Dr.

Maya Angelou High School

2014-2015
Class Syllabus
Common Core GEOMETRY
Textbook: California Geometry
(Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Teacher: Ms. Sau Ying Chung
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (323) 846 4700
Course Description
According to the Mathematics Framework for California Schools,
students explore more complex geometric situations and deepen
their explanations of geometric relationships, presenting and
hearing formal mathematical arguments. Instructional time focuses
on six critical areas: (1) congruence of triangles based on rigid
motions; (2) similarity of triangles based on dilations and
proportional reasoning; (3) circumference, area, and volume
formulas; (4) application of the Pythagorean Theorem to the
coordinate plane; (5) prove basic geometric theorems; and (6)
extend work with probability.
California Common Core State Standards
Unit One CONGRUENCE
G.CO.1213Make Geometric Constructions;
G.CO.1 5 Experiment with Transformation in the Plane
G.CO.6 - 8 Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions.
G.CO.9 - 11Prove geometric theorems.
G.MG.1 - 3 Modeling with Geometry: Apply geometric concepts in
modeling situations.
Unit Two SIMILARITY
G-SRT.1 - 3Understand similarity in terms of similarity
transformations
G.SRT.4 - 5Prove theorems involving similarity.
G.MG.1 - 3 Modeling with Geometry: Apply geometric concepts in
modeling situations.
Unit Three EXPRESSING GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES WITH
EQUATIONS; CIRCLES
GPE.4 - 7 Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems
algebraically.
G.C.1 - 5 Understand and prove theorems about circles; fnd
arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles.
GPE.1 - 2 Translate between the geometric description and the
equation for a conic section.
G.MG.1 - 3 Modeling with Geometry: Apply geometric concepts in
modeling situations.
Unit Four SIMILARITY, RIGHT TRIANGLES, AND TRIGONOMETRY
Geometric Measurement and Dimension
Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability
G.SRT.6 8.1Defne trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving
right triangles.
G.GMD.1 - 6Explain volume formulas and use them to solve
problems;
Visualize relationships between 2-D and 3-D objects.
S.CP.1 - 5 Understand independence and conditional probability
and use them to interpret data
S.CP.6 - 9 Use rules of probability to compute probabilities of
compound events in a uniform probability model.
S.MD.6 - 7 Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions.

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Letter
Grade
The nal !oint total and you" #o"$ "eco"d #ill dete"mine
you" nal %"ade. &ou" su'(ect %"ade #ill 'e lo#e"ed i) the
#o"$ "e*ui"ement is not met. +hec$ the on,line %"ade
'oo$ )o" you" !oint total.
The nal %"ade )o" -l%e'"a . is 'ased on #ei%hted
cate%o"ies:
Category Weight
/ui00es 1 2inal test ,,,,,,, 304
P"o(ect ,,,,,,, .34
-ssi%nments1+lass #o"$ ,,,,,,, .34
5otes1 6a"m u! ,,,,,, .04
Pa"tici!ations ,,,,,,, .04
Grading Scale:
- 7 90 8 .004
9 7 80 8 89 4
+ 7 70 8 79 4
: 7 60 8 69 4
2 7 9elo# 39.34
Please note: the class of 201 and !eyond re"uire a
grade of a C or a!o#e for credit in core classes.
$%&ectati
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.. 9"in% note'oo$; sha"!ened !encils and othe" assi%ned
mate"ials e<e"y day. The"e is no !ass to you" loc$e".
2. =nce the "st 'ell is hea"d; 'e seated; and do the 6a"m,
u!.
3. Ta$e do#n notes e<e"y day and !a"tici!ate in class
acti<ities.
4. :o you" 'est to ans#e"; !"actice and tu"n in the
home#o"$ !"o'lems in a timely manne". Please go to
tutoring if you are having difculties. Do not wait.
Classroo'
(ules
.. 9E P>EP->E:. +ome to class "eady to #o"$ and #ith a
!ositi<e and "es!ect)ul attitude.
2. ?T-& ?E-TE:. 2ollo# the assi%ned seatin% a""an%ement.
?tudents not in thei" seats a)te" the second 'ell #ill 'e
ma"$ed ta"dy. &ou a"e held "es!onsi'le )o" you" des$.
?tudents standin% u! 'e)o"e the dismissal 'ell "in%s lose
all the !oints ea"ned du"in% the day.
3. 9E =5 T@AE. -)te" the second 'ell; ta"dy students
#ithout a !ass o" summons must stand at the 'ac$ o)
the "oom until told to sit do#n. The schoolBs ta"dy !olicy
is st"ictly )ollo#ed.
4. A-C@A@DE +E-?? T@AE. Fse o) Gall Pass is 'ased on
teache"Bs disc"etion.
3. 2=+F? =5 EE->5@5H. Phones; ma$e,u!; iPods; and
othe" elect"onic %ad%ets; )ood; Ia<o"ed d"in$s; and
unnecessa"y stuJ a"e 5=T allo#ed du"in% class.
6. 9E +-EA and >E?PE+T2FE. @n cases o) <iolations and
dis"u!ti<e 'eha<io"; conse*uences (detention; cont"act;
conscation; !a"ent con)e"ence; "e)e""al to dean) #ill 'e
im!lemented acco"din%ly.
7. 9EG-KE @5 -E@H5AE5T =2 TGE 2@KE P@EE->?: +ou"tesy; ?el),
+ont"ol; >es!ect; @nte%"ity; and Pe"se<e"ance.
)ssign'e
nts
@n,class -cti<ities: 6a"m,u!s; 5otes; Gandouts; +lass
6o"$; @ndi<idual L H"ou! 6o"$
-ssessments: P"etests; Gome#o"$ /ui00es; +once!t
/ui00es; +ha!te" Test;
)!sen
ces
@t is eMt"emely im!o"tant )o" students to 'e in class e<e"y
day. ?tudents a"e eM!ected to 'e in school *+ o) the
time. That means they can ha<e no mo"e than 7 a'sences
total. 6hen a student is a'sent; it is his1he" "es!onsi'ility
to in*ui"e a'out home#o"$ missed du"in% a'sences. - sli!
)"om the -ttendance =Nce is "e*ui"ed )o" a'sent students
to ma$e u! missed #o"$ o" a test. This ma$e,u! #o"$
must 'e done #ith,in a #ee$ o) the a'sence(s). Eate #o"$
may o" may not 'e %"aded; de!endin% on teache"Bs
disc"etion. @t is the studentBs "es!onsi'ility to ma$e u!
his1he" *ui00es and tests due to an eMcused a'sence(s
The Co''on Core ,i-erence
The shi)t )"om +- ?tate ?tanda"ds to +ommon +o"e ?tate
?tanda"ds (++??) "e!"esents an em!hasis on )ocus and
cohe"ence. 6ith )e#e" to!ics to co<e"; students #ill ha<e
mo"e time to focus and #o"$ dee!e" #ith s!ecic to!ics.
+ontent to!ics a"e ca"e)ully se*uenced ac"oss the %"ades
and the ++?? domains to c"eate a %"eate" coherence in
ho# mathematics is tau%ht. 9esides the content
standa"ds; ++?? also int"oduces 8 Aathematical P"actices
?tanda"ds. These content standa"ds and mathematical
!"actice standa"ds #o"$ to%ethe" to de<elo! mathematical
unde"standin%; eM!e"tise; s$ills; and $no#led%e 8 #hat
students need to $no# and 'e a'le to do. (+- ++??
2"ame#o"$; ! 3)
6hat this means )o" you child is a shi)t in #hat a student
must demonst"ate to succeed. ?tudents must 'e a'le to
sho# his1he" conce!tual unde"standin%O 'e
com!utationally !"ocientO and 'e a'le to a!!ly #hat s1he
has lea"ned. @nitially; students may "eact ad<e"sely to the
demands o) "i%o" to thin$; !e"se<e"e th"ou%h !"o'lems;
and de<elo! !"o'lem,sol<in% s$ills. Pa"ents #ill ha<e to
nd ne# #ays to su!!o"t thei" child and encou"a%e
him1he" to ta$e e<e"y o!!o"tunity to !"actice; %et hel!;
and maste" the math !"actices and content standa"ds. No
matter how much work s/he has completed, the student
will pass the class only if s/he can demonstrate his/her
conceptual understanding, procedural skill, math fuency,
and apply what s/he has learned. The work counts in as
much as it leads to understanding only.
The standa"di0ed testin% has also chan%ed to "eIect this
shi)t. ?tudents #ill 'e tested in the ..
th
%"ade o<e" thei"
mathematical cou"se #o"$ )o" the !ast th"ee yea"s o) hi%h
school. The test is no lon%e" a !a!e",and,!encil; multi!le,
choice test only; 'ut an inte"acti<e on,line test that as$ )o"
"es!onses that eM!lain "easonin% and solutions. The
*uestions a"e also ada!ti<e meanin% that they chan%e to
"eIect you" childBs a'ility and $no#led%e. Please %o on,
line and loo$ at the "elease *uestion and1o" sam!le test at
the ?ma"te" 9alance #e'site.
-s students a"e eM!osed to ++?? in ea"ly %"ades; this
t"ansition #ill 'e minimal. To hel! the students; the school
oJe"s )"ee tuto"in% a)te" school )"om the math teache"s
that a"e )amilia" #ith this cu""iculum shi)t. Please su!!o"t
and encou"a%e you" child to %"o# and ada!t to this shi)t.
Ay ho!e is to #o"$ #ith you to ma$e this yea" a
!"oducti<e and success)ully yea".
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