Page 20 - De Anza College Summer Academy Catalog 2023

July 17-28
GRADES 9-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
These classes will be taught in person on the De Anza College campus.
INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL GEOMETRY* Entering Grades 9-12 – This course will introduce students to Euclidean geometry and assist them in understanding two- and three-dimensional space. Students will develop important basic geometry skills and explore various proofs through logical deduction. The course will include hands-on explorations of geometric transformations, similar and congruent polygons, area and volume of solids, two- and three-dimensional polygons and polyhedra as well as the Pythagorean theorem.
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS*
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statistics and probability. Students will learn how to design studies that produce useful data, as well as how to analyze categorical data, how to display quantitative data with graphs and how to describe quantitative data with numbers. Students will study sampling and surveys as well as experiments and techniques for analyzing studies wisely. Students will learn how to calculate probabilities and interpret results in plain language.
*Meets Common Core standards
18