Required Materials

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Required Materials

• Textbook, Geometry by Larson, Boswell, Stiff
  McDougal Little, 2001
• Pencil, Eraser, and Pen
• 3 Ring Binder with Loose leaf paper and section
  dividers
• Scientific Calculator
• Compass and Ruler

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Course Goals

• To develop previous mathematical experience,
  geometric skills, and concepts.
• To meet and or exceed all of the content
  standards for geometry as defined by the state of
  California
• To cover a whole range of topics such as
• Points, Lines, Planes
• Angles, Polygons, Circles
• Perimeter, Circumference, Area Volume
• Parallel and Perpendicular Lines and Planes
• Similar and Congruent Figures, Inequalities
• Logic, Geometric Proofs Constructions
• Coordinate and Transformational Geometry
• Special Right Triangles, Trigonometric Ratios

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1.1 Patterns and Inductive Reasoning

• Find and Describe Patterns
• Use inductive reasoning to make Real-Life
  conjectures

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Terms to know

• Inductive Reasoning
• Reasoning from patterns
• Sketch the next figure

Are you 100 certain?
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Terms to Know

• Deductive Reasoning
• Reasoning from known fact

• If George goes to the market then he will buy
  milk
• George went to the market
• Therefore
• 3. George bought milk

• All Dogs are animals
• Fluffy is a dog
• Therefore
• 3. Fluffy is an animal

Are you 100 certain?
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More Terms

• Conjecture
• Educated guess -- hypothesis
• Counterexample
• An example that shows a conjecture is false