GEOMETRY

By studying geometry students learn to see relationships and patterns in the world around them and to use proof to establish the validity of their observations.  Course topics include points, lines, angles, parallel lines, congruence, polygons, triangles, circles, three-dimensional solids, area and volume, similarity, and right triangle trigonometry. Transformations,  coordinate geometry, and the Geometer’s Sketchpad are tools used to investigate figures.  Emphasis is placed on applications of geometry and developing the ideas of justification and proof. A scientific  calculator or graphing calculator is required.