Points, lines, planes and the language of proof
12 lessonsThe undefined terms and postulates, the midpoint formula, and the reasoning (conjecture, counterexample, conditionals and converses) that every later proof is written in.
Angle pairs, parallel lines and first proofs
10 lessonsTwo-column and paragraph proofs, first used on the angle pairs and parallel-line facts students already know, ending with a proof of the triangle angle sum.
Transformations and symmetry
10 lessonsRigid motions made precise, the symmetries of figures, and proofs that use a transformation as the argument.
Triangle congruence and proof
8 lessonsWhich three facts pin a triangle down (SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL, and why SSA fails), and proofs that use congruent triangles to prove parts equal.
Triangle segments, centers and inequalities
11 lessonsPerpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors, medians and altitudes and the four centers they meet at, then the inequalities between a triangle's sides and angles, proved indirectly.
Quadrilaterals and polygons
12 lessonsAngle sums of polygons, then the properties of parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, trapezoids and kites, proved and used to classify a quadrilateral.
Similarity
10 lessonsAA, SSS and SAS similarity proved and used, the triangle proportionality theorem, and how scale factor acts on length, area and volume.
Right triangles and trigonometry
10 lessonsThe Pythagorean theorem proved two ways, the geometric mean in a right triangle, the special right triangles, and sine, cosine and tangent as ratios of similar triangles.
Coordinate geometry and coordinate proof
8 lessonsSlope, distance and midpoint used to partition segments, find areas, classify figures and prove theorems with a figure placed on axes.
Circles
16 lessonsChords, arcs, inscribed angles, tangents and the segment-length theorems, with arc length, sector area and the equation of a circle.
Constructions
9 lessonsCompass and straightedge constructions, each one justified by a congruence or circle theorem already proved.
Area and volume
12 lessonsThe regular solids, Cavalieri's principle, surface area of pyramids, cones and spheres, and solids of revolution, with composite solids and density reviewed.