Intro to Geometry
Teacher: Zalina Bell - A Whitman graduate and incoming freshman at Duke University, Zalina has been tutoring for over 4 years in all subjects and is planning on majoring in political science.
Location: Landon School
When: August 4-8
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Pricing: $400
Who: Any students taking Geometry in the Fall
Topics covered
Review of Algebra I: graphing, factoring, and solving quadratics, laws of exponents, systems of equations
Day 1
Day 2
Vocabulary: points, lines, angles, line segments, rays and their notation, types of angles, parallel and perpendicular lines
Triangles: Pythagorean theorem, finding angles, congruency, types of triangles, radians and degrees
Day 3
Day 4
Trigonometry: sine, cosine, tangent and their applications, solving word problems and equations
Trigonometry continued: formal introduction to proofs, using congruency laws
Proofs (time permitting): surface level introduction to geometric proofs