Right Angle Trigonometry

This Right Angle Trigonometry lesson, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, is part of a series of seven applied electronics math lessons. This lesson starts with an introduction to angles and triangles, similar triangles, scaling, the Pythagorean theorem, and continues into Soh Cah Toa and inverse trigonometric functions. Students are introduced to phasors and convert between degrees and radians. Note: There are no electronics applications in this lesson.

Two PDF's are included, a 12-page student lesson and a 15-page instructor guide with notes and answers. The expected total time for the lesson is five hours. This lesson plan includes prerequisite assumptions, course competencies, specific objectives, problem situations, and more.