Mr. Brown's Honors Geometry Page

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To view a presentation on linear equations click the links to the right.	Link to Equations of Lines Presentation Link to Equations of Lines PowerPoint
Here are some extra practice worksheets and notes for you to use as supplements to my class.	Semester 1 Review Semester 1 Practice test Coordinate Geo Practice Worksheet Points of Concurrency Notes Points of Concurrency Practice Centroid Practice Points of Concurrency Worksheet Points of Concurrency Algorithm Self Quiz Parabola Notes Trig Function Fact Sheet A Circle through 3 Points notes Factoring and Systems of Equations Practice
Helpful Links	Homework Help Sites PBS Teacher Source Get Smarter Web Site Harcourt School Publications and help site Yahoo Math Directories
Below is a description by month of the topics we cover in Geometry.
	September Topics Review Algebra Topics: Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Distributive , Commutative , Associative, Multiplicative inverse property, Power to a Power rule, Distributive Property of Exponentiation, Multiplying and dividing variables with exponents, Altitude to Hypotenuse Theorem, Pythagorean Theorem, Groups of right triangles (the Automatics), Introduction to basic constructions: Perpendicular bisector, center of a circle, Angle bisector, Daisy Wheels, Basic proof form (what and why,)
	October Topics Begin Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent CPCTC proofs Side Side Side , Side Angle Side, Angle Side Angle, (SSS, SAS, ASA) is indeterminent. Area of Polygons: quadrilaterals, triangles, and n sided regular polygons using the apothem and formula, circles, sectors, and segments, ratio of areas. Similar figures theorem proofs using CPCTC. More constructions: right triangles, copying triangles, medians, altitudes, and angle bisectors.
	November Topics More proofs using CPCTC. Finding the length of a missing side using theorems of congruence. Surface area and volume of prisms, pyramids, and spheres. Lines in a plane (co-planar). Proofs involving lines in a plane and intersections. Transversals, alternate interior and exterior angles, corresponding angles when parallel lines are cut by a transversal. More constructions: parallel lines, perpendicular lines
	December Topics Coordinate geometry, more constructions: orthocenter, incenter, midsegments. Pythagorean Theorem with applications, coordinate graphing, solving systems of equations, inequalities, both linear and quadratic using various methods including graphing, the multiplication addition algorithm, and substitution methods. Graphing circles, tessellations.
	January & February Topics MEAP test will be given. Arcs of circles and applied problems. Angles of circles central, inscribed. More lines in a plane, proofs involving circles. More constructions: tangents and perpendicular bisectors of chords. More tessellations: constructing tessellations. More constructions: regular polygons in a circle. Similarity and congruence of polygons. Congruent chords in circles, arc length. More constructions in circles. Proofs for congruence and similarity, indirect proof.
	March Topics Function notation f(x), g(x), fog, gof notations. Graphing non-linear functions, inscribed and circumscribed polygons. The power theorems related to tangent, secant, and chord segments in circles.
	April Topics Introduction to trigonometric functions. Trig ratio definitions: Sin, Cos, Tan, basic ratios of special triangles (30, 60, 45, 90, and 0 degrees). Factoring and graphing. Domain and range with more function notation. More constructions.
	May Topics Circles, distance formula, midpoint formula and supplement with trig equations. Trigonometry identities . Law of Sin. Law of Cos. Pythagorean identity. Practical problems.