Geometry Before Trigonometry

I don't think geometry beyond the middle school years is needed to learn high school trigonometry.

You say?

 

"I don't think geometry beyond the middle school years is needed to learn high school trigonometry."
what exactly do you mean by that?

Geometry students in middle school gain experience using basic geometry tools which they will be able to incorporate and apply those practices to more complex geometry concepts. A variety of angles, lines, quadrilaterals, trigonometric concepts and polygons are introduced throughout.

Most American high schools teach algebra I in ninth grade, geometry in 10th grade and algebra II in 11th grade. So, geometry is something like “the geometry sandwich".

You should already be familiar with algebra and geometry before learning trigonometry.

typical progression of high school math classes here in the US:

1. Pre-Algebra
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Algebra II/Trigonometry
5. Pre-Calculus
6. Calculus/Statistics

 

Why do I mean by geometry beyond middle school is not needed to learn high school trigonometry? As you know, middle school geometry is not as advanced as high school geometry can be. If a student has middle school geometry skills, trigonometry is just around the world.

 

middle school geometry is not as advanced as high school geometry, but high school geometry is build up on it

so, both are connected and cannot be separated

 

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