Math Curriculum
Consumer Math
Grades 9-12
- Studying various types of income, including hourly wage, salary, commission, and payroll deductions
- Studying banking as it applies to the consumer
- Studying consumer purchases and sales tax
- Beginning the study of investments, such as certificates of deposit, stocks, and bonds
Sequential Mathematics Course IA
Grades 9-12
This course is designed to develop a strong foundation for the subsequent Course I class. An emphasis is placed on mastery of arithmetic and algebraic skills.
- Reviewing all operations with real numbers
- Determining solutions to linear and quadratic equations
- Solving problems
- Graphing linear equations
Sequential Mathematics Course I
Grades 9-12
- Using the fundamental ideas of logic and developing valid reasoning and thinking skills
- Mastering algebraic skills
- Continuing the study of geometric concepts
- Collecting, organizing, and interpreting data
Sequential Mathematics Course IIA
Grades 9-12
- Reinforcing truth tables and incorporating the laws of inference
- Strengthening algebraic skills and introducing quadratic formula
- Investigating the use of permutations and combinations
- Developing skills in coordinate geometry
Sequential Mathematics Course II
Grades 9-12
- Using knowledge of truth tables and incorporating laws of inference to complete a deductive mathematical proof
- Studying concepts of congruence and similarity
- Manipulating quadratic equations and using the quadratic formula
- Investigating the use of permutations and combinations
Sequential Mathematics Course III
Grades 9-12
- Studying and applying operations and algebraic skills with complex numbers
- Beginning the study of functions, relations, and their inverses
- Studying trigonometry and general solutions of the triangle
- Studying the circle
Sequential Mathematics Course IV (Pre-Calculus)
Grades 9-12
This course will provide the student with a strong background in calculus and analytic geometry. A strong emphasis is placed on the use of the graphing calculator (TI-82) for the analysis of a variety of functions.
- Graphing of a variety of functions
- Analyzing the effects of graphical transformations
- Determining solutions to polynomial functions
- Solving systems of equations
- Introducing limits, continuity, and the derivative
- Applying the deriviative
Sequential Mathematics Course V (Advanced Placement Calculus AB)
Grades 9-12
This course is equivalent to the first semester of college calculus.
- Analyzing graphs with the aid of technology
- Exploring the concepts of limits and continuity
- Studying the concepts of derivative and integral geometrically, numerically, and analytically
Advanced Placement Statistics
Grades 9-12
- This course is a college-level course equivalent to one semester of non-calculus based statistics.
- Exploring data: observing patterns and pattern deviation
- Planning a study: deciding what and how to measure
- Anticipating patterns: producing models using probability and simulation
- Statistical inference: confirming models
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