Geometry

Geometry
2009-2010
Taught by Derek Owens
2378 Twenty One Cotton
Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Phone: 404) 644-7736

Description
This course will cover the topics normally covered in a high school geometry course. This course is normally taken by students in grade nine or ten. Students should have completed Algebra 1 before enrolling in Geometry. A detailed course syllabus is available on the website.

Fees
The cost of the course is $78 per month for nine months for students attending the class, $58 per month for distance learners. Registration fees for homeschool classes at various locations (LAC, SNA, Dunwoody, etc) will also apply. Students will need to purchase a copy of the “Student Notes and Workbook”, which should be less than $20. Students may borrow a copy of the textbook from the teacher at no charge, and videos of the class lectures will be provided on the web site or on computer disc at no additional cost.
Registration: $15

Lecture Notes and Class Time
Class time will primarily be spent on instruction. The lecture notes are a key part of the class. These notes are prepared in advance and given to the students, but with much of the material deleted and replaced by blank space on the page. During the lecture, the students fill in the blank areas, solve the example problems, and add any notes they need to. By the end of the year, the students will have what amounts to their own complete text made from the lectures delivered and the problems worked in class. A sample of these lecture notes is available on the website.

Textbook
Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding by Harold R.
Jacobs, 3rd Edition, published by W. H. Freeman, 2003.
This is an extremely readable and engaging math textbook. The text emphasis Euclidean geometry and
explains the importance of logical reasoning and proof in mathematics. It has numerous practical and
interesting examples and shows the many applications of geometry in the real world. It also touches on some important topics in analytic geometry (geometry in the coordinate plane), a topic that is essential for much further study in mathematics. Throughout the book, there are also sections of algebra review so that the students do not lose touch with their algebra skills during their course in Geometry.

Homework, Tests and Grades
Students will be given specific assignments to do on their own each week. Assignments will consist of
additional lectures delivered on the computer, problems to practice, and homework assignments that
will be collected and graded. To allow for the maximum amount of instructional time in class, tests will be given at home. One final exam for each semester will be taken in class at the end of the semester. Students will receive a numerical grade for each semester and for the year. The grade is calculated based on tests, graded homework and the final exams.