Dynamic Geometry Explorations

to accompany

A Course in Modern Geometries, 2nd Ed.

The explorations give guided directions for exploring text topics using Geometer’s Sketchpad (GS) ( Key Curriculum Press) and Cabri Geometry II (CG) ( Leibniz) or Texas Instruments). Explorations labeled GS or CG give directions specific to the corresponding software, while those labeled DGS can be carried out with either software. Directions can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Required files for Geometer’s Sketchpad and Cabri Geometry II in Macintosh (MC) and PC versions can be downloaded using StuffitWinZip or a similar utility. Links for downloadingAdobe Acrobat ReaderWinZip and Stuffit are at the bottom of this page.

Explorations:

Software:

Sketches, Figures
& Tools**

Text
Sec.

E1-GS Introducing Geometer’s Sketchpad Geometer’s
Sketchpad
None required any
E1-CG Introducing Cabri Geometry Cabri
Geometry
None required any
E2-GS Exploring the Hyperbolic Plane Geometer’s
Sketchpad
Poincare Tools for Sketchpad, Version 3
PC files 
Mac files 
2.3
E2-CG Exploring the Hyperbolic Plane Cabri
Geometry
Hyperbolic Tools
See E2-CG Instructions
2.3
E3-2DGS Exploring Line and Point Reflections Cabri or
Sketchpad
T-grid & B-tables
PC files for GS 
Mac files for GS 
PC files for CG 
Mac files for CG 
3.2
E3-3DGS Exploring Rotations & Finite Symmetry Groups Cabri or
Sketchpad
None required 3.3
E3-4DGS Exploring Translations & Frieze Pattern Symmetries Cabri or
Sketchpad
None required 3.4
E3-3-4-CG Exploring Symmetries Cabri None required 3.3,3.4
E4-3DGS Exploring Perspective Triangles Cabri or
Sketchpad
None required 4.3
E4-4DGS Exploring Harmonic Sets Cabri or
Sketchpad
None required 4.4
E4-5DGS Exploring Projectivities Cabri or
Sketchpad
Pen-ptsPen-lnptPen-lns
PC files for GS 
Mac files for GS 
PC files for CG 
Mac files for CG 
4.5
E4-6GS Exploring Projective Conics Geometer’s
Sketchpad
Hom-cen & Hom-axis
(constructed in E4-5) or
E4-5GS: Pen-ptsPen-lns
4.6
E4-6CG Exploring Projective Conics Cabri
Geometry
Hom-cen & Hom-axis
(constructed in E4-5) or
E4-5CG: Pen-ptsPen-lns
4.6
E5-4 Exploring Fractals Olafractal (See E5 instructions) None Required 5.4
* Instructions are in PDF format — viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or later.  (Get Acrobat Reader)** Sketches are compressed in Zip format — requires WinZip or similar utility. (Download WinZip)