MAT 053 GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Effective Date: Summer 2002

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Course Prefix

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

Lecture

Lab

 

MAT

053

Elementary Plane Geometry

3

3

0

 

II.

Prerequisites:

MAT 052 or an appropriate score on the OCC Mathematics Assessment Test.

III.

Course Description:

Course introduces to elements of plane geometry. Content includes points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, congruence, quadrilaterals, area, similarity and circles.

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Course Objectives:

A. Use geometric terminology.
B. Begin to understand mathematical reasoning.
C. Apply the concepts of congruence and similarity to triangles.
D. Apply the concepts of parallel and perpendicular to lines and polygons.
E. Apply the concepts of perimeter and area to polygons.
F. Perform the measurements dealing with a circle.
G. Perform the measurements dealing with solids.

V.

Academic Integrity:

 

Students, Faculty and administration at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

  • cheating,
  • plagiarism (turning in work not written by you or lacking proper citation),
  • falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
  • helping others to cheat,
  • making unauthorized changes in official documents,
  • pretending to be someone else or having someone else to pretend to be you,
  • making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

 

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students with a fair hearing if a complaint is made. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

 

Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

 

 

VI.

Outline of Topics:

 

 

A. Terminology

1. Undefined terms
2. Postulates
3. Theorems

 

B. Angles and Triangles

1. Angular measure
2. Congruence between triangles
3. Similarity between triangles

 

C. Perpendicular and Parallel Lines in a Plane

1. The definition of perpendicularity for line
2. Conditions which guarantee parallelism
3. Quadrilaterals in a plane

 

D. Polygonal Regions and Their Areas

1. Polygonal regions
2. Areas of triangles and quadrilaterals
3. The Pythagorean Theorem

 

E. Circles and Their Measurements

1. Regular polygons
2. The circumference of a circle
3. The area of a circle
4. Length of arc and areas of sectors

 

F. Solids and Their Volumes

1. Prisms and pyramids
2. Cylinders and cones
3. Sphere

VII.

Methods of Instruction:

(To be completed by instructor)

Methods of presentation can include lectures, discussion, demonstration, experimentation, audi ovisual aids, group work, and regularly assigned homework.
Calculators / computers will be used when appropriate.

VIII.

Course Practices Required:

(To be completed by instructor)

 

IX.

Instructional Materials:

Required Textbook:

Required Textbook:
Lial, Essentials of Geometry 2/e
ISBN:  0-536-52908-6
Publisher: Addison-Wesley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strongly Recommended Materials: A TI-83 graphics calculator or higher.

X.

Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

(To be determined and announced by the instructor)

Evaluation methods can include assignments, quizzes, chapter or major tests, individual or group projects, computer assignments and/or a final examination.

XI.

Other Course Information:

Individual instructors will establish and announce specific policies regarding attendance, due dates and make-up work, incomplete grades, etc.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

Effective Beginning Term:

Summer

2002

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Prepared by:

P. Boisvert; A. Legere; C. Murphy; S. Stock

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