Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 57W
PLANE GEOMETRY WORKSHOP
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Catalog Description:
MTH 57W - Plane Geometry Workshop
0.25 - 0.50 units
• Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Plane Geometry.
• Corequisite: MTH 57
Units
(Min)
Units
(Max)
Contact Hours
Week
(Min)
0.25
Lecture
Laboratory
Clinical
Total
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0.25
Week
(Max)
Term
(Min)
Term
(Max)
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
17.50
0.00
17.50
0.00
35.00
0.00
35.00
Prerequisite Skills:
None
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Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. read and write the mathematics used in Plane Geometry;
2. use technology currently used in Plane Geometry;
3. solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
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Course Content:
1. Applications of principles and concepts
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Methods of Presentation
1. Individual instruction
2. Collaboration
3. Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
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Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
1. Typical Assignments
A. Prove: If two angles of a triangle are not congruent, then the sides opposite those angles
are not congruent.
B. Prove: If two tangents are drawn to a circle from a point outside the circle, then the line
segment joining the center of the circle and the point of intersection of the tangents
bisects the angle formed by the tangents.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
A. Class Work
B. Attendance
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Textbook (Typical):
1. Musser/Trimpe/Maurer (2008). College Geometry (2nd/e). Prentice Hall Publishing Co.
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Special Student Materials