Math 1360 Textbook

Math 1360 Geometric Concepts

Course Topics

Textbook

Discovering Geometry (4th edition) by Michael Serra

Supplementary Materials

Area of squares, set of problems

Grading Policy

4 homework sets 20 pts each 80
7 quizzes (drop 2) 10 pts each 50
2 projects 30 pts each 60
3 Exams 100 pts each   300
Final (comprehensive)   150 pts 150
Total 640

Sections Covered

1.1:  Building Blocks of Geometry
1.2:  Poolroom Math
1.3:  What's a Widget?
1.4:  Polygons
1.5:  Triangles
1.6:  Special Quadrilaterals
1.7:  Circles
1.9:  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
2.5:  Angle Relationships
2.6:  Special Angles on Parallel Lines
3.1:  Duplicating Segments and Angles
3.2:  Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors
3.3:  Constructing Perpendiculars to a Line
3.4:  Constructing Angle Bisectors
3.5:  Constructing Parallel Lines
3.6:  Construction Problems
3.7:  Constructing Points of Concurrency
3.8:  The Centroid
4.1:  Triangle Sum Conjecture
4.2:  Properties of Isosceles Triangles
4.3:  Triangle Inequalities
4.4:  Are There Congruence Shortcuts?
4.5:  Are There Other Congruence Shortcuts?
4.6:  Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
4.8:  Proving Special Triangle Conjectures
5.1:  Polygon Sum Conjecture
5.2:  Exterior Angles of a Polygon
5.3:  Kite and Trapezoid Properties
5.4:  Properties of Midsegments
5.5:  Properties of Parallelograms
5.6:  Properties of Special Parallelograms
6.1:  Tangent Properties
6.2:  Chord Properties
6.3:  Arcs and Angles
6.4:  Proving Circle Conjectures
6.5:  The Circumference/Diameter Ratio
6.7:  Arc Length
7.1:  Transformations and Symmetry
7.2:  Properties of Isometries
7.3:  Compositions of Transformations
8.1:  Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms
8.2:  Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Kites
8.4:  Areas of Regular Polygons
8.5:  Areas of Circles
8.7:  Surface Area
9.1:  The Theorem of Pythagoras
9.2:  The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
9.3:  Two Special Right Triangles
10.1:  The Geometry of Solids
10.2:  Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
10.3:  Volume of Pyramids and Cones
10.5:  Displacement and Density
10.6:  Volume of a Sphere
10.7:  Surface Area of a Sphere
11.1:  Similar Polygons
11.2:  Similar Triangles
11.4:  Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles
11.5:  Proportions with Area
11.6:  Proportions with Volume
11.7:  Proportional Segments B/W Parallel Lines

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