Course Syllabus

Geometry

Marshfield High School

Erin Wiggin, M. Ed

Curriculum Objectives:

Students engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, connecting, and representing as they:

• Identify figures using properties of sides, angles, and diagonals. Identify the figures’ type(s) of symmetry.
• Draw congruent and similar figures using a compass, straightedge, protractor, and other tools such as computer software. Make conjectures about methods of construction. Justify the conjectures by logical arguments.
• Recognize and solve problems involving angles formed by transversals of coplanar lines. Identify and determine the measure of central and inscribed angles and their associated minor and major arcs. Recognize and solve problems associated with radii, chords, and arcs within or on the same circle.
• Apply congruence and similarity correspondences (e.g., ΔABC ≅ ΔXYZ) and properties of the figures to find missing parts of geometric figures, and provide logical justification.
• Solve simple triangle problems using the triangle angle sum property and/or the Pythagorean theorem.
• Use the properties of special triangles (e.g., isosceles, equilateral, 30º–60º–90º, 45º–45º–90º) to solve problems.
• Using rectangular coordinates, calculate midpoints of segments, slopes of lines and segments, and distances between two points, and apply the results to the solutions of problems.
• Find linear equations that represent lines either perpendicular or parallel to a given line and through a point, e.g., by using the “point-slope” form of the
• equation
• Draw the results, and interpret transformations on figures in the coordinate plane, e.g., translations, reflections, rotations, scale factors, and the results of successive transformations. Apply transformations to the solutions of problems.
• Demonstrate the ability to visualize solid objects and recognize their projections and cross sections.
• Use vertex-edge graphs to model and solve problems.

Course Requirements:

1. Maintain daily notes in a notebook/computer file dedicated to geometry.
2. Must purchase a scientific calculator. (Walmart has some for $10)
3. Nightly homework completion. Corrections to HW should be made in class.
4. Class Participation and daily attendance is required.Students who are absent are responsible for seeking out makeup work before or after class. Assignments are not excused when absent!!!
5. Students are not allowed to take pictures or video while in my class. Students who ignore this rule will have their device confiscated. Additionally, violations to this rule will impact their daily points within ALP and their daily participation/class behavior grade. 

Grading:

Grading will be based on a point system. Assignments, participation, class behavior, tests and quizzes will accumulate points which will be used to determine your final grade. That being said, participation, homework completion and preparation for assessments is critical to your success within this course.

Contact Information:

Please use the contact information below for questions, concerns or to schedule tutoring appointments. I check my email frequently throughout the day.

Erin M. Wiggin

e_wiggin@mpsd.org