Course Syllabus
GEOMETRY SYLLABUS — 2024-2025
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Conte LOCATION: Rm 320
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
- The expectation is that this classroom will be a Safe and Professional Learning Environment at all times. Any unsafe behavior will result in the student’s immediate removal from the classroom and will be followed up with school administration. Unprofessional behaviors (disrespectful, off-topic, interfering with the learning of others) will be addressed within the classroom but may lead to removal if the behavior persists.
GRADING POLICY:
- Participation: 20%
- 3 points available per class: 1 point for arriving on time and following arrival procedures, 1 point for staying safe and professional during class, and 1 point for turning in an end of class “exit ticket” that has been seriously attempted. Unexcused absences and being asked to leave the classroom will result in a 0/3 score for that class period.
- Section/Topic Quizzes and Projects: 30%
- Final exam: 10%
- Midterm exam: 10%
- Unit Tests: 30%
CP VERSUS HONORS:
Both College prep (CP) and Honors geometry cover the same core curriculum (see next page). However, the faster pace of the Honors class will allow for extra material to be explored in depth, and thus demand more of its students. These topics may manifest themselves as bonus problems/challenges on quizzes, and exams, or as end of unit research projects.
These extra problems will be clearly labeled, and the expectation is that all Honors students are required to attempt them. An Honors student who regularly does not attempt this material may not pass above a B. Conversely, CP students that demonstrate an interest and facility in the non-required honors material are much more likely to be considered for a high passing grade.
GEOMETRY COURSE OUTLINE — 2024-2025
*subject to change*
Unit 1: Essentials of Geometry
- Identify Points, Lines, and Planes
- Use Segments and Congruence
- Use Midpoint and Distance Formulas
- Measure and Classify Angles
- Describe Angle Pair Relationships
-Classify Polygons
-Find Perimeter, Circumference, and Area
Unit 2: Reasoning and proof
- Use Inductive Reasoning
- Analyze Conditional Statements
- Apply Deductive Reasoning
- Use Postulates and Diagrams
- Reason Using Properties from Algebra
- Prove Statements about Segments and Angles
- Prove Angle Pair Relationships
Unit 3: Parallel and perpendicular lines
- Identify Pairs of Lines and Angles
- Use Parallel Lines and Transversals
- Prove Lines are Parallel
- Find and Use Slopes of Lines
- Write and Graph Equations of Lines
- Prove Theorems About Perpendicular Lines
Unit 4: Congruent Triangles
- Apply Triangle Sum Properties
- Apply Congruence and Triangles
- Prove Triangles Congruent by SSS
- Prove Triangles Congruent by SAS and HL
- Prove Triangles Congruent by ASA and AAS
- Use Congruent Triangles
- Use Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles
- Perform Congruence Transformations
Unit 5: Relationships within triangles
- Midsegment Theorem and Coordinate Proof
- Use Perpendicular Bisectors
- Use Angle Bisectors of Triangles
- Use Medians and Altitudes
- Use Inequalities in a Triangle
- Inequalities in Two Triangles and Indirect Proof
Unit 6: Similarity
- Ratios, Proportions, and the Geometric Mean
-Use Proportions to Solve Geometry Problems
-Use Similar Polygons
- Prove Triangles Similar by AA
- Prove Triangles Similar by SSS and SAS
UNIT 7: RIGHT ANGLES AND TRIGONOMETRY
- Apply the Pythagorean Theorem
- Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
- Use Similar Right Triangles
- Special Right Triangles
- Apply the Tangent Ratio
- Apply the Sine and Cosine Ratios
- Solve Right Triangles
UNIT 8: QUADRILATERALS
- Find Angle Measures in Polygons
- Use Properties of Parallelograms
- Show that a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
- Properties of Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares
- Use Properties of Trapezoids and Kites
- Identify Special Quadrilaterals
* Further Units may be covered if time permits.*