Course Syllabus

Geometry
Teacher: Mrs. Daniels
Room #4 High School
Email: danieln@usd508.org

Description: This is a one (school) year course which complies with

the Kansas State Standards for high school geometry. Topics covered
include patterns and inductive reasoning, points, lines, and planes,
segments, rays, parallel and perpendicular lines, measuring, distance
formula, perimeters and areas of various shapes, angles, polygon angle
sum theorem, slope of a line, congruence of triangles, bisectors and
midsegments, classifying quadrilaterals, properties of parallelograms,
using similarity, right triangle trigonometry, transformations, surface
area and volume, and properties of circles.

Textbook: The text we will use is Prentice Hall Geometry. It is offered

to students on hardback to check out or the online version. To access
your text online, go to www.phschool.com. Click on the link
successnet login. The username is ggbook and the password is
book508.

Materials needed: each student will need a spiral notebook for notes,
a scientific calculator (usually around $9), and a writing utensil.

Grading: There will be a test at the end of each chapter. Each test will
be worth 100 points. There will be quizzes periodically (weekly or
biweekly) and they will be worth one point per problem, i.e. 20
problems/20 points. Any classroom assignments or homework
assignments will also be worth one point per problem. Any
assignment turned in late, unless due to absence, will be docked
points.

General Rules:
*Respect and politeness/courtesy is expected at all times in the
classroom.
*Students are to come to class prepared (homework, book, supplies).
Any student needing to leave the classroom after the bell to go to their
locker will receive a tardy. Each student is allowed three tardies per
semester. The fourth tardy results a detention.
*Bottled water is allowed in the classroom as long as it has a lid.
Students may have a light snack in class as long as it doesnt create a
distraction.
*Any student wanting to make a good grade in class will be expected
to complete all daily assignments, take good notes, and study outside
of class.
*Cheating will result in a zero, whether it be a test or assignment, a
detention, and a call home to parents.
*No technology, except for a handheld calculator (no cell phone
calculators), will be allowed while taking tests or quizzes. Notes will be
allowed most of the time, so it is important to take good notes.
*My goal for you (all students) is not only for you to succeed, but to
LEARN important concepts you will use later in life, whether it be on
the job or in college. Please do not hesitate to ask questions or come
in for extra help.