Welcome, parents!•   1. Write a “someone special” note to your

child. (Pick up the note from the front table.)

2. Have a look around the room and then have a seat.

Thank you for coming,

Ms. Espinoza

 My email is tamara.espinoza@sduhsd.net

Class webpage http://teachers.sduhsd.net/tespinoza/

What are we going to talk about?What are we going to talk about?•Introduction. Who is Ms. Espinoza?•The textbook we use and the topics covered in the class.•Daily procedures. What can your child expect to happen daily?•Frequently asked questions.•Extra curricular math programs offered at CVMS.

What makes me qualified?

• Education:– I have a Master of Education, Single Subject teaching

credential, and B.S. in Mathematical Sciences all from U.C. Santa Barbara

– I have a G.A.T.E. certificate and a C.L.A.D. certificate

• Experience:– I taught at West High School in Torrance from 1998-

2003 and here at Carmel Valley since 2003. I have taught classes from Pre-Algebra through Calculus.

Personal Life• I am married and I have an 11

year old step son. My husband and son are

baseball fanatics.• My favorite thing about my family is

that they make me laugh.• My brother is a Navy doctor.• I love to workout, go to the beach, and eat fruit.

Geometry Honors

• Chapter 1 Problem Solving

Introduction to problem solving, inductive reasoning skills• Chapter 2 Geometric Shapes and Measurement

Basic geometric vocabulary, angle measures in polygons, three dimensional shapes, dimensional analysis

• Chapter 3 Perimeter Area and Volume

• Chapter 4 Triangle Congruence

Deductive reasoning; conditional statements; direct proofs; triangle congruence; right triangles theorems; isosceles triangle; perpendicular bisectors; different Pythagorean Theorem proofs, basic geometric constructions

• Chapter 5 Parallel Lines and Quadrilaterals

Counterexamples, indirect proofs, parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids, geometric constructions involving parallel lines

• Chapter 6 Ratio and Proportion

Similar Triangles; Cross Sections, scale factor, area ratio, volume ratios; Mean proportionality in a right triangle; Right Triangle Trigonometry ; Laws of Trigonometry

1st Semester Ends Here

• Chapter 7 Circles

Central Angles and Inscribed Angels; Chords; Secants; Tangents; Constructions Involving Circles

• Chapter 8 Coordinate Geometry

Algebra Review; Coordinates and Distance in the Plane; Slope; Equations of Lines and Circles; Problem Solving Using Coordinates

• Chapter 9 Transformation Geometry

Translations; Rotations; Reflections; Dialtions; Isometries; Congruence and Similarity

• Supplementary Trigonometry Chapter

Relations among trigonometric ratios, Radians and Degrees in the unit circle, Basic Trigonometric Identities

• Bridge Project

Algebra Honors

• Chapter 1- Numbers and Variables

Number Sets; Order of Operations; Equations and Inequalities; Word Problems; Absolute Value problems

• Chapter 2-Working with Real Numbers:

Quantifiers; Algebraic Proofs

 • Chapter 3- Solving Equations and Problems:

Solving linear equation; Linear word problems: Age, coin, distance, area, perimeter

 

• Chapter 4- Solving Inequalities and Problems

Solving linear inequalities; Intersection and union of sets; Compound inequalities; Absolute value inequalities; Word problems: consecutive integers, mixture; Complementary and supplementary angles

• Chapter 5-Graphs and Functions

Relations and functions; Solutions to linear equations; Graphing a line; Graphing a linear inequality; Slope

 • Chapter 6-Systems of Open Sentences

Solving systems by graphing, elimination, and substitution; Word problems: wind and current, digit; Graphing systems of inequalities; Linear programming

 

• Chapter 7 –Polynomials and Factoring

Adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials; Factoring; Solving Quadratics by factoring

 • Chapter 8-Polynomials and Rational Expressions

Dividing polynomials; Simplifying rational expressions; Exponent rules; Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational expressions; Complex fractions

• Chapter 9- Rational Expressions in Open Sentences

Percent problems; Fractional equations; Word problems: Work, motion; Ratio and proportion; Direct, inverse, joint, combined variation

 

• Chapter 10-Irrational Numbers and Radicals

Rational numbers; Decimals and fractions; Rational square roots; Irrational square roots; Pythagorean thm.; Distance formula; Multiplying, dividing, subtracting, and adding radicals; nth root; Radical equations; Imaginary numbers

 • Chapter 11- Quadratic Equations and Functions

Completing the square; Quadratic Formula; Quadratic Functions; Polynomials Functions; Quadratic inequalities

 • Chapter 12- Trigonometry and Vectors

Directed Angles; Trigonometric Functions; Solving triangles

Daily Procedures

• Math Support http://teachers.sduhsd.net/tespinoza/20092010mainpage/needhelp.htm

Help on the web

• Room Tour

• Agenda Checks

• Rewards

• Absent Work

• Computer LabGeometer sketchpad

FAQ’s

I want to do more!!!!!!!!

• Math Counts: Thursdays at Lunch

• Math League: Tuesdays at Lunch