Prerequisite Section I Geometry

Today we reviewed the formulas and how to generate the formulas for perimeter, area, and volume of a variety of geometric shapes. We will be building upon some of the techniques that we looked at today when we get to the calculus portion of the course. With calculus we will be able to find the area and volume of all kinds of shapes that are not geometric. Here's some additional practice geometry problems that provide some more practice working with the geometric formulas we covered in class today. Here are some more challenging practice geometry problems if you're interested. Here's a site that allows you to generate cubes of various sizes and compare the ratio of surface area and volume. If you're interested in biology, you might want to check out this powerpoint which shows how the surface area and volume of a cell affects its growth and division. Let me know if any of you find any other online resources that relate to perimeter, area, volume, or surface area. Remember the Summer Review Packet is due on Thursday. If you have any questions on it, please stop by my classroom tomorrow before school, at lunch, or afterschool, and I'll be happy to help you out.