Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S095

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Corinna Mansfield, ISBN 0-321-30456-x, Copyright (C) 2005 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.

College Geometry: A Computer Activity Approach using the Geometer's Sketchpad

William E. Fenton

Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
wfenton@bellarmine.edu

Barbara E. Reynolds

Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI
breynolds@stritch.edu

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ABSTRACT

The paper presents materials for College Geometry using the Geometer's Sketchpad. The focus of this course is on developing skills in writing mathematical proofs. Computer explorations using Sketchpad introduce all topics. Students work on activities, making and testing conjectures. Class discussion leads to developing proofs (or refutations) of students' conjectures.

Keyword(s): geometry, Geometer's Sketchpad