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•. Geometry is by far the. oldest branch of. mathematics. •
• Geometry is by far the oldest branch of mathematics. • Every ancient civilization developed some form of geometry, as a way of helping with survival.
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•. Geometry as we know it. today was first developed
• Geometry as we know it today was first developed by Greeks who lived in what is now Egypt.
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•. Geometry was formally. organized by the. mathematician Euclid in a
• Geometry was formally organized by the mathematician Euclid in a book called The Elements around 300 B.C.
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•. Every geometry book for. the past 2,300 years has
• Every geometry book for the past 2,300 years has been based on Euclid’s Elements
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Geometry •. literally means “earth. measure” •
Geometry • literally means “earth measure” • study of shapes and their relationships
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Main “building blocks” of geometry
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•. point. •. a location, usually. represented by a dot. •
• point • a location, usually represented by a dot • points are infinitely small • no length, width, or thickness • 0 dimensions
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• We typically represent points with dots and name them with capital letters.
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•. line. •. shortest path from one. point to another. •
• line • shortest path from one point to another • infinitely thin; no thickness • extends forever in opposite directions • 1 dimension
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• Usually named by two points that form it.
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•. Lines are named with. TWO points (not 3 or. more). •
• Lines are named with TWO points (not 3 or more) • You put a line symbol (double arrow) above the name of a line.
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•. Lines can also be. named with small. cursive (or italic). letters
• Lines can also be named with small cursive (or italic) letters. These are lines l and m .
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Give as many names for this line as you can.
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• plane
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• plane
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•. plane. •. flat surface with no. thickness and no. boundaries. •
• plane • flat surface with no thickness and no boundaries • extends forever, but infinitely thin • 2 dimensions
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•. We most often show. planes by drawing a. parallelogram (or other
• We most often show planes by drawing a parallelogram (or other four-sided shapes)
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• Planes are often names with capital, cursive letters.
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•. You can also name a. plane with three points
• You can also name a plane with three points that are on it, like ABC.
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In most cases we will just consider single planes, but we can also talk about • space • all the possible points in 3 dimensions
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Collinear on the same line Coplanar on the same plane
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Parts of lines
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•. Segment. •. Connects two points. •. Stops at the endpoints. •
• Segment • Connects two points • Stops at the endpoints • Named by putting a bar above the endpoints
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•. Ray. •. Extends endlessly in. one direction. •
• Ray • Extends endlessly in one direction • Starts at an endpoint and continues.
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•. Named with an. endpoint and one other. point on the ray, with
• Named with an endpoint and one other point on the ray, with an arrow above them. (The first letter must be the endpoint.)
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• Opposite rays • Share the same endpoint • Together make a line
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Postulate . A statement that is so. obvious we assume it is
Postulate A statement that is so obvious we assume it is true without questioning it.
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We use postulates to explain why other things are true.
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Euclid built all of geometry from just 5 postulates. We’ll use a lot more, 4 of which we’ll learn today.
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Through any 2 points there is exactly 1 line.
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If 2 lines intersect, the intersection is a point.
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Through any 3 noncollinear points there is exactly 1 plane.
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If 2 planes intersect, the intersection is a line.
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Know … . History of geometry . Point, line, plane, space
Know … History of geometry Point, line, plane, space Collinear, coplanar Segment, ray, opposite rays Postulate 4 basic postulates of points, lines, & planes
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