Student Outcomes - Math 118

Elementary Geometry

1) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with basic ideas of geometry. This includes the following topics

a) Points, lines, planes and their relationships and properties

b) Angles and angle measurement

c) Line and angle relationships

d) Basic geometric figures and their hierarchy

2) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with polygon relationships. This includes the following topics

a) Congruent and similar triangles

b) Types of triangles and quadrilaterals

c) Properties of special triangles

d) Regular polygons

e) Symmetry of polygons

3) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with constructions using straight edge and compass. This includes the following topics

a) Segment and angle bisection

b) Copying segments and angles

c) Perpendicular and parallel lines

d) Medians, angle bisectors, altitudes, and side bisectors of triangles

4) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with motion geometry and tessellations. This includes the following topics

a) Translations or slides

b) Rotations or turns

c) Reflections and glide reflections (coordinate geometry)

d) Size transformations

5) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with geometry in three dimensions. This includes the following topics

a) Regular polyhedra

b) Relationship between edges, faces, and vertices of polygonal figures

6) Students will demonstrate an understanding of and ability to work with measurement. This includes the following topics

a) Linear measurement

b) Area of polygons and circles

c) Pythagorean theorem

d) Surface area

e) Volume and mass