Advanced Concepts in Algebra & Geometry

Course Information

Quarter 3

Week 1 - Feb. 16th - Feb. 19th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Using Triangles: Rectangular Solids

    • Using Triangles: Regular Square Pyramid

    • Trigonometry – Sine Ratios

    • Trigonometry – Cosine Ratios


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 2 - Feb. 22nd - Feb. 25th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Trigonometry – Tangent Ratios

    • Using Similar Triangles in Indirect Measurement

    • Using Trigonometry in Indirect Measurement

    • Quiz #3: Triangles and Trigonometry


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 3 - Mar. 1st - Mar. 4th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Using SOH CAH TOA in Trigonometry

    • Finding Values of Trigonometric Functions

    • Law of Sines

    • Quiz #1 – Sines


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 4 - Mar. 8th - Mar. 11th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Ambiguity and Area of a Triangle

    • Law of Cosines: Finding a Side

    • Law of Cosines: Finding an Angle

    • Quiz #2 – Cosines


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 5 - Mar. 15th - Mar. 18th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Line Graphs

    • Line Graphs by Two Points

    • Slopes of Lines (Part 1)

    • Slopes of Lines (Part 2)

    • Quiz #1: Lines


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 6 - Mar. 29th - Apr. 1

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 1)

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 2)

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 3)

    • Equations: Slope-Intercept

    • General Equation of a Line


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 7 - Apr. 5th - Apr. 8th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Quiz #2 – Equation of a Line

    • Solutions for Systems of Equations

    • Solutions by Addition

    • Solutions by Substitution

    • Application of Systems of Equations


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 8 - Apr. 12th - Apr. 15th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Solving Inequalities

    • Solving Two-order Inequalities

    • Quiz 3: Solving for Systems


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Quarter 2

Week 1 - Nov. 30th - Dec. 3rd

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Area of Polygons

    • Area of Rectangles

    • Area of Parallelograms

    • Area of Triangles and Rhombuses

    • Area of Trapezoids


Week 2 - Dec. 7th - Dec. 10th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Area of Regular Polygons

    • Area Comparison of Polygons

    • Quiz 1: Area of Polygons

    • Circles: Circumference and Pi


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 3 - Dec. 14th - Dec. 17th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Circles: Area of Circles

    • Circles: Area of Sectors

    • Circles: Area of Segments

    • Quiz 2: Area of Circles


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 4 - Jan. 4th - Jan. 7th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Solids: Prisms

    • Solids: Pyramids

    • Solids: Cylinders

    • Solids: Cones

    • Solids: Spheres


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 5 - Jan. 11th - Jan. 14th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Quiz 3: Volume of Solids

    • Test: Area and Volume

    • Quadratic Functions

    • Transformations: Quadratics

    • Transformations: Exponential Functions


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 6 - Jan. 19th - Jan. 22nd

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Line of Symmetry

    • Quadratic Inequalities

    • Quiz 2: Graphing Quadratic Functions

    • Solving by Factoring


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 7 - Jan. 25th - Jan. 28th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Square Root Method

    • Rate of Change

    • Completing the Square (1)

    • Completing the Square (2)


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 8 - Feb. 1st. - Feb. 4th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Quadratic Formula (1)

    • Quadratic Formula (2)

    • System of Equations

    • Comparing Functions


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 9 - Feb. 8th - Feb. 11th

  • Tasks for the Week:

    • Quiz 3: Solving Quadratic Equations

    • Review

    • Test: Quadratics


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Quarter 1

Week 0 - Sept. 14th - Sept 17th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Using Triangles: Rectangular Solids

    • Using Triangles: Regular Square Pyramid


  • Resources

    • Check back soon.

Week 1 - Sept. 21st - Sept 24th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Trigonometry – Sine Ratios

    • Trigonometry – Cosine Ratios

    • Trigonometry – Tangent Ratios


  • Resources

    • Class Notes for 09/21/20 - (blank worksheet: click here; filled in: click here)

    • Lab Notes for 9/23/20 - (click here)

    • Lab Notes for 9/24/20 - (blank worksheet: click here; filled in: click here)

Week 2 - Sept. 28th - Oct. 1st

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Using Similar Triangles in Indirect Measurement

    • Using Trigonometry in Indirect Measurement

    • Quiz #3: Triangles and Trigonometry


Week 3 - Oct. 5th - Oct. 8th

  • Temporary Zoom Meeting Link (Mr. Dixon's)



    • Meeting ID: 918 130 3469

    • Passcode: 1hcmiP


  • No 8:00 am lab this week. The 1pm class and 4pm lab will be treated as lab time. Please submit your questions (screenshots of problems) to Mr. Dixon (steve.dixon@fallscityschools.org) at least 2 hours before class.

  • 20 minute office hour slots are available between 2pm and 4pm, Monday through Thursday; arrange a time and date with Mr. Dixon (steve.dixon@fallscityschools.org).


  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Using SOH CAH TOA in Trigonometry

    • Finding Values of Trigonometric Functions

    • Law of Sines

    • Quiz #1 – Sines

  • Additional Task

    • One one-on-one meeting with Mr. Dixon between 2:00pm and 4:00pm, please arrange with Mr. Dixon


Week 4 - Oct. 12th - Oct. 15th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Ambiguity and Area of a Triangle

    • Law of Cosines: Finding a Side

    • Law of Cosines: Finding an Angle


  • Resources

    • Class Notes for 10/12/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

    • Lab Notes for 10/15/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

Week 5 - Oct. 19th - Oct. 22nd

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Quiz #2 – Cosines

    • Line Graphs

    • Line Graphs by Two Points

    • Slopes of Lines - Part 1


  • Resources

    • Lab Notes for 10/22/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

Week 6 - Oct. 26th - Oct. 29th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Slopes of Lines - Part 2

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 1)

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 2)

    • Equations: Point Slope (Part 3)


  • Resources

    • Class Notes for 10/26/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

    • Lab Notes for 10/28/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

Week 7 - Nov. 2nd - Nov. 5th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Equations: Slope-Intercept

    • General Equation of a Line

    • Quiz #2 – Equation of a Line

    • Solutions for Systems of Equations


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.

Week 8 - Nov. 9th - Nov. 13th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Solutions by Addition

    • Solutions by Substitution

    • Application of Systems of Equations

    • Solving Inequalities

      • This is a bonus lesson. Please let me know (by e-mail) if you want to skip it. Extra credit for those of you that attempt it.


  • Resources

    • Class Notes for 11/09/20 - (blank worksheet: click here)

Week 9 - Nov. 16th - Nov. 19th

  • Complete the following lessons on Odyssey

    • Solving Two-order Inequalities

      • This is a bonus lesson. Please let me know (by e-mail) if you want to skip it. Extra credit for those of you that attempt it.

    • Quiz 3: Solving for Systems

    • Test

      • Dropped by teacher.


  • Resources

    • Will be posted soon.