Prerequisites
None
Grade Level
G8-9
Teacher Info
Mr. Paul Olaniba
Mr. Paul Olaniba is a high school teacher who has taught for more than five years in three different countries. Currently, he teaches Math and AP Economics at Guiyang Number 1 High School, Guizhou, China.
He previously taught at a high school in Shenzhen and Nanchang, China. He studied Accounting, Information Systems, and Finance at the European University of Lefke in Cyprus. He currently has three years of teaching experience in China. His teaching philosophy is to maintain a very engaging, friendly, and supportive classroom so that school becomes a joyful place for everyone to learn. In his spare time, he loves to explore his environment and spend time with his family.
Course Syllabus
1: Essentials & Vocab
2: Polygons
3: Test 1; Reasoning & Proof
4: Reasoning about algebra and angles
5: Test 2; Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
6: Slopes and Line Equations
7: Test 3; Congruent Triangles
8: Congruence Proofs
9: Midterm & Review
10: Isosceles triangles, transformations
11: Midsegments and perpendicular bisectors
12: Angle Bisectors and Medians
13: Triangle Inequalities
14: Test 6; Similarity
15: Proportions and similar polygons
16: Proofs of similarity
17: Review
18: Review & Final
19: Proportionality
20: Pythagorean Theorem
21: Similar and special right triangles
22: Trigonometry
23: Test 7; Quadrilaterals
24: Parallelograms
25: Special Quadrilaterals
26: Vectors, Matrices
27: Review & Midterm
28: Reflections, Rotations, Composite Transformations
29: Symmetry, Tangents
30: Circles, Arcs, Chords
31: Segment Lengths, Equations of Circles
32: Perimeters, Areas of Regular Polygons
33: Probability, Surface Area of Solids
34: Volume of Solids
35: Review
36: Review & Final
2: Polygons
3: Test 1; Reasoning & Proof
4: Reasoning about algebra and angles
5: Test 2; Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
6: Slopes and Line Equations
7: Test 3; Congruent Triangles
8: Congruence Proofs
9: Midterm & Review
10: Isosceles triangles, transformations
11: Midsegments and perpendicular bisectors
12: Angle Bisectors and Medians
13: Triangle Inequalities
14: Test 6; Similarity
15: Proportions and similar polygons
16: Proofs of similarity
17: Review
18: Review & Final
19: Proportionality
20: Pythagorean Theorem
21: Similar and special right triangles
22: Trigonometry
23: Test 7; Quadrilaterals
24: Parallelograms
25: Special Quadrilaterals
26: Vectors, Matrices
27: Review & Midterm
28: Reflections, Rotations, Composite Transformations
29: Symmetry, Tangents
30: Circles, Arcs, Chords
31: Segment Lengths, Equations of Circles
32: Perimeters, Areas of Regular Polygons
33: Probability, Surface Area of Solids
34: Volume of Solids
35: Review
36: Review & Final
Course Design
Course Goals:
Students will learn how to calculate things like areas, volume, angles, etc.
Students will learn the fundamentals of logic and why it is important for math
Students will learn the history of geometry
Students will learn the practical uses of geometry
Students and teacher will enjoy learning and doing math together
Students will learn how to calculate things like areas, volume, angles, etc.
Students will learn the fundamentals of logic and why it is important for math
Students will learn the history of geometry
Students will learn the practical uses of geometry
Students and teacher will enjoy learning and doing math together