The Final Exam is scheduled as follows:
MG/1 (normally meets Period 6) Friday January 20, 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM (Periods 4 & 5), Room 630
MG/7 (normally meets Period 7) Thursday January 19, 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM (Periods 4 & 5), Room 630
Test 5 will cover textbook Sections 10.1 - 10.6, and possibly Section 10.7. You will also need to be proficient with the material covered on Tests 2, 3, & 4.
Period 6 Test Date Fri 1/13
Period 7 Test Date Fri 1/13
Test 4 will cover textbook Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 9.6, 9.7, 9.1, 9.2, & 9.4. You will also need to be proficient with the material covered on Tests 2 & 3.
Period 6 Test Date Wed 12/21
Period 7 Test Date Wed 12/21
Test 3 will cover textbook Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1, & 5.2. You will also need to be proficient with the material covered on Test 2.
Period 6 Test Date Tue 11/29
Period 7 Test Date Tue 11/29
If you received a score below 60 on Test 1, you are required to make an appointment with the instructor prior to Test 2. Please sign up for appointments on the sign-up sheet posted outside of Room 719D.
Test 2 will cover textbook Chapter 1 (excluding Section 1.7), Chapter 3 (excluding Section 3.4), and Chapter 4 (Section 4.2 only).
Period 6 Test Date Fri 11/4
Period 7 Test Date Fri 11/4
Please bring your textbook to class on Friday 10/21. After that, you do NOT need to bring your textbook to class until further notice.
Test 1 will cover all the Chapter 2 HW listed in the Homework section. This corresponds to Textbook Sections 2.1-2.7 plus all the material covered in class that is not in the Textbook - namely De Morgan's Laws, the Chain Rule, and two-column Logic Proofs.
Period 6 Test Date Tue 10/11
Period 7 Test Date Tue 10/11
Welcome to Geometry. Please bring your textbook to class every day until further notice.
Old Tests (Updated 10/28)
Homework (Updated 1/6)
Optional Extra Credit Homework
Consider the Proposition:
Given a quadrilateral, if all four interior angles are bisected by the two diagonals, then it is a rhombus.
Prove or draw a Counterexample.
Scoring: -5, 0, 5, or 10 points will be added to the second lowest Test score. Work that is messy and/or does not demonstrate serious thought will be assigned a score of -5.
Please be prepared to present (on the board) and/or hand in HW 10.A, 10.B, & 10.C on Mon 1/9.
HW 10.C
Page 398, Problems 21, 25; Page 402, Problems 12, 14
Period 6 Due Mon 1/9
Period 7 Due Mon 1/9
HW 10.B
Page 388, Problems 11, 12; Page 392, Problems 5, 7, 9, 13, 14
Period 6 Due Fri 1/6
Period 7 Due Fri 1/6
HW 10.A
Page 384, Problems 5-13 odd, 16; Page 388, Problem 15
Period 6 Due Wed 1/4
Period 7 Due Wed 1/4
HW 9.A
(1) Compile a list of Theorems which are relevant to Test 4 and (2) Complete the Practice Exam
Period 6 Due Tue 12/20
Period 7 Due Tue 12/20
HW 9.2/9.4
Page 340, Problems 15, 16, 20; Page 352, Problems 27, 29
Period 6 Due Fri 12/16
Period 7 Due Fri 12/16
HW 9.1
Page 334, Problems 11, 12, 14
Period 6 Due Tue 12/13
Period 7 Due Tue 12/13
HW 5.C
Page 361-2, Problems 16, 19
Period 6 Due Mon 12/12
Period 7 Due Mon 12/12
HW 5.B
1) Find the problem with the proof presented in class that "All Triangles are Isosceles" (Hint: It's very difficult to detect - use the internet as a resource).
2) Page 365, Problem 3
3) Come in with any questions about problems, proofs, theorems, definitions, homework etc. involving triangles - we are moving on!
4) Be prepared to hand in HW 5.A and/or Page 365, Problem 3, if so requested.
Period 6 Due Fri 12/9
Period 7 Due Fri 12/9
HW 5.A
Page 190 Problems 6, 7; Page 195 Problems 5, 6; Page 366 Problem 8
Period 6 Due Wed 12/7
Period 7 Due Wed 12/7
HW 5.3-4
Page 185 Problems 6-9, Page 187 5-8
Period 6 Due Fri 12/2
Period 7 Due Fri 12/2
HW 4.D
Triangle Worksheet, Page 180 Problems 11, 12
Period 6 Due Wed 11/23
Period 7 Due Wed 11/23
HW 4.C
Page 164 Problems 10, 12; Page 167 Problems 3-17 odd.
Period 6 Due Mon 11/21
Period 7 Due Mon 11/21
HW 4.B
Page 161 Problems 12, 14; Page 164 Problems 3-11 odd.
Period 6 Due Fri 11/18
Period 7 Due Fri 11/18
HW 4.A
Page 157 Problems 3-10; Page 160 Problems 3-11.
Period 6 Due Wed 11/16
Period 7 Due Wed 11/16
HW 4.3
Page 152 Problems 4-24 even.
Period 6 Due Mon 11/14
Period 7 Due Mon 11/14
HW 4.1
Read and study Section 4.1 in the textbook.
Period 6 Due Wed 11/9
Period 7 Due Wed 11/9
HW 4.2
Page 142 Problems 4, 5, 10, 11. Also, prove the Angle Bisector Theorem by using the proof of the Midpoint Theorem as a model (as discussed in class).
Period 6 Due Wed 11/2
Period 7 Due Wed 11/2
HW 3.A
Finish the proof worksheet distributed in class.
Period 6 Due Tue 11/1
Period 7 Due Tue 11/1
HW 3.7-8
Page 122 Problems 3, 4, 5, 7; Page 127 Problems 6,7.
Period 6 Due Mon 10/31
Period 7 Due Mon 10/31
HW 3.5-6
Page 113 Problems 2-6, 8-10; Page 117 Problems 2, 6.
Period 6 Due Wed 10/26
Period 7 Due Wed 10/26
Beginning with HW 3.1-3, solutions to all homework problems should be written-up neatly, showing appropriate and sufficient work. You should be prepared to either turn in each homework assignment, or put problems on the blackboard if asked. Therefore, make sure you include sufficient information in your written work to fully explain each problem (for example, you will need to redraw any diagrams).
HW 3.1-3
Page 96 Problem 12; Page 99 Problems 3-5; Page 103 Problems 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 (Writing the proofs in Problems 13 and 16 in "paragraph form" is optional).
Period 6 Due Mon 10/24
Period 7 Due Mon 10/24
HW 1.B
Page 3 Problems 3-8; Page 10 Problems 1-15 odd; Page 18 Problems 3-5; Page 21 Problems 4-28 even. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Fri 10/21
Period 7 Due Fri 10/21
HW 1.A
Look up the historical reason why there are 360 degrees in a circle (or the measure of a straight angle is 180 degrees). That is, why is the number of degrees in a circle set to 360 rather than some other number?
Period 6 Due Wed 10/19
Period 7 Due Wed 10/19
HW 1.0
Read and study Chapter 1 in the textbook on your own.
HW 2.B
Logic Proof Handout Problems 9-23 odd.
Period 6 Due Wed 10/5
Period 7 Due Wed 10/5
HW 2.A
Prove the Chain Rule [(p -> q) Λ (q -> r)] -> (p -> r) by using a 3-variable Truth Table.
Period 6 Due Mon 10/3
Period 7 Due Mon 10/3
HW 2.7
Page 79 Problems 3-27 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Wed 9/28
Period 7 Due Wed 9/28
HW 2.6
Page 73 Problems 3-21 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers. Also, show [(p V q) Λ ~p] -> q is a tautology. You should be prepared to put this on the board if asked.
Period 6 Due Tue 9/27
Period 7 Due Tue 9/27
HW 2.5
Page 67 Problems 3-33 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Mon 9/26
Period 7 Due Mon 9/26
HW 2.4
Page 58 Problems 3-49 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Fri 9/23
Period 7 Due Fri 9/23
HW 2.3
Page 51 Problems 3-31 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers. Also, use a Truth Table to show that ~(p V q) is logically equivalent to ~p Λ ~q and give an example using English sentences. You should be prepared to put this on the board if asked.
Period 6 Due Wed 9/21
Period 7 Due Wed 9/21
HW 2.2
Page 40 Problems 41-63 odd; Page 46 Problems 3-37 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Tue 9/20
Period 7 Due Tue 9/20
HW 2.1
Page 40 Problems 3-39 odd. You should be prepared to go over these orally in class and explain your answers.
Period 6 Due Mon 9/19
Period 7 Due Tue 9/20
HW 0.0
Please send me a short introductory email describing yourself, your interests, your career aspirations, your feelings toward mathematics, and your mathematical experience in middle school. Also, please include the phone number and the email address of your parent/guardian.
Period 6 Due by 9AM Mon 9/19
Period 7 Due by 9AM Mon 9/19
Test Results (Updated 1/17)
Note: All Test Statistics are before adding make-up points (if applicable).
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Test 5
Statistics