Welcome, parents!
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1. Write a “someone special” note to your
child. (Pick up the note from the front table.)
2. Have a look around the room and then have a seat.
Thank you for coming,
Ms. Espinoza
My email is tamara.espinoza@sduhsd.net
Class webpage http://teachers.sduhsd.net/tespinoza/
What are we going to talk about?
•Introduction. Who is Ms. Espinoza?
•The textbook we use and the topics covered
in the class.
•Daily procedures. What can your child
expect to happen daily?
•Frequently asked questions.
•Extra curricular math programs offered at
CVMS.
What makes me qualified?
• Education:
– I have a Master of Education, Single Subject teaching
credential, and B.S. in Mathematical Sciences all from
U.C. Santa Barbara
– I have a G.A.T.E. certificate and a C.L.A.D. certificate
• Experience:
– I taught at West High School in Torrance from 19982003 and here at Carmel Valley since 2003. I have
taught classes from Pre-Algebra through Calculus.
Personal Life
• I am married and I have an 11
year old step son. My husband and son are
baseball fanatics.
• My favorite thing about my family is
that they make me laugh.
• My brother is a Navy doctor.
• I love to workout, go to the beach, and eat fruit.
Geometry Honors
• Chapter 1 Problem Solving
Introduction to problem solving, inductive reasoning skills
• Chapter 2 Geometric Shapes and Measurement
Basic geometric vocabulary, angle measures in
polygons, three dimensional shapes, dimensional
analysis
• Chapter 3 Perimeter Area and Volume
• Chapter 4 Triangle Congruence
Deductive reasoning; conditional statements; direct
proofs; triangle congruence; right triangles theorems;
isosceles triangle; perpendicular bisectors; different
Pythagorean Theorem proofs, basic geometric
constructions
• Chapter 5 Parallel Lines and Quadrilaterals
Counterexamples, indirect proofs, parallelograms,
rhombuses, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids,
geometric constructions involving parallel lines
• Chapter 6 Ratio and Proportion
Similar Triangles; Cross Sections, scale factor, area
ratio, volume ratios; Mean proportionality in a right
triangle; Right Triangle Trigonometry ; Laws of
Trigonometry
1st Semester Ends Here
• Chapter 7 Circles
Central Angles and Inscribed Angels; Chords; Secants;
Tangents; Constructions Involving Circles
• Chapter 8 Coordinate Geometry
Algebra Review; Coordinates and Distance in the Plane;
Slope; Equations of Lines and Circles; Problem Solving
Using Coordinates
• Chapter 9 Transformation Geometry
Translations; Rotations; Reflections; Dialtions;
Isometries; Congruence and Similarity
• Supplementary Trigonometry Chapter
Relations among trigonometric ratios, Radians and
Degrees in the unit circle, Basic Trigonometric Identities
• Bridge Project
Algebra Honors
• Chapter 1- Numbers and Variables
Number Sets; Order of Operations; Equations and
Inequalities; Word Problems; Absolute Value problems
• Chapter 2-Working with Real Numbers:
Quantifiers; Algebraic Proofs
• Chapter 3- Solving Equations and Problems:
Solving linear equation; Linear word problems: Age, coin,
distance, area, perimeter
• Chapter 4- Solving Inequalities and Problems
Solving linear inequalities; Intersection and union of sets;
Compound inequalities; Absolute value inequalities;
Word problems: consecutive integers, mixture;
Complementary and supplementary angles
• Chapter 5-Graphs and Functions
Relations and functions; Solutions to linear equations;
Graphing a line; Graphing a linear inequality; Slope
• Chapter 6-Systems of Open Sentences
Solving systems by graphing, elimination, and substitution;
Word problems: wind and current, digit; Graphing
systems of inequalities; Linear programming
• Chapter 7 –Polynomials and Factoring
Adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials; Factoring;
Solving Quadratics by factoring
• Chapter 8-Polynomials and Rational Expressions
Dividing polynomials; Simplifying rational expressions;
Exponent rules; Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and
dividing rational expressions; Complex fractions
• Chapter 9- Rational Expressions in Open Sentences
Percent problems; Fractional equations; Word problems:
Work, motion; Ratio and proportion; Direct, inverse, joint,
combined variation
• Chapter 10-Irrational Numbers and Radicals
Rational numbers; Decimals and fractions; Rational square
roots; Irrational square roots; Pythagorean thm.;
Distance formula; Multiplying, dividing, subtracting, and
adding radicals; nth root; Radical equations; Imaginary
numbers
• Chapter 11- Quadratic Equations and Functions
Completing the square; Quadratic Formula; Quadratic
Functions; Polynomials Functions; Quadratic inequalities
• Chapter 12- Trigonometry and Vectors
Directed Angles; Trigonometric Functions; Solving triangles
Daily Procedures
• Math Support
http://teachers.sduhsd.net/tespinoza/20092010mainpage/needhelp.htm
Help on the web
• Room Tour
• Agenda Checks
• Rewards
• Absent Work
• Computer Lab
Geometer sketchpad
FAQ’s
I want to do more!!!!!!!!
• Math Counts: Thursdays at Lunch
• Math League: Tuesdays at Lunch