Course Description

Geometry B is the second semester in a two-semester series that explores the study of points, lines, planes, 2D shapes, and 3D solids. Students will form logical arguments, construct two-column proofs, and support their reasoning through theorems and postulates discovered over two thousand years ago. In Geometry B, students will learn to use both ancient tools (like a compass and straight edge) and modern technologies (like graphing utilities and videos) to develop skills that are used daily by carpenters, lawyers, and artists. Students will gain a new perspective about the world around them, including why bees use hexagons to build their hives, how to form logical arguments that will be irrefutable, and how to create visually appealing artwork through geometry. As part of this course, students are expected to simulate events and calculate the probability of these events occurring.   

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) 

UTHS courses are designed in alignment to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) which define the skills and content to be taught in each course and grade level in the state of Texas.

Semester Topics

• Unit 5: Similarity
• Unit 6: Properties of Polygons and Circles
• Unit 7: 3-Dimensional Figures
• Unit 8: Circles and Probability

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to—

• identify similar figures and when sides and angles are proportional or congruent; 
• prove triangle similarity using various methods such as AA, SAS, and SSS, and use these methods to solve problems; 
• use trigonometry to find side lengths and angle measures in right triangles; 
• recognize various types of quadrilaterals based on given characteristics (sides, angles, diagonals); 
• prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram using parallelogram theorems and make logical arguments to support the classification of a parallelogram as a rectangle, rhombus, or square; 
• identify and use the formulas for surface area and volume of 3-dimensional figures to solve real life applications;  
• apply concepts of circles including radii, chords, tangents, secants, circumference, sector area, and arc length; 
• calculate probabilities given independent and dependent events, including conditional probability, by creating sample samples, lists, tree diagrams, and utilizing formulas.

Required Course Materials

Please visit the Computer Requirements page to view minimum device, internet, and application requirements for all UT High School courses. Generally, a desktop or laptop device five (5) years or newer with access to an office suite, such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, will be adequate to participate in most UTHS courses. 

Unless otherwise noted, students are responsible for purchasing or securing all the following course materials:

• Textbook: A textbook is not required for this course.
• Interactive Notebook: A paper or digital composition book is acceptable. For paper composition books, please also have the following items on hand:  
  • Pens or Pencils
  • Tape or Glue
• Graphing Calculator: A TI-84 is recommended for all UTHS math courses. Please review the UTHS Graphing Calculator Policy before purchasing a device.
• Miscellaneous Items:
  • Compass
  • Straight Edge
  • Protractor

Course Organization

Students must complete the course in sequence: You will not be able to access the next unit until all work in the preceding unit is completed. You may take your final exam only after completing all units and submitting all graded assignments.  

• Units: Each unit includes multiple lessons and graded assignments as well as ungraded practice quizzes to help you check your understanding of the material.
  
  
• Summative Assessments: Each course includes two online, virtually proctored summative assessments testing your understanding of the material presented in the preceding 2-3 Units.
  • Format: Online, Multiple-choice
  • Time Allowed: 1 hr 30 min
    
    
• Final Exam: Each course includes an online, virtually proctored final exam testing your knowledge of all material presented in the course.
  • Format: Online, Multiple-choice
  • Time Allowed: 3 hrs 20 min

Course Grade Weighting

Your final course grade is calculated by weighting the three assignment groups displayed in the table below:

Online Proctored Exams

All course exams, including both summative assessments and the final exam, must be completed online. Students must test online with Proctorio and are required to add the Proctorio extension to either their Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser—installation instructions are provided in the student's course. Proctorio uses a student's computer, web camera, and microphone to record video of both the student and their desktop during the exam. Then, UTHS instructors review the student's exam video data collected by Proctorio. Only authorized UTHS staff and instructors can view the exam recordings. Student data is not shared with any persons or organizations outside of UTHS and are deleted after one year. We encourage you to visit Proctorio's Data Security and Privacy site pages to learn more about how we protect student date.