Schooler's Geometry

homework for Wed., Apr. 29

2009-04-29T09:59:00.003-04:00

15.6 Cylinders & Cones

Carefully read section 15.6, pp. 654-656. Know the definitions of all vocabulary words in the section. Be able to explain and apply theorems 81 & 82.

homework: 656, # 10-20, 27-37, 42-64

due: Thursday, Apr. 30

homework for Tuesday, April 28

2009-04-28T08:14:00.005-04:00

15.5 Pyramids

Carefully read section 15.5, pp. 646-648. Know the definitions of all vocabulary words in the section. Know Theorem 80 and use it to find the volume of any pyramid. Be able to explain the relevance of Cavalieri's principle to establishing the proof of Theorem 80.

homework: p. 649, # 1-26, 33-41; Set III is a bonus if done correctly;

due: Thursday, Apr. 30.

homework for Monday, April 27

2009-04-26T08:34:00.004-04:00

15.4 The Volume of a Prism

Carefully read section 15.4, pp. 640-642. Understand Cavalieri's principle and be able to explain how it applies to calculating the volume of an oblique prism. Know all vocabulary words, postulates, and theorems from the section.

Homework: p. 642, # 1-25, 31-33, 41-49, 54-56;

due: Thursday, Apr. 30

homework for Thursday, March 5

2009-03-05T10:09:00.002-05:00

Chapter 10 review:

We will be having a test on Monday over chapter 10. Please come into class on Friday with any questions from this chapter.

Homework: page 421 #5-14, 24-33, 39-44

due tomorrow, Fri., Mar. 6, along with all assignments from the rest of the week

homework for Wednesday, March 4

2009-03-04T10:49:00.000-05:00

11.2 The Pythagorean Theorem Revisited

Carefully read section 11.2 page 434. Have a good understanding of the Broken Bamboo puzzle. Understand the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem given on page 435.

Homework: page 436, #18-25, 28-30, 42-50

due Friday, March 6

homework for Tuesday, March 3

2009-03-03T08:26:00.000-05:00

10.6 Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures

Carefully read section 10.6 page 414. From this section, you need to understand Theorem 47 and its proof, what the Greek letter rho represents, and Theorem 48 and its proof.

Homework: page 416, #10-27, 32-36, 52-55

due Friday, March 6

homework for Monday, March 2

2009-03-02T03:01:00.000-05:00

10.5 Proportions and Dilations

Carefully read section 10.5 page 407. Be sure to understand corresponding altitudes, the proof of Theorem 46, and how it relates to dilation transformation.

Homework: page 409, # 1-8, 19-24, 40-51

due Friday, March 6

Check here when we don't have class.

2009-02-12T13:17:00.000-05:00

We're establishing this blog to try to counteract the effect of all the class periods we've lost and will continue to lose to snow delays and ISTEP+ testing.

On any day when school meets, but Geometry class does not (e.g., you do ISTEP+ testing in the morning, or school opens 2 hours late), check here for your Geometry assignment for that day. Unless otherwise specified, it will be due the next day on which we do have class.

Miss Wimmer and I will try to select things it's reasonable for you to study on your own. But it will always be your responsibility to read the appropriate sections of the chapter carefully, learning definitions and new concepts and studying any proofs presented there. If you have questions or concerns, you may post a comment to the blog. Be aware that I will usually monitor it only during the school day, so a question you leave in the evening will not be likely to be answered until the next morning.

We've struggled -- the entire school has -- with how to get around all the problem presented by these lost mornings, since there is material we're required to give you the opportunity to learn before the end of the year. We hope this method will keep us from having to do a mad crunch at the end of the year, throwing 2 or 3 lessons to you at once without giving you enough time to really benefit from them.