MA241 -- Geometry for Middle School Teachers

Course Information

• Syllabus
• Summary of Class (Updated frequently)
• Canvas at UK
• Suggestions on Approaching Mathematics

Assignments

• Homework #1
• Homework #2
• Homework #3
• Homework #4
• Exam #1 Review
• Homework #5 Warm-Up (done in class)
• Homework #5
• Homework #6
• Homework #7
• Exam #2 Review
• Homework #8
  • The Theodolite Problem
• Some Vi Hart Videos
• Final Project

Some Course Materials

• Shapes and Designs
  • Triangle Classification Blank
  • Triangle Classification
  • Quadrilateral Classification
  • Virtual Geoboard
  • Pattern Shapes App for Shape Set
  • iOrnament
  • Describing and Defining Triangles Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Describing and Defining Quadrilaterals Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Applying Angle Theorems Mathematics Assessment Project -- Interior and exterior angles of polygons
• Covering and Surrounding
  • Optimal Potatoes
  • Rectangle Area Problem
  • Circle Area Problem
  • Polygon Area Problems
  • Area and Perimeter with Google Maps
  • Area App for Areas on the Earth
  • DistancePinner App for Distances on the Earth
  • Planimeter
  • EasyMeasure App
  • Theodolite App
  • Optimizing Coverage: Security Cameras Mathematics Assessment Project -- Area
  • Maximizing Area: Gold Rush Mathematics Assessment Project -- Constant perimeter, changing area
  • Using Space Efficiently: Packing a Truck Mathematics Assessment Project -- Volume
  • Designing 3D Products: Candy Cartons Mathematics Assessment Project -- Surface area, volume, prisms, nets
  • Estimating Volume: The Money Munchers Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Dan Meyer's Three-Act Math Tasks
    • Bubble Wrap
    • Dandy Candies
• Stretching and Shrinking
  • Powers of Ten Video
    • Cosmic Voyage
    • The Scale of the Universe
    • Cosmic Eye iPad App
  • On Being the Right Size
  • Drawing to Scale: A Garden Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Identifying Similar Triangles Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Deducing Relationships: Floodlight Shadows Mathematics Assessment Project
• Filling and Wrapping
  • Isometric app from Illuminations
  • iPad app for building with blocks
  • Pyramid Puzzles
  • Cavalieri's Principle for Volume of Hemisphere -- Image
  • Cavalieri's Principle for Volume of Hemisphere -- Movie (You may have to download this file and open it outside of your browser)
  • Using Space Efficiently: Packing a Truck Mathematics Assessment Project -- Volume
  • Designing 3D Products: Candy Cartons Mathematics Assessment Project -- Surface area, volume, prisms, nets
  • Estimating Volume: The Money Munchers Mathematics Assessment Project
• Looking for Pythagoras
• Finding the Shortest Route: A Schoolyard Problem Mathematics Assessment Project
• Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem Mathematics Assessment Project
• Proving the Pythagorean Theorem Mathematics Assessment Project
• Sorting Equations of Circles 1 Mathematics Assessment Project
• Origami Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
• Butterflies, Pinwheels, and Wallpaper
  • Symmetry Slides from MA111
  • Some Videos
    • Snowflakes, Starflakes, and Swirlflakes
    • Sphereflakes
    • Cookie Shapes
    • Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant
    • Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant
    • Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant
  • Picturing Functions
  • Isometry Identification Problems
    • Isometry 1 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 2 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 3 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 4 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 5 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 6 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 7 (GeoGebra file)
    • Isometry 8 (GeoGebra file)
  • iOrnament iPad/iPhone app
  • Representing and Combining Transformations Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Transforming 2D Figures Mathematics Assessment Project
  • Representing Polynomials Graphically Mathematics Assessment Project

Other Resources

• Books, Articles, and Websites

  • Common Core State Standards Initiative
    • Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
    • Kentucky Math Standards
    • Illustrative Mathematics
  • Growth Mindset
    • The Effort Effect
    • Taxi Drivers' Brains
  • Euclid's Elements
  • SMSG Texts (High School textbooks)
    • SMSG Geometry Parts I and II Summary
    • Geometry, Part I
    • Geometry, Part II
    • Geometry With Coordinates, Part I
    • Geometry with Coordinates, Part II
    • Analytic Geometry
  • History of Geometry (Wikipedia)
  • Wolfram MathWorld

• Software and Apps

  • GeoGebra
    • GeoGebra Quickstart
    • iPad App
  • Desmos
  • SketchUp
    • Using SketchUp
    • Jessie Clark SketchUp Project
  • Online graph paper
  • Padlet
  • WolframAlpha
  • Some iPad Apps

• Miscellaneous

  • Mathematics Education and Outreach Resources