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Geometry Syllabus
2014-2015
Prosser Career Academy
Mathematics Department
5th period: Rm 308
6th period: Rm 311
7th period: Rm 311
Teacher: Mr. Fluharty
[email protected]
Class website: www.teacherweb.com/il/prosserca/fluharty
Availability: My free periods are 2nd, 4th, and 8th or after school. My office is located in the back of Rm 306.
Course Description: Plane Geometry involves an exploration of human reasoning through the study of points,
lines, planes, triangles, polygons, circles, areas, and volumes as developed and described by Euclid, a Greek
mathematician who lived over 2,300 years ago.
Textbook/materials for Everyday:
1. Textbook: Glencoe Geometry
Online version: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/ose/index.html
Username: GEOIL05 Password: vanef4M8
2. 2 inch 3-ring binder with 7 section dividers
3. Pencils and Erasers
Grade Categories:
Tests:
Quizzes:
Projects:
Participation:
Homework/Classwork:
35%
25%
20%
10%
10%
Grading Scale:
A 90-100%
B 80-90%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F 59% and below
Semester Grade:
40% - Quarter 1
40% - Quarter 2
20% - Final Exam
Parent Access to Grades: I update Gradebook every week. It is important that you and your family use this
tool to stay aware of your overall grade in the class as well as how you are performing in each of the categories
mentioned above. If you have concerns about anything you see on Gradebook related to your grade, please let
me know promptly.
Academic Integrity: Working together on HW and project were appropriate is strongly encouraged. However,
copying other people’s work is prohibited. If you copy from another student or any other source (or allow a
student to copy your work), you will receive a zero for the assignment and will not be permitted to redo the
assignment. If you are quoting or paraphrasing from an outside source for a project or paper, be sure to cite the
source appropriately.
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS & DAILY ROUTINE
Binder: You are expected to keep a binder with 7 sections. Each section should be labeled as follows:
Section 1: Warm-ups/Exit Slips
Section 2: Vocabulary
Section 3: Notes
Section 4: Bookwork problems & worksheets for homework
Section 5: Quizzes & Tests
Section 6: Progress Monitoring
Proper Page Heading: All assignments completed on a separate piece of paper must have a proper heading in
the upper right hand corner. The heading must include: Your name, the date, the class (PG), and assignment. An
assignment will not be credited if it lacks the proper heading.
Daily Homework: Homework will be assigned daily. Every homework assignment will be completed on loose
leaf paper with the proper heading and ordered in your binder. All problems must be written out completely and
all work must be shown. You must show the original problem, all work, and how you arrived at the solution to
receive credit for your homework. “I did it in my head” will NOT earn you credit for homework. A list of
“answers only” will not earn you credit for homework. I expect that each problem will be attempted and some
work, graph, or diagram is shown. Underline, circle, or box the final answers. Each homework assignment is
worth 2 points. An assignment sheet will be given each chapter. I will use the sheet as a stamp sheet.
Notes: You should write down all class notes and order them by date in your binder. Make sure to include a
proper heading and that they contain everything that was written on the overhead, blackboard, and discussed in
class.
Quizzes and Tests: At least one test and several quizzes will be given per chapter. All quizzes can be retaken,
as many times as necessary, to show mastery on individual learning goals. Tests can be retaken provided that
students complete the “Retake Petition Form,” two study sessions with the teacher, and completed within a two
week window from when the test was returned.
Unexcused Tardiness: In order to make the most of our time together, it is important that you come to class on
time and begin working right away. Being tardy means you are missing important components of the day’s
activities. If you have an unexcused tardy, you will NOT be given additional time to complete tests, quizzes, or
class work already in progress.
Absences: If you are absent for class, it is your responsibility to pick up any worksheets or notes that were
completed in class.
 Excused Absences: If you are absent the day before a test, you will still take it on the scheduled day. If
you are absent the day of a test, you must take it up the day of your return. All make up tests and quizzes
will be given outside of the regular class either after school or during your lunch hour.
 Unexcused Absences: If you have an unexcused absence you will not be able to turn in HW that was
collected or checked in during your absence and you lose the privilege of turning in late HW. You will
not get an extension on any assignments due the day you return, and you will not be able to make up
tests, quizzes, or class work missed.
Classroom Rules:
 ID must be worn on a lanyard around your neck to enter the class.
 Cell phones are not allowed in class. Repeated violation of this rule will result in referral to discipline,
loss of cellphone, and possible suspension.
 Absolutely NO FOOD or DRINK (including water!) allowed in the chemistry lab.
 All electronics must be turned off and placed in your backpack before entering the room.
 Per Prosser policy, ID’s must be on around your neck at all times while in the building.
Course Outline (tentative)
First Semester
Unit 1: Lines and Angles
Chapter 1: Pints, Lines, Planes, and Angles
Lesson 1-1: Identify and model points, lines, and planes.
Lesson 1-2: Measure segments and determine accuracy of measurements.
Lesson 1-3: Calculate the distance between points and find the midpoint of a segment.
Lessons 1-4 and 1-5: Measure and classify angles and identify angle relationships.
Lessons 1-6: Identify polygons and find their perimeters.
Chapter 2: Reasoning and Proof
Lesson 2-1 through 2-3: Make conjectures, determine whether a statement is true or false, and find
counterexamples for statements.
Lesson 2-4: Use deductive reasoning to reach valid conclusions.
Lessons 2-5 and 2-6: Verify algebraic and geometric conjectures using informal and formal proof.
Lessons 2-7 and 2-8: Write proofs involving segment and angle theorems.
Chapter 3: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Lessons 3-1, 3-2, and 3-5: Identify angle relationships that occur with parallel lines and a transversal, and
identify and prove lines parallel from a given angle relationship.
Lessons 3-3 and 3-4: Use slope to analyze a line. Write the equation for the slope of a line.
Lesson 3-6: Find the distance between a point and a line and between two parallel lines.
Unit 2: Triangles
Chapter 4: Congruent Triangles
Lesson 4-1: Classify triangles.
Lesson 4-2: Apply the Angle Sum Theorem and the Exterior Angle Theorem.
Lesson 4-3: Identify corresponding parts of congruent triangles.
Lesson 4-4 and 4-5: Test for triangle congruence using SSS, SAS, ASA, and AAS.
Lesson 4-6: Use properties of isosceles and equilateral triangles.
Lesson 4-7: Write coordinate proofs.
Chapter 5: Relationships in Triangles
Lesson 5-1: Identify and use perpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors, medians, and altitudes of triangles.
Lesson 5-2: Apply properties of inequalities relating to the measures of angles and sides of triangles.
Lesson 5-3: Use indirect proof with algebra and geometry.
Lessons 5-4 and 5-5: Apply the Triangle Inequality Theorem and SAS and SSS inequalities.
Chapter 6: Proportions and Similarity
Lesson 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3: Identify similar polygons, and use ratios and proportions to solve problems.
Lesson 6-4 and 6-5: Recognize and use proportional parts, corresponding perimeters, altitudes, angle bisectors,
and medians to similar triangles to solve problems.
Lesson 6-6: Identify the characteristics of fractals and non-geometric iteration.
Second Semester
Chapter 7: Right Triangles and Trigonometry
Lesson 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3: Solve problems using the gometric mean, the Pythagorean Theorem, and its converse.
Lesson 7-4 and 7-5: Use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangle problems.
Lessons 7-6 and 7-7: Solve triangles using the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines.
Unit 3: Quadrilaterals and Circles
Chapter 8: Investigate interior and exterior angles of polygons.
Lessons 8-2 and 8-3: Recognize and apply the properties of parallelograms.
Lessons 8-4 through 8-6: Recognize and apply the properties of rectangles, rhombi, squares, and trapezoids.
Lesson 8-7: Position quadrilaterals for use in coordinate proof.
Chapter 10: Circles
Lesson 10-1: Identify parts of a circe and solve problems involving circumference.
Lessons 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, and 10-6: Find arc and angle measures in a circle.
Lessons 10-5 and 10-7: find measures of segments in a circle.
Lesson 10-8: Write the equation of a circle.
Unit 4: Area and Volume
Chapter 11: Areas of Polygons and Circles
Lessons 11-1, 11-2, and 11-3: Find areas of parallelograms, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids, regular polygons, and
circles.
Lesson 11-4: Find areas of irregular figures.
Lesson 11-5: Find geometric probability and areas of sectors and segments of circles.
Chapter 12: Surface Area
Lesson 12-1: Identify three-dimensional figures.
Lesson 12-2: Draw two-dimensional models for solids.
Lessons 12-3 through 12-6: Find the lateral areas and surface areas of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones.
Lesson 12-7: Find the surface areas of spheres and hemispheres.
2014-2015 Parent/Guardian Contact Sheet
Mr. Fluharty, [email protected]
Class website: www.teacherweb.com/il/prosserca/fluharty
Office: Room 306 (back of room)
Office hours: 2nd, 4th, and 8th periods (by appointment) and after school.
Name of student: _________________________________ Class Period: ________________
Start of Year Survey: You will receive 20 points for completing Mr. Fluharty’s Geometry Start-of-Year
Survey. This online survey can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/Fluharty2014GeometrySurvey
Cooperation Points: Cooperation points are earned by abiding by the following simple rules. These rules
eliminate wasted instruction time and keep the entire classroom focused.
A few important classroom rules…
 ID’s must be on around your neck before entering the room and kept on the entire class period.
 NO FOOD or SUGARED DRINK is allowed in class.
 Personal electronics (cellphone, I-pods, headphones, etc.) are forbidden unless authorized.
Please sign and have a parent/guardian sign this form and return to Mr. Fluharty.
I have read this document and understand how to earn all of my cooperation points.
Student signature: _________________ Print student name: ________________
Parent signature: __________________ Print parent name: _______________
Date: ______
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Phone number where parent/guardian can be reached: ____________________ email: ________
Please fill in the bottom portion if you have any questions or concerns:
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