Homework Honors
Geometry 2004-2005 Mr. Mark Howell
Material for Honors Geometry
Pencil and eraser; Pen
Compass, protractor, and straightedge
Spiral notebook for homework
Composition book for journal
Textbook: Geometry by Jurgensen et al.
#1 8/26/04 Read 1.1; pp. 3-4: 1-4; 6-10
Terms: Point, distance, equidistant
#2 8/27/04
Read 1.2; pp. 7-9: 3, 6, 9, 10, 12,
15, 18, 19, 20,
21, 24, 27, 28, 30,
33, 34
Terms: Points, lines, and planes; collinear and
coplanar; intersection
#3 8/30/04 Journal:
Answer challenge question on p. 9;
Read 1.3: pp. 15-16: 3-45 multiples of 3, 47, 48
symbols for lines, segments, rays; postulates, the ruler postulate;
the segment addition postulate; congruent segments, midpoint and bisector of a segment
#4 8/31/04 Read 1.4; pp. 21-22: 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15-36 multiples of 3
angles; vertex and sides of an angle; acute, obtuse, and right angles;
protractor postulate and angle addition postulate; congruent angles;
adjacent angles; bisector of an angle
#5 9/1/04 Read 1.5; pp. 25-261-13 odd; 14-17; 19; Chapter review p. 30: 1-20
Postulates 5-9; Theorems 1-1 through 1-3
Journal: How is a postulate different from a theorem?
#6 9/2/04 Review chapter 1
#7 9/3/04 Test Chapter 1;
Journal: What did I learn as a result of taking today’s test that I did not know before?
Read 2.1; p. 35: 1-6, 8, 9
#8 9/7/04 p. 35: 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28
conditionals, biconditionals, converse, counterexamples, hypothesis, conclusion
#9 9/8/04
Read 2.2; pp. 41-42: 6, 8, 10,
11-15
Two column proofs;
properties from Algebra
#10 9/9/04 Read
2.3; pp. 46-47: 12-19, 21
Midpoint Theorem;
Angle Bisector Theorem; deductive reasoning
#11 9/10/04 Read 2.4; pp. 52-53: 3-30 multiples of 3
Complementary and supplementary angles
#12 9/13/04 Read 2.5; pp. 58-60: 3-27 multiples of 3
Perpendicular lines
#13 9/14/04 Read
2.6; pp. 63-64: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16
Planning a proof
#14 9/15/04 p. 64: 19-22
Proofs
#15 9/16/04 pp. 67-8: Ch Review 1-20
#16 9/17/04 Read
3.1; p. 76: 3-27 multiples of 3; 30-39
Parallel lines and planes; skew lines; transversal; alternate interior angles,
corresponding angles; same-side interior angles; alternate exterior angles
#17 9/20/04 Review Ch 2
#18 9/21/04
Ch 2 Test; Read 3.2; pp. 81-82: 3-24 multiples of 3
Properties of
parallel lines (corresponding, alternate interior, and alternate
exterior angles are congruent; same-side interior
angles are supplementary)
Journal: Explain why proof is necessary in Geometry
#19 9/22/04 p. 81: 14; Read 3.3; pp. 87-88: 3-30 multiples of 3
Journal: What does the Parallel Postulate say? Name one other “flavor” of geometry
besides Euclidean geometry, and find out who invented it.
Proving lines parallel using alternate interior, corresponding, and alternate exterior angles
#20 9/23/04 Read 3.4; pp. 97-99: 2, 3-30 multiples of 3
Angles of a triangle; Triangle Sum Theorem
#21 9/24/04 Read 3.5; pp. 104-105: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 23
Angles of polygons
#22 9/27/04 p. 98: 26; p. 105: 16, 18; Read
3.6; pp. 107-109: 2, 4, 5, 18, 26, 28
Inductive reasoning:
making conclusions based on several past observations
#23 9/28/04 pp. 112-113: Chapter Test: 1-14
Journal: What are the most important ideas in Chapter
3?
How should I study them to
prepare for the test?
#24 9/29/04 Read 4.1; pp. 120-121: 2-10 even; 12-21 multiples of 3
Congruent figures: figures with the same size and shape
#25 9/30/04
Review Ch 3
#26 10/1/04 Test Ch 3; Read 4.2; pp. 124-126: 1, 3, 5, 10-16, 18, 19
SAS, SAS, and ASA Postulates
#27 10/4/04 Read 4.3; pp. 130-131: 3, 4, 8, 11, 12
Using congruent triangles
#28 10/5/04 p. 132: 16; Read 4.4; pp. 137-138: 3, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 22
Isosceles Triangles and their special properties
#29 10/6/04 pp. 138-139: 16, 19, 21, 24
Journal: Why is there no ASS triangle congruence
theorem?
Illustrate your explanation with a construction.
#30 10/7/04 Read 4.5 and exercise 14 on p. 143; pp. 144-145:
4-7, 9, 12, 14
AAS, HL, HA, LL, LA
#31 10/8/04 pp. 144-145: 10, 16, 18, 20
#32 10/12/04 Read 4.6; pp. 149-150: 3, 6, 9, 12 (do proofs in
2 column format); p. 151 Mixed review 1-4, 11
Using more than 1 pair of congruent triangles
#33 10/13/04 Read 4.7; pp. 156-157: 5-13, 19, 22
Medians, altitudes, perpendicular bisectors
#34 10/14/04 p. 158: 26; p. 159: Self test 1, 2, 3, 5
End 1st Quarter
#35 10/15/04 Read 5.1; p. 169: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
Properties of parallelograms: opposite
sides are congruent;
opposite angles are congruent; diagonals bisect each other
#36 10/18/04 Chapter test pp. 162-163: 1-20; Preparing
for College Entrance Exams p. 164: 1-9
#37 10/19/04 Review Chapter 4 (test tomorrow, 10/20)
Journal: What are the most important concepts in Chapter 4,
and why are they important?
#38 10/20/04 Ch 4 test today; p. 163: 6, 12, 24, 30
Journal: Do you think all lines are congruent to all other lines?
Explain your answer. How about all rays?
#39 10/21/04 pp.
170-171: 24, 28, 32, 35; Read 5.2; pp. 174-175: 6, 10, 12, 14, 20
(Five) Ways to Prove
a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
#40 10/22/04 p. 175: 18; Read 5.3; pp. 180-181: 3-21 multiples of 3
Theorems Involving Parallel Lines
#41 10/25/04 p. 181: 24; Read 5.4; p. 187: 1-10, 14, 17, 28,
properties of rectangles, rhombuses, and squares
#42 10/26/04 Read 5.5; pp. 192-194: 3-21 multiples of 3;
22, 23, 30, 32
Trapezoids
#43 10/27/04 Read Chapter
summary on p. 197; Do
Chapter test p. 199: 1-19
#44 10/28/04 Read 6.1; pp. 206-207: 1-13 odd
Inequalities;
Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem
#45 10/29/04 Review Chapter 5 (Test is Tuesday, Nov. 2)
Journal: What are the two most important ideas in Chapter 5,
and why are those the most important things?
#46 11/1/04 Review Chapter 5
#47 11/2/04 Test Chapter 5;
Read 6.2; pp. 210-211: 3, 5-8, 10, 12, 15
Inverses and Contrapositives
Journal: Do you think it is important for math students to learn about
the logic of the various forms of if-then statements? Support your
answer with a reason.
#48 11/3/04 pp. 211-212: 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20
#49 11/4/04
Read 6.3; pp. 216-217: 2, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10, 13
Indirect proof
#50 11/5/04 p. 217: 8, 14, 16, 17, 18, Challenge; Self test p. 218: 1-9 odd
Journal: Explain in your own words how
number of prime numbers.
#51 11/8/04 Read 6.4; pp. 222-223: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15
Inequalities in a triangle
#52 11/9/04 Read 6.5; pp. 231-232: 1-15 odd
Inequalities for Two Triangles: SAS Inequality (Hinge Theorem), SSS Inequality
Journal: Explain in your own words why Theorems 6-5 and 6-6 are
called the “Hinge Theorems”.
#53 11/10/04 pp. 236-237: Chapter Test 1-16
Chapter 6 Test is Monday, Nov. 15
#54 11/12/04 Review Chapter 6
#55 11/15/04 Test Chapter 6; Journal: What did I learn as the result of taking today’s test
that I did not know before?
p. 239: 1-6, 11
#56 11/16/04 Read 7.1; pp. 243-244: 3-36 multiples of 3
Ratio and proportion. A
proportion is an equation stating that two ratios are equal.
#57 11/17/04 Read 7.2; pp. 247-248: 3-39 multiples of 3
Properties of Proportions; means and extremes
#58 11/18/04 Read 7.3; pp. 250-252: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9-36 multiples of 3
Similar Polygons have the same shape; CSSPP
Journal: Explain the difference between congruent shapes and similar shapes.
Are all congruent shapes similar?
#59 11/19/04 Read 7.4; pp. 257-260: 2, 3, 4, 8,
9-33 multiples of 3
Triangle Similarity (AA)
#60 11/22/04 Read 7.5; pp. 266-267: 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18
SAS and SSS
Similarity Theorems
Journal: Do exploration 1 on p. 268 on Sketchpad. Write up your conclusions in your journal.
#61 11/23/04 pp. 257-258: 14, 19; p. 267: 16;
p. 273: 22, 26; p. 279:
1-16; Chapter 7
test is Tuesday, Nov. 30
Happy Thanksgiving!
#62 11/29/04 Review Chapter 7
#63
11/30/04 Test Chapter
7; Read 8.1; pp. 288-289: 3-42
multiples of 3
Similarity in Right
Triangles
#64 12/1/04 pp. 288-290: 14, 20, 26, 28, 32, 40, 44
Howell on Kairos; class will meet
#65
12/2/04 Read 8.2; pp. 292-293 2, 4, 8, 10, 15, 16,
20, 37, 31
Pythagorean Theorem
Howell on Kairos; class will meet
#66
12/6/04 Read 8.3 p. 297: 1-7, 12, 16
Converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem
#67 12/7/04 Catch up day
Journal: Explain how the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem can be used
to construct a vertical wall. Be specific.
#68 12/8/04 Review chapters 1-4
#69 12/9/04 Review chapters 5-7
#70
12/10/04 Study for
Exam! Merry Christmas!!
#71
1/4/05 Day 1;
pp. 297-298: 8, 11, 13, 14, 17, 19a, 20a
#72 1/5/05 Day
2; Read 8.4; pp. 302-303: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26
Special Right
Triangles: 30-60-90 and 45-45-90
#73
1/6/05 Day
3; p. 303: 28, 32, 36, 38; p. 304 Self
Test: 1-7
Memorize the
30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangle relationships
#74
1/10/05 Day 4;
Read 8.5; pp. 308-309: 3-27 multiples of 3
Tangent Ratio
#75
1/11/05 Day 5;
pp. 308-309: 2, 4, 8, 14, 16, 22, 26
#76
1/12/05 Honors
Assembly; Read 8.6; pp. 314-316:
3-24 multiples of 3
Sine and Cosine
Ratios
#77
1/13/05 Day 6; pp.
314-316: 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 22
#78
1/14/05 Day 7; Read
8.7; pp. 318-319: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13
Applications of
Trigonometry
Journal: Explain how you could use trigonometry to
determine the height of
your house, without leaving the ground.
#79
1/18/05 Day
8; pp. 318-319: 2, 4, 14; pp. 324-325:
1-27
#80
1/19/05 Day 1; Review Chapter 8
#81
1/21/05 Day 2
; Test Chapter 8; Read 9.1;pp. 330-331:
1-13
Circle terms: center, radius, chord, diameter, tangent,
point of tangency, sphere,
Congruent circles,
concentric circles, inscribed and circumscribed polygons
#82 1/24/05 Day 3;
p. 331: 18, 19; Read 9.2; p. 335:
1-11 odd
#83
1/25/05 Day
4; pp. 335-337: 6, 16, 23
Journal: Exercise 14 p. 336 (Do on sketchpad, then
write up your conclusion and
proof in your journal)
Tangents to a Circle
#84
1/26/05 Day
5; Read 9.3; pp. 341-343: 2-12 even; 13,
15, 17
Arcs and Central Angles
#85
1/27/05 Day 6;
Read 9.4; pp. 347-348: 1-11 odd; 17,
21
Arcs and Chords
#86
1/28/05 Assembly; pp.
347-348: 2, 10, 12, 14, 22, 26
#87
1/31/05 Day
7; p. 349 Self-Test: 1-6; Read 9.4; pp.
354-356: 3-24 multiples of 3
Inscribed Angles
#88
2/1/05 Day 8;
pp. 354-356: 2, 4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 27
#89
2/2/05 Day 1;
p. 357: Mixed Review 1-6; Read 9.6;
pp. 359-360: 1-10;
12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24
Angles in a circle
formed by two intersecting chords;
angles outside a circle formed by intersecting
secants and tangents
#90 2/3/05 Day 2;
pp. 359-360: 14, 16, 20, 22
#91
2/4/05 Day
3; Read 9.7; pp. 364-366: 3-24
multiples of 3
Point Power Theorems
#92
2/7//05 Day
4; pp. 364-366: 2, 4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 28
#93
2/8/05 Day 5;
p. 371: 1-18
#94 2/9/05 Assembly
– Ash Wednesday; Review Chapter 9; Test tomorrow, 2/10
#95
2/10/05 Day
6; Read 10.1; pp. 378-379: 5, 6a, 8, 23
Constructing
congruent segments and angles; constructing angle bisector;
Bring compass and
straightedge to class every day
#96
2/11/05 Day 7; Read 10.2; pp. 383-384: 1, 2, 3, 4, 17
Constructing: Perpendicular bisector of a segment;
perpendicular to a segment at a point
on the segment; perpendicular to a segment from
a point not on the segment; parallel
to a line through a point not on the line
#97
2/14/05 Day
8; Read 10.3; pp. 388-389: 2-5, 9, 12
Concurrent lines; incenter (where angle bisectors meet); circumcenter
(where perpendicular
bisectors meet) , orthocenter (where altitudes meet), centroid (where
medians meet)
#98 2/15/05 Day 1;
p. 391: exercise 2; Do p. 389: 8
on Sketchpad
#99
2/16/05 Day 2;
Read 10.4; p. 395-396: 1, 3, 8, 12, 16
Constructing: Inscribed circle in a triangle; Circumscribed
circle about a triangle;
tangent to a circle from a point; tangent to a
circle at a point on the circle.
#100
2/17//05 Day
3; Read 10.5; p. 399: 2, 6
Dividing a segment
into n congruent parts; constructing
the geometric mean of two segments
#101
2/22/05 Day
4; Read 10.6; p. 404: 3-18 multiples of
3
Locus
#102 2/23/05 Day
5; Read 10.7; pp. 408-409: 5-11 odd, 14, 16, 18,
20
Locus problems
#103
2/24/05 Assembly;
p. 408: 6, 8;Read 10.8; p. 413:
8, 10, 14
#104
2/25/05 Day 6;
Sketchpad: Construct 9 point
circle (p. 414). Read Chapter summary
pp. 415-416; p. 418: 1-12
#105
2/28/05 Day
7; Review
#106 3/1/05 Day 8;
Test Chapter 10; p. 420: 1-9;
Read 11.1; pp. 426-427: 20, 22, 26
#107
3/2/05 Day
1; pp. 426-427: 24, 30, 34, 37
#108
3/3//05 Day
2; Read 11.2; pp. 431-432: 3-24
multiples of 3
#109
3/4/05 Day
3; pp. 432-433: 27, 32, 33, 35, 36
#110 3/8/05 Day
4; Read
11.3; pp. 436-437: 1, 3-24 multiples of 3
#111 3/9/05 Day
5; p. 437: 30; p. 440 Mixed Review 1-8;
Read 11.4; p. 443: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15
Areas of regular
polygons ![]()
#112 3/10/05 Day
6; pp. 443-444: 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20,
22; Study for 11.1-11.4 quiz
#113 3/11/05 Day 7 End of 3rd Quarter; Quiz
11.1-11.4; Read 11.5; pp. 448-449: 3-30
multiples of 3, 31
Circumference and
area of a circle
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#114 3/14/05 Day 8;
pp. 448-450: 10, 14, 20, 22, 32; Read 11.6; pp. 453-453: 3-18 multiples
of 3
Arc lengths and
areas of sectors
#115
3/15/05 Day
1; pp. 454-455: 14, 16, 22, 24, 28
#116
3/16//05 Day
2; p. 455: 29; Read 11.7; pp. 458-460:
3-30 multiples of 3
Ratios of areas of
similar figures
#117 3/17/05 Day 3;
p. 460: 22, 26, 28; Read 11.8; pp. 463-464: 3-15 multiples of 3, 16;. P.
465 Self test 2: 1-10
Geometric
probability
#118 3/18/05 Assembly;
Read Chapter 11 summary on p. 469;
p. 471: 1-20
Have a nice spring
break! Chapter 11 test is Wed April 6.
#119 4/4/05 Day
4; Read Chapter 11 summary on p. 469;
p. 471: 1-20
#120
4/5/05 Day 5;
Study chapter 11; Journal: Estimate
the area of the Upper Commons in square feet.
Explain how you got your answer.
#121 4/6/05 Day 6
Chapter 11 test; Read 12.1; p.
478: 3-24 multiples of 3
#122 4/7/05 Day 7;
pp. 478-480: 4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 26, 28, 37
Howell in
Prisms: altitude,
lateral face, lateral edge, right prism, oblique prism lateral area, total
area, cube, volume
#123
4/8/05 Day
8; Read 12.2; pp. 485-486: 3-30
multiples of 3; Challenge p. 487
Howell in
Pyramids: base, altitude, lateral face, lateral edge,
regular pyramid, slant height, lateral area, volume
#124
4/11//05 Day
1; pp. 485-486: 10, 14, 16, 20, 22
#125
4/12/05 Day
2; Read 12.3; pp. 492-494: 3-36
multiples of 3;
Cylinders and
cones: lateral area and volume
#126 4/13/05 Day 3; pp. 493-494: 22, 23, 26, 32; Read 12.4; pp. 500-501: 3-27 multiples of 3
Spheres
#127 4/14/05 Day 4; pp. 500-501: 16, 20, 26; Read 12.5; pp. 511-513: 3-24 multiples of 3
Areas and Volumes of Similar Solids
#128 4/15/05 Day 5; Read 13.1;
pp. 526-527: 3-24 multiples of 3; 26, 28
The Distance Formula; Cartesian Plane; Equation of a Circle
#129 4/18/05 Day 6 ; pp. 526-527: 36, 39; Read 13.2;
pp. 532-534: 3-30 multiples of 3
Slope of a Line
#130 4/19/05 Day 7; p. 527: 40; p.533: 16, 22, 26, 28, 32
#131 4/20/05 Day 8; p. 519: 1-16 Chapter test;
Journal: What is the best way for me to study for the Chapter 12 test?
#132
4/21//05 Day 1;
Study Chapter 12; Journal: What are the platonic solids?
#133 4/22/05 Day 2; Test Chapter 12; p. 534 Algebra Review: 1-12, 14, 18, 22; Read 13-3; pp. 537-538: 4, 6, 10, 14
Parallel lines have equal slopes; perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
#134 4/25/05 Day 3; pp. 537-538: 11, 12, 16, 18, 20; Study for quiz tomorrow on 13.1-13.3
Journal: Explain what the graph of an equation is.
#135 4/26/05 Assembly; Quiz today on 13.1-13.3; Read 13-4; pp. 541-542: 3-30 multiples of 3
Vectors
#136 4/27/05 Day 4 ; p. 542: 10, 16, 22, 26; p. 543 Mixed Review: 4, 5, 6, 10, 12
#137 4/28/05 Day 5; Read 13.5; pp. 545-546: 3, 6, 8, 10, 17, 18
Midpoint Formula
#138 4/29/05 Day 6; p. 546: 20, 24; p. 547 Self Test: 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12a, 13a, 14a, 15
#139
5/2//05 Day 7;
Read 13.6; pp. 550-551: 2, 3, 5,
7, 10, 13, 18, 22, 23
#140 5/3/05 Day 8; pp. 550-551: 6, 8, 16, 24, 25, 26, 32
#141 5/4/05 Day 1; p. 552: 37, 38; Read 13-7; p. 555: 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17,
18, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36
Point-slope form of the equation of a line:
(m is slope,
is a known point on the line
#142 5/5/05 Assembly schedule; p. 556: 38; Read 13-8; pp. 558-559: 1-1;
Organizing Coordinate Proofs pp. 555-556: 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 34, 36
#143 5/6/05 Day 3; p. 555: 8, 14, 20; Read 13-9; pp. 562-563: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
#144 5/9/05 Day 4 ; p. 568: 1-21
#145 5/10/05 Day 5; Study Chapter 13
#146
5/11/05 Day 6;
Test
#147 5/12/05 Day 7; Review Chapters 1-4; p. 165: 1-18
#148 5/13/05 Day 8; Review Chapters 5-7; pp. 261-262: T-F,
Multiple Choice, Always Sometimes-Never: all questions
#149 5/16/05 Early Dismissal; p. 283: Algebra Exercises: 10, 11, 12, 14; Proofs: 4, 6
#150 5/17/05 Early Dismissal ; Review Chapters 8-10; p. 421: 1-19
#151 5/18/05 Early Dismissal ; Review Chapters 11-13; p. 569: 1-17
#152 5/19/05 Early Dismissal ; Review for exam;
Journal: What was your favorite topic in Geometry this year? Why?
#153 5/20/05 Early Dismissal
Journal: How is Geometry like summer vacation?