use the triangle sum and algebra to find missing angles, find exterior angle measure in a triangle,
and find remote interior angle measures in a triangle(4.1)
The students will use corresponding angles in congruent triangles and identify congruent
triangles using SSS postulate(4.2) The students will complete a triangle congruence statement
using SAS(4.3)
The students will use the triangle congruence postulates and theorems to prove triangles are
congruent.(4.4)
The students will find the missing step in a two-column proof(4.5)
The students will find the measure of each base angle in an isosceles triangle(4.6)
The students will use distance on the coordinate plane and SSS postulate to show two triangles
are congruent(4.7)
Unit 05 - Properties of Triangles (Ch.5)
The students will use the definition of perpendicular bisector to solve problems(5.1)
The students will identify the median of a triangle, identify the altitude in various triangles
including right triangles(5.3)
The students will solve for x using the triangle midsegment theorem including a triangle inscribed
in another triangle using midpoints(5.4)
The students will use angle measures to identify the longest side of a triangle, use the triangle
inequality theorem to solve for x, identify the given lengths of sides that will form a triangle, and
find all possible lengths for the missing side of a triangle(5.5)
The students will use similar triangles to solve for a missing side, use the triangle inequality
theorem to determine a missing side, and given three lengths, determine if it is possible to
construct a triangle(5.6)-A+ Objective
Unit 06 - Quadrilaterals (Chapter 6)
The students will identify figures that are convex polygons, define and identify a polygon, identify
a regular polygon, and find the missing angle in a polygon(6.1)
The students will choose a false statement using properties and definition of parallelogram, find
the missing angle in a parallelogram with a diagonal and use the properties of a parallelogram and
algebra to solve for x and y(6.2)
The students will use coordinate geometry to find the missing vertex in a polygon(6.3)
The students will use the properties of a rectangle to identify a true statement(6.4)
The students will use the properties of an isosceles trapezoid to identify a false statement and find
the measure of the midsegment of a trapezoid(6.5)
The students will identify a rhombus from its properties(6.6)
The students will use algebra along with area and properties of squares, parallelograms and
trapezoids to solve for missing sides, angles and areas in those quadrilaterals and find the area of
a triangle in the coordinate plane(6.7)
Unit 07 - Transformations (Chapter 7)
The students will identify the type of transformation in the coordinate plane, complete a
statement about rigid transformations and identify the coordinates of the image after a reflection
in the coordinate plane(7.1)
The students will identify the coordinates of an image reflected over a line and identify a figure
that has more than one line of symmetry(7.2)
The students will be able to find the degree of rotation in a figure(7.3)
Unit 08 - Similarity (Chapter 8)
The students will find a ratio, identify which statement is a proportion, identify a false statement
from a proportion and set-up and use a proportion to solve a problem(8.1)-A+ Objective
The students will use similar triangles to find the missing sides and perimeters in triangles(8.3)
The students will show that triangles are not similar and use similar triangles in a picture to solve
problems(8.4)
The students will identify the postulate or theorem that proves two triangles are similar(8.5)
The students will use overlapping or embedded similar triangles to find the length of side(8.6)
The students will find the scale factor from a dilation in the coordinate plane(8.7)
Unit 09 - Right Triangles and Trigonometry (Ch.9)
The students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of a missing side in a right
triangle and solve application problems involving right triangles(9.2)-A+ Objective
The students will use the Pythagorean theorem to determine if a triangle is acute, right, or obtuse
given the lengths of the 3 sides(9.3)
The students will find the missing side or perimeter in a 30,60,90 triangle(9.4)
The students will use the sine, cosine, or tangent function to find the missing side or angle in a
triangle(9.6)
Unit 10 - Circles (Chapter 10)
The students will use the tangent to a circle theorem to find the perimeter of a circumscribed
pentagon(10.1)
The students will use the radius perpendicular to a chord theorem and Pythagorean theorem to
find missing length(10.2)
The students will use inscribed angles and arcs to find missing angles or arcs and find the measure
of each interior angle of a regular hexagon(10.3)
The students will use the chord-chord formula to find the missing length(10.5)
Unit 11 - Area of Polygons and Circles (Ch.11)
The students will find the number of sides in a polygon given the sum of the exterior angles or
interior angles and find the measure of an exterior angle of a given polygon(11.1)
The students will find the area of a regular polygon when one of the side lengths is given(11.2)
The students will use similar triangles to find area(11.3)
The students will find the area of a circle given the circumference and find the arc length in a circle
given the radius and central angle(11.4)
The students will find the area of a sector in a circle given the radius and central angle(11.5)
The students will use the area of rectangles to find the probability of hitting a shaded region(11.6)
Unit 12 - Surface Area and Volume (Ch.12)
The students will identify the congruent bases in a polyhedron and find the surface area of
polyhedrons including prisms and cylinders(12.2)-A+ Objective
The students will find the volume of a rectangular prism(12.4)
The students will find the volume of a cone given the radius and the height(12.5)
The students will find the surface area and volume of spheres including finding the diameter of a
sphere given its volume(12.6)
The students will find the increase in the volume of a cube when the sides are tripled and use scale
factor of cylinders to find missing volume(12.7)
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Additional Syllabus Information
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phone my extension number is 50217???? During school hours your will be directed to
voicemail due to instructional time. Please leave a message and I will return your phone call at
my earliest convenience. If you do not receive a phone call back within 24 hours, please call the
front office to insure that there is not an issue and that your needs are addressed
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***RETENTION at the Freshman Center for Students Not Classified as Sophomores at the
End of the 2013-2014 School Year*** If a student has not earned six full credits (passing 12
or 14 classes during school year and/or summer school) by August 1, 2014, the student will be
enrolled in an alternative program at the Freshman Center for the 2014-2015 school year.