Geometry Courses

GEOMETRY Full Year, 1 credit (C373) Geometry is the second course in the New York State Regents mathematics program. It is a course that formalizes and extends students’ geometric experiences from the middle grades. Students explore more complex geometric situations and deepen their explanations of geometric relationships, moving toward formal mathematical arguments. The course continues the integration of algebra, geometry, transformational geometry, and trigonometry topics, and prescribes that students experience mathematics in a coherent, useful, and logical manner that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. The Desmos graphing calculator is used throughout the course to integrate numerical, algebraic, graphical and analytical understanding. Students will be required to use the calculator for class work, homework and for the Geometry Regents exam in June. Successful completion of this course and a passing score on the Geometry Regents exam provide students with the second of three Regents mathematics course credits necessary to earn a New York State Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 1.

HONORS GEOMETRY Full Year, 1 credit (C373H) This is the second course in the New York State Regents mathematics program. It covers the Common Core Geometry curriculum at an accelerated pace with enrichment topics covered to extend the students’ knowledge of Geometry. Geometry is a course that formalizes and extends students’ geometric experiences from the middle grades. Students explore more complex geometric situations and deepen their explanations of geometric relationships, moving toward formal mathematical arguments. The course continues the integration of algebra, geometry, transformational geometry, and trigonometry topics, and prescribes that students experience mathematics in a coherent, useful, and logical manner that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. The graphing calculator is used throughout the course to integrate numerical, algebraic, graphical and analytical understanding. Students will be required to use the calculator for class work, homework and for the Geometry Regents exam in June. Successful completion of this course and a passing score on the Geometry Regents exam provide students with the second of three Regents mathematics course credits necessary to earn a New York State Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 1.

CONNECTIONS TO GEOMETRY Full Year, Alternate Day, 0.5 credit (C373c) This course offers additional support for students who are concurrently taking Geometry. The class meets every other day, and allows students to grow in their knowledge and proficiency of the mathematics topics that they are learning in Geometry. The use of the Desmos graphing calculator will be integrated into the course, and students will prepare for the Geometry Regents examination, which will be administered in June. This course will count as an elective credit towards graduation and not as a credit towards the math graduation requirement. Prerequisite: This class is assigned to students that received up to a 69 in Algebra 1, as well as other performance measures.