Lake Tahoe Community College

MAT 153 – Euclidian Geometry

M, T, W, Th        12:00 – 1:50 pm   A213

Summer 2001

Instructor:      Janine Bouyssounouse

Prerequisite:   Successful completion of Math 152B with a grade of “C” or better or the appropriate skill demonstrated through the math assessment process.

Course Description:   This is a formal course in geometry covering the basics of lines, planes, angles, triangles, congruence, the Pythagorean Theorem, similarity, and special right triangles.

Office Info:     messages: (530) 541-4660 ext 459

                        e-mail: jcbouyss@yahoo.com

Course Text:  Geometry, 2^nd Edition, by Harold R. Jacobs

Supplies:         Students should obtain a protractor and a compass for use in the second half of the course.

Grading Scale:

A         90-100%

B         80-89%

C         70-79%

D         60-69%

F          59% and below

Exams:            45%

Quizzes:          20%

Homework:     15%

Final:               20%

Exams:            There will be 4 exams, usually occurring on Wednesdays.

Quizzes:          There will be at least 5 quizzes usually occurring on Mondays. One quiz may be dropped (if all assignments are collected on time).

Homework:     Homework will be collected on Wednesdays. If all homework is completed and collected on schedule, the student may drop his/her lowest quiz score.

Final:               There will be a comprehensive final exam given on Thursday, August 2 at noon.

Attendance:    Regular attendance in class is an obligation assumed by every student at the time of his/her registration. Students will still be responsible for the work missed because of their absence. If a student is going to miss a quiz or exam, the student is responsible for contacting the instructor before the quiz or exam to make arrangements to take it another time.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students requiring accommodations for a certifiable disability should contact the instructor so arrangements can be made.

Tentative Assignments:

1.2:      #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34

1.3:      #1-5 all, 18-26 all, 30-36 all

1.4:      #1, 4, 7, 10, #13-21 all

1.5:      #11-22 all

1.6:      #10-17, 24-27 all

1.7:      #7-11, 15

1.8:      #4, 6, 7, 10-13 all

1.9:      #8, 9, 12-16 all, 21-24 all

2.1:      #1-8 all, 33-41 all

2.2:      #14-23 all, 27, 29-31 all, 34-37 all

2.3:      #13-23 all, 35-40

2.4:      #11-29 all

2.5:      #13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22-25 all, 29-34 all

2.6:      #7-16 all, 26-30 all

3.1:      #9-17 all, 27-33 all

3.2:      #14-23 all, 26-35 all

3.3:      #9-18 all, 31-35 all

3.4:      #9-12 all, 16-18 all, 28-32 all

3.5:      #10-13 all, 19-32 all

3.6:      #11-14 all, 16-20, 25-28 all

4.1:      #11-35 all

4.2:      #9-16 all, 21-25 all, 30, 31, 35-38 all

4.3:      #6-11 all, 22-26 all, 28, 29, 31

4.4:      #18-28 all, 30, 32, 33, 35

4.5:      #12-15 all, 21-26 all, 30, 31, 33, 34

4.6:      #7, 8, 14-20 all, 22, 25, 27

4.7:      #10-15 all, 21-31 all

4.8:      #8, 9, 14-22 all, 26-29 all