Guidelines for Mathematics in the Secondary School

This guide contains an outline of topics to be included in individual subject areas in secondary school mathematics and some specific suggestions for teaching them. Areas covered include--(1) fundamentals of mathematics included in seventh and eighth grades and general mathematics in the high school, (2) algebra concepts for courses one and two, (3) geometry, and (4) advanced mathematics. The guide was written with the following purposes in mind--(1) to assist local groups to have a basis on which to plan a mathematics course of study, (2) to give individual teachers an overview of a particular course or several courses, and (3) to provide specific suggestions for teaching such topics. (RP)