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Chapter 11
 

Chapter 11: Transformational Geometry

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Some links are repeated for use with more than one lesson.

These sites apply to the entire chapter.

http://www.mathsnet.net/transform/index.html
This site contains interactive lessons about the different types of transformations, including combinations of transformation.

http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/mi/1993/23bann.html
This page a one group of teachers lessons on transformations.

11.1  Reflections

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/reflection.html
This page contains notes and an interactive coordinate plane to let students practice reflections.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/coreflec/reflect.htm
This site has notes on reflections with pictures to explain the concepts.

11.2  Translations

http://www.freemathhelp.com/Lessons/Algebra_2_Translating_Graphs_BB.htm
This site contains a video tutorial with notes on translating graphs.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/translation.html
This page contains notes and an interactive coordinate plane to let students practice translations.

11.3  Rotations

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/rotation.html
This site has an explanation and an interactive coordinate plane to let students practice rotations.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/rotate/PracRot.htm
This page contains an online worksheet dealing with rotations.

11.4  Compositions

11.5  Isometries and Coordinates

http://journals.iucr.org/iucr-top/comm/cteach/pamphlets/22/node19.html
This page defines isometries and the different types.

11.6  Tessellations

http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html
This page defines tessellations and shows some examples.

http://www.coolmath.com/tesspag1.htm
This site explains tessellations and has examples.

11.7  Dilations

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_295_g_3_t_3.html?open=activities
This site gives examples of dilations, and has practice problems for the students. This website requires Java to run some of its features.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/dilate/Ldilate.htm
This page contains notes on dilations with pictures to explain the concepts.