Geometry

Geometry Course Description

This year, students will explore the fundamentals of geometry through a study of deductive reasoning, postulates and theorems, lines, angles, congruence and similarity, circles, quadrilaterals, polygons, transformations, and real-world application problems.

Students will build on algebra concepts as they gain the spatial reasoning skills needed for pre-calculus and college entrance exams.

Books / Required Equipment

• Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding, Third Edition by Harold Jacobs, ISBN 0716743612
• protractor, compass, graph paper, scientific calculator strongly recommended

Grade Levels

• 10-12

Prerequisites

• Successful completion of Algebra 1 is required

Course Outline

• Introduction to Geometry
• Deductive Reasoning and Proofs
• Lines and Angles
• Congruent Triangles
• Inequalities in Triangles
• Parallel Lines and Angles
• Quadrilaterals
• Transformations
• Area
• Pythagorean Theorem, Trigonometry, and Special Right Triangles
• Similarity
• Circles
• Points of Concurrency
• Polygons
• Geometric Solids

Meet the Teacher

Melissa Lopez

Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology, Physical Science, General Science

Mrs. Lopez has been married to her husband for 11 years, and they currently live just outside of Dallas, Texas. They have three boys that they are currently homeschooling, so life at the Lopez house is never boring or quiet. Mrs. Lopez went to college at Baylor University where she [...]