Geometry

Course #232 (CP) / #233 (H)
Credit 1.0

College Prep:
In this course the emphasis is on plane, solid, and coordinate geometry. Short lessons with many examples illustrate and teach each new skill. Frequent sets of exercises and activities allow students to practice what they have learned. Lessons include real-life applications that help students see the relevance of what they are studying. Topics include: essentials of tools of geometry; reasoning and proof; parallel and perpendicular lines and the relationships between angles; congruent triangles; relationships within triangles and polygons; similarity; right triangles; measuring length and area; volume of solids; quadrilaterals; probability, and properties of circles. Instruction, practice and assessments will be presented in a variety of formats, such as multiple-choice, short answer and open-ended. There will also be extensive use of technology including the graphing calculator throughout the year.

Honors
In this course, the main emphasis is on the development of geometric language, logic of the proof, and the exploration of theory and practice in plane, solid, and coordinate geometry. Lessons include real-life applications that help students see the relevance of what they are studying. Topics include: essentials of tools of geometry; reasoning and proof; parallel and perpendicular lines and the relationships between angles; congruent triangles; relationships within triangles and polygons; similarity; right triangles; measuring length and area; volume of solids; quadrilaterals; probability, and properties of circles. Instruction, practice and assessments will be presented in a variety of formats, such as multiple-choice, short answer, and open-ended. There will also be extensive use of technology including the graphing calculator throughout the year.