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credit
2 semesters Prerequisites:
Algebra and Algebra instructor's approval.
Freshmen
may be placed in the course upon recommendation of their 8th grade Algebra
teacher and math department approval. Where
Algebra is the study of numerical patterns, Geometry is the study of visual
patterns.
In this course, students study these patterns both geometrically and
algebraically covering measurement, symmetry, reflections, rotations,
translations, congruence, correspondence, area, volume, and similarity.
Students develop conjectures about the patterns they discover and prove
their theorems using logic with both informal and formal, deductive and
inductive proof techniques.
The course begins with the geometry of points, and flows naturally to the
study of segments, rays, lines, polygons, polyhedrons, trigonometry, and
circles.
In Geometry A, fractal geometry
and non‑Euclidean geometry are also studied.
Geometry A is intended for
those students of above average and superior math skills. Required
items:
A TI-83 graphics calculator. | ||||||||||||||||||||
