Teachers Professor Jim Dunphy Course Outline Introduction to Geometry. An introduction to geometry in the phjysical world, geometry as a mathematical system, formal geometry and recreational geometry.
Discussions center on the interrelationships between points, lines, triangles and quadrilaterals.
Multiple relationships of plane and space figures are investigate from a student and instructor perspective. Students us manipulatives during hands-on investigations of nonstandard and standard measuring techniques. Motions, magnifications, congruence and similiarty are investigated in various settings.