Homework for Mat 211
May 3 - EXAM at 12
April 26 April 21 – dilations - tesselations
April 19- Honors Day - Translations – reflections, slides and rotations
April 14 – Test on Chapter 14.
April 12 – Answered questions from Chapter 14.
April 7 – Quiz on capacity discussed last time and in homework. Discussed English measures of capacity, mass and
temperature. Homework: 11, 21 – 27 the extra document in Moodle about English capacity.
April 5 – Quiz and worksheet on area and perimeter were returned. Discussion of capacity – liquid metric measure,
formulas for volume of solids. Cubic metric units and cubic English measure relationships were discussed. Homework:
Be familiar with Table 7, page 877 – converting English Measures of Volume. KNOW volume formulas discussed.
Assessment 14-5 A – 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.
March 31 – Collected handout (with one omitted). Discussed surface area. Homework: Section 14-2- 20 d again.
Assessment 14-4 – 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12,14, 16, Assessment 14-4 B - 2
March 29 – quiz on area and perimeter. Discussed area for regular polygons and kites. Discussed the Pythagorean
Theorem and “special” triangles. Homework: KNOW the “special” triangle relationships. Handout. Assessment 14-2 A –
18a, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 35. Assessment 14-3A – 2, 7, 8,10 ,11, 12, 13, and 14.
March 24 – Discussed area using geoboards. Developed area formulas for rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid,
circle and sector. Homework: Memorize the formulas. Assessment 14-2A – 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18
March 22 - Returned test. Scavenger hunt. Discussed square units and measure. Homework: Assessment 14-2A – 4, 5,
7. Read the section on Land Measure.
March 17 – Test
March 15 – Collected homework. Discussed the metric system, perimeter and arc length. Homework for March 21:
KNOW the prefixes for the Metric system (Table 2 & 3), the Circumference formula and the arc length formula. 14-1 A 1, 2, 3, 8, 9. 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26. TEST on Chapter 12 next time.
March 3 – Quiz on similar triangles after looking at one or two homework questions. Discussed other properties in
Chapter 12, then began the discussion of Chapter 14. One handout (outside my door for those absent). Homework:
Assessment 12-4 – 1, 2, 5,10, 16, 17, 18, 19. Assessment 14-1B – 1, 3. KNOW the length measurements in Table 1. I
expect you to be prepared to “covert” within the English system.
March 1 – Answered one homework question. Constructed the incenter of a triangle. Constructed a line parallel to a
given line through a point not on the line. Discussed similar triangles/polygons. Homework: Practice the parallel line
construction. Assessment 12-3A – 4, 5, 16, 18. Assessment 12-4B – 4 . Assessment 12 – 4A – 2,3,7, 8, and 9.
February 25 – Returned quiz. Answered a couple of questions about homework. Discussed properties of special
quadrilaterals using congruent triangles. Constructed a perpendicular to a line from a point on the line (P 726)
Homework: Practice the construction. Assessment 12-2 A – 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 22 – KNOW the properties
listed and discussed for the special quadrilaterals. Test on Chapter 12 is March 17.
February 23 – Quiz on constructions. Discussed two more ways to prove triangles congruent – AAS and HL. Discussed
construction of: i) a perpendicular from a point to a line (page 725), ii)median of a triangle; iii) centroid of a triangle; iv)
altitudes to the sides of a triangle; and v) orthocenter of a triangle. Homework: Two handout sheets for constructions
and triangle congruence.(outside my door Rebecca) Define: centroid, median of a triangle, altitude of a triangle, and
orthocenter. Assessment 12-1 A – 6 (informal proof – just write a sentence or two to tell me how you know), 7, 8,
February 18 – Returned graded tests. Discussed/demonstrated – copying an angle, bisecting an angle and finding the
circumcenter of a triangle. Homework: Practice constructions with the 3 sheets handed out. Assessment 12 – 1 A – 1,
2, 3, 4, and 5. Students should practice copying an angle and bisecting an angle. Students should construct the
circumcenter of a triangle. Define: circumcenter of a triangle.
February 16 – Test on Chapter 11. Homework: Practice constructions of: copy a segment, copy an angle, page 726
construct a perpendicular bisector of a segment. Construct an equilateral triangle given a segment congruent to one
side. Construct any triangle given the lengths of the three sides.
February 11 – Answered questions about the test on Chapter 11. Began the discussion of Chapter 12 – several
constructions were discussed. Practice constructions on your own. . . there will be homework after the test on Tuesday.
February 9 – Students created solids with polydrons then named them in class. The Platonic solids were discussed.
Homework: Assessment 11-4A - 2-6, 14, 16, 18. Assessment 11-4B – 7, 11, 17, 20 and 21. Test is February 16 –
Review suggestions include reading the Chapter 11 Summary and Review if you need to “test” yourself.
February 4 – Returned quiz from last class. Discussed the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex
polygon, sum of the measures of exterior angles (one at each vertex), naming of polyhedra (prisms and pyramids,
cylinders, and cones. Homework; Read section 11-4. Assessment 11-3A – 8f, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 21 and 22. NAEP
problems. Assessment 11-4 A – 1, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20 and NAEP. Test is February 11 or 16 (we will decide on
Tuesday) on Chapter 11.
February 2 – Answered questions about homework. Quiz over homework. Discussed opposite rays, vertical angles,
interior angles, exterior angles, corresponding angles, supplementary angles, complementary angles and the angle sum
of a triangle. CLASS WILL MEET ON THURSDAY. Homework: Define: vertical angles, opposite rays, supplementary
angles, and complementary angles. Identify: interior, exterior, alternate interior, alternate exterior and corresponding
angles. Assessment 11-3A – 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 13.
January 28 – Discussed the definition of the remaining special polygons, convex and concave polygons, hierarchy of
polygons and symmetries. Homework: Define: parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square. Determine line symmetry,
rotational symmetry and point symmetry. Assessment 11-2 A – 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10. Assessment 11-2B – 1, 11, 12. NAEP
problems on page 656.
January 26 – Answered homework questions. Reviewed ≅, regular polygons and polygon names. Discussed interior of a
polygon, exterior angles of a polygon, special triangle names, and began the discussion of special quadrilateral names.
Homework: Define: right triangle, acute triangle, obtuse triangle, scalene triangle, isosceles triangle, equilateral
triangle, trapezoid, kite, isosceles trapezoid, diagonal of a polygon. Assessment 11-2 A – 6, 9. Assessment 11-2 B – 6
and 9. Write on your homework 5 sentences that explain to me where you saw different kinds of triangles. Identify the
kind of triangle and where you saw it.
January 21 – Returned quizzes from the last two classes. Discussed parts of a circle, dihedral angle, simple curves,
closed curves, polygons, Table 7 names, congruent, regular polygons, etc. Homework: Define the words discussed.
Assessment 11-1, 16, 17, 19, and the NAEP problems. Assessment 11-2 – 1, 2 and 7.
January 19 – Quiz on definitions. Discussed kinds of angles( complementary, supplementary, acute, right, obtuse and
straight), perpendicular lines, measurement of angles and the definition of a circle. Homework: Define the terms
presented during class. Assessment 11-1A – 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 19.
January 14 – Quiz on homework. Discussed vocabulary from page 623 – 627. Homework: Define the following terms
with a complete sentence: coplanar points (lines, segments, etc), noncoplanar points, intersecting lines, skew lines,
concurrent lines, parallel lines, parallel planes, half line, half plane and angle. Assessment 11-1A – 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
January 12 – Discussed vocabulary and ideas on pages 621-622. Homework: Download the syllabus and read it with
special attention to how to contact Dr. Floyd, grading, instructional materials, attendance policies, make-up policies,
student responsibilities, etc. READ Section 11-1. Be prepared to list the parts of an axiomatic system, identify/name
undefined terms and identify Van Hiele levels with their traits.