CA Math Standards for Geometry

Geometry Overview
Congruence
• Experiment with transformations in the plane
• Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions
• Prove geometric theorems
• Make geometric constructions


Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
• Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations
• Prove theorems involving similarity
• Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles
• Apply trigonometry to general triangles


Circles
• Understand and apply theorems about circles
• Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles


Expressing Geometric Properties with Equations
• Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section
• Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically


Geometric Measurement and Dimension
• Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems
• Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects


Modeling with Geometry
• Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations