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Houghton Mifflin is a course in classical Geometry taught in a traditional manner.

Concepts relating to points, lines, planes, and angles; deductive reasoning; parallel lines and planes; congruent triangles; quadrilaterals; inequalities, similar polygons; right triangles; circles; construction and loci; areas of plane figures; and areas and volumes of solids are fully developed in individual chapters.

Throughout the course, two-column proofs are introduced, taught, and tested. The textbook contains 12 required chapters of study, consisting of between 5 to 9 lessons depending on chapter length.

Testing comprises of 12 chapter tests, each to be sent to Seton for grading. The course is supplemented by an online Geometry website, providing various helpful features, including introductory videos for each textbook lesson, simplified block diagrams of each postulate and theorem, and step-by-step solutions to each lesson’s Classroom Exercises.

MAT211(09a)   |  Credit: 1  |  Prerequisites: Algebra I