Students taking this first-semester course develop reasoning skills using geometric terms and processes, concepts of logic, and applied problem solving. Topics include parallel lines and planes, congruent triangles, inequalities, and quadrilaterals. Geometric concepts are analyzed using formal, paragraph, and indirect proofs. Students must also complete notebook assignments that relate their learning to real-life experiences. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify the basic postulates that provide the basis for geometric proofs; relate geometric concepts to algebraic concepts, formulas, and graphs; apply the various theorems related to parts (e.g., medians, altitudes, and bisectors) and properties of triangles and other closed figures.