Introduction to Surface Area and Volume

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Warm Up - Geometric Solids and Paper Rulers

For each shape (cylinder, sphere, rectangular prism, triangular prism, square pyramid, triangular pyramid) determine:
a) how much paper would be required to gift wrap it (no overlap)?
b) how much water would it hold?


Announcements
Homework & quiz for unit 1 due Fri, Jan 18 at 23:59

Next quiz (in MyMathLab) opens Tue, Jan 22 at 10:00am, closes Thu, Jan 24 at 23:59

Next unit exam (in class) Thu, Jan 31

Today - Perimeter, Surface Area and Volume of Basic Shapes

First four formulas on formula sheet


Tomorrow - Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids and Cones
Notes p. 40-51

For more information
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/perimeter_area_basics/e/perimeter_of_squares_and_rectangles
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/area--perimeter--and-volume/e
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/perimeter_area_basics/e/area_of_squares_and_rectangles
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/circum_area_circles/e/radius_diameter_and_circumference
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/basic-geometry/circum_area_circles/e/area_of_a_circle