Geometry

Course Syllabus

Fundamentals of geometry, including angles, triangle similarity and congruence, complicated area problems, mastering the triangle, special quadrilaterals, polygons, the art of angle chasing, power of a point, 3-dimensional geometry, transformations, analytic geometry, basic trigonometry, geometric proof, and more.

Book: Introduction to Geometry, the Art of Problem Solving, by Richard Rusczyk

Time Commitment: This 24 course includes 1.5 in-class hours and 2-3 hours of homework each class, corresponding to a full-year course.

Graphic Tool: GeoGebra, https://www.geogebra.org/geometry

 

Content:

Class Topic
1 Angles
2 Triangle Angles and Congruent Triangles
3 Isosceles & Equilateral Triangles, Perimeter, and Area
4 Similar Triangles
5 Similar Triangles and Right Triangles
6 More Right Triangles!
7 Special Parts of a Triangle
8 Special Parts of a Triangle, Continued!
9 Quadrilaterals
10 More Quadrilaterals
11 Polygons
12 Geometric Inequalities
13 Introduction to Circles
14 Circles and Angles
15 Tangents
16 Power of a Point
17 3D Geometry Part 1
18 3D Geometry Part 2
19 Transformations
20 Analytic Geometry
21 More Analytic Geometry
22 Basic Trigonometry
23 Problems!
24 More Problems!