Geometry with Algebraic Topics Honors 

Credit gained: 1 high school credit upon successful completion

Prerequisites

ACS Athens students must meet the following prerequisites to be eligible for course enrollment:

  • 8th-grade students, currently enrolled in Algebra 1(8) completing the first semester with a grade of A and above or achieving a grade of A-  and above in the first-semester exam.
  • 9th-grade students, currently enrolled in Geometry with Algebraic Topics Regular with a semester grade of B and above.

Course description

Course description

This course is a study of topics in Geometry with Algebra. Topics in Geometry include: angles, parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, areas and volume. Algebraic topics include: algebraic expressions, factoring, rational expressions, linear & quadratic equations, systems of non-linear equations, graphing in the coordinate plane, right angle and non-right angle trigonometry. Algebraic skills will be incorporated in all topics of Geometry. Topics similar to Geometry with Algebraic Topics are extended. Hence, the course involves more challenging problem-solving. 

Course Start/End Date

  • Feb. 10 - Jul 4

Course Duration: 20 weeks

Minimum Enrollment: 5 Students

Fellow/Online Instructor: Toumpakari, Evelyn

Cost: 850 Euros

Fellow/Online Instructor(s)

Toumpakari, Evelin, Senior Fellow

Dr. Toumpakari was born and raised in Athens and attended the University of Athens where she studied Mathematics. She obtained a M.Sc. in Applied Statistics from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago on a full scholarship from the University, while being an honorary scholar of the Onassis Foundation.

Dr. Toumpakari has made presentations in several mathematics conferences in the US. Recently she presented at the 1st Congress of Greek Mathematicians on a statistical project she participated in at the Childhood Cancer Research Group at Oxford. Her teaching experience includes a variety of undergraduate classes at the University of Chicago, mentoring gifted teenagers at a math-themed summer camp and teaching under-privileged students in the Chicago Public Schools as well as teaching A-levels in the UK.

Dr. Toumpakari has been a teacher of mathematics at ACS Athens since 2012. Classes taught at ACS include Geometry Standard/Honors, Algebra 2 Trig Standard/Honors, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, IB Higher Level, IB Applications and Interpretation HL/SL, Algebra 1 in the Middle School and in the Academy, Pre-Algebra, Math 7 and Math 6, as well as Grades 7-8 in the Math Circles Program. She is also a Fellow at the ACS Athens Virtual Institute, where she taught an IB Prep course during the summer of 2024. This year, Dr. Toumpakari is teaching Algebra 1 and Math 7 in the Middle School.

email: toumpakarie@acs.gr