Honors Geometry 2016-2017 Academic Year Ms. Baxley [email protected] Tutoring: Monday: 2:30 – 3:00; other times by appointment
Course Description: Geometry is the second course in a sequence of three required high school courses designed to ensure career and college readiness. The course represents a discrete study of geometry with correlated statistics applications. The standards in the three-course high school sequence specify the mathematics that all students should study in order to be college and career ready. Additional mathematics content is provided in fourth credit courses and advanced courses including pre-calculus, calculus, advanced statistics, discrete mathematics, and mathematics of finance courses. High school course content standards are listed by conceptual categories including Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. Conceptual categories portray a coherent view of high school mathematics content; a student’s work with functions, for example, crosses a number of traditional course boundaries, potentially up through and including calculus. Standards for Mathematical Practice provide the foundation for instruction and assessment..
Aims of Course: 1. transformations 2. Triangle Congruence 3. Triangle Similarity 4. Circles 5. Special Right Triangles 6. Triangle Trigonometry 7. Volumes 8. Probability/Statistics
IB/MYP Aims: Enjoy mathematics, developing curiosity and begin to appreciate its elegance and power Develop an understanding of the principles and nature of mathematics Communicate clearly and confidently in a variety of contexts Develop logical, critical, and creative thinking Develop confidence, perserverance, and independence in mathematical thinking and problem-solving Develop powers of generalization and abstraction Apply and transfer skills to a wide range of real life situations, other areas of knowledge and future developments Appreciate how developments in technology and mathematics have influenced each other Appreciate the moral, social and ethical implication arising from the work of mathematicians and the application sof mathematics Appreciate the international dimension in mathematics through an awareness of the universaility of mathematics and its multicultural and historical perspectives Appreciate the contribution of mathematics to other areas of knowledge Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to pursue further studies in mathematics Develop the abiliity to reflect critically upon their own work and the work of others
IB Learner Profile: The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally-minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. IB learners strive to be:
- Reflective: give thoughtful consideration to your own learning and experience. You are able to assess and understand your strengths and limitations in order to support your learning and personal development.
- Balanced: understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for yourself and others.
- Knowledgeable: explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, you acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.
- Open – Minded: understand and appreciate your own culture and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. You seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and you are willing to grow from the experience.
- Inquirers: have a natural curiosity and learn to acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. You actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout the lives. - Risk-takers: approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought, and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies. You are brave and articulate in defending your beliefs. - Communicators: understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. You are willing to work in collaboration with others.
- Caring: show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. You have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
- Principled: act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities. You take responsibility for your own actions and the consequences that accompany them.
- Thinkers: exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.
GSE Geometry: Unit Descriptions: Unit 1: Transformations in the Coordinate Plane Unit 2: Similarity, Congruence, and Proofs Unit 3: Right Triangle Trigonometry Unit 4: Circles and Volume Unit 5: Geometry and Algebra connections Unit 6: Probability Alg 2/IB: IB topics needed for Honors Algera 2/Math Studies
Materials Needed: 1. Binder w/ notebook paper 2. Mechanical pencils w/ extra lead and erasers 3. Black or blue pens 4. Red and Green pens 5. Highlighters 6. Colored Pencils 7. TI-84 plus calculator or Casio graphing calculator 8. Protractor and Compass 9. Graph Paper
Basic Classroom Rules: 1. Show each other respect. 2. There will be no eating in class. 3. There will be no drinking in class (only water). 4. There will be no grooming in class. 5. There will be no foul language used in class. 6. There is no late work. The only late work that will be accepted is when you are absent from class. 7. Please do not come to me at progress report time or end of nine weeks wanting to know how to pull up your grade, stay on top of your assignments and the work
Rule Violation Consequences: 1st offense – Verbal Warning 2nd offense – Call Parent/Detention 3rd offense – Referral/Administrator
Grading Scale:
Objective 1 25% Objective 2 25% Objective 3 25% Participation 5% Final Exam 20%
Objective 1: Knowledge and Understanding Objective 2: Investigating Patterns Objective 3: Communication/Real Life Applications Checklist for Honors Algebra 2:
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