Magnet Geometry 

This entry course should be taken by students who have not yet earned a geometry credit in middle school.  The course is offered over the summer before 9th grade.  

Students study logic, methods of proof (direct/indirect, coordinate) in both two-column and essay forms, constructions, loci, and transformational geometry. All of the objectives of the MCPS Honors Geometry curriculum are taught. Nontraditional topics studied include affine geometry, conics, circuit diagrams, writing a two-bit adder on a circuit board, and an introduction to circular functions.

Magnet Geometry Unit Outline

Semester 1

Unit 1: Constructions, Congruence and Transformations

Unit 2: Similarity, Right Triangles and Trigonometry

Semester 2

Unit 3: Extending to Three Dimensions

Unit 4: Connecting Algebra and Geometry through Coordinates

Unit 5: Circles