Chabot College
Fall 2004
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 57W
PLANE GEOMETRY WORKSHOP
Catalog Description:
57W – Plane Geometry Workshop
.25 - .5 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Plane Geometry.
Corequisite: Mathematics 57. 1 - 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5-35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the 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.
Course Content:
1. Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation:
1. Individual instruction
2. Collaboration
3. Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
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. Attendance
b. In-class assignments
Textbook(s)(typical)
College Geometry, Musser/Trimpe, Prentice Hall Publishing Co., 2002
Special Student Materials:
None
CS:al
Revised: 10/20/03