| The course uses McDougal Littell's Passport to Algebra and Geometry. It builds on the fundamental
middle school concepts covered in the previous book in this series (used in 6th grade), while shifting
the emphasis to essential concepts in Algebra and Geometry. Number theory, rational numbers and
percents, real numbers and inequalities, linear equations, congruence, similarity, and
transformations are some of the topics covered. Conceptual learning is balanced
with ongoing skills review. Each week, a basic arithmetic skill will be reviewed and tested. For
students who have not mastered the skill, additional review will be available, and the skill will be
retested. For the complete syllabus, go to the "handouts" link.
[The universe] cannot be read until we have learnt the language and become familiar with the
characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles,
circles and other geometrical figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend
a single word.
Galilei, Galileo (1564 - 1642)
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