MATH 677 - Euclidean Geometry for Middle School Teachers

3 credits.
This course will focus on the content and processes that support the measurement and geometry strands of the Virginia 6-8 SOL and Geometry SOL. Instruction will cover the geometry and measurement content topics that are encountered from the particular and concrete thinking of school arithmetic to the abstract thinking associated with geometry. Major concepts include problems solving and proportional reasoning involving area, perimeter, volume and surface area; geometric properties; characteristics of geometric figures including lines, angles, triangles, circles and polygons; relationships between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures. You will be encouraged to recognize the thought processes involved in using geometry and what it means to employ geometric thinking, both as a teacher and a student.

Prerequisite(s): None.