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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good question, I wondered the same thing!  Anyone have an answer?  There is an open house next Thursday eve and we can ask the source at that time.[/quote]

There are (at least) two ways to teach geometry:  The first is deductive, a la Euclid, which involves developing the subject as a series of theorems  proven using a small number of axioms.  The second is algebraic, a la Descartes, Hilbert, et al, which involves learning various formulas describing geometric figures and geometric properties, usually without proof.  BASIS uses the second method, which is integrated into its two-year Algebra sequence.[/quote]

From what I understand Saxon pre-calculus does cover proofs.

here is a sampler on high school level Saxon math editions which BASIS uses:
[url]http://saxonhomeschool.hmhco.com/HA/correlations/pdf/s/Saxon_Math_Upper_Grades_Sampler.pdf[/url]

Here is an article about saxon and geometry:
[url]http://www.homeschoolwithsaxon.com/review-credit.php[/url]
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