• PreCalculus

    Precalculus is a course designed for students who have successfully completed the Algebra II with Trig course.  This course is considered to be a prerequisite for success in calculus and college mathematics.  Algebraic, graphical, numerical, and verbal analyses are incorporated during investigations of the Precalculus content standards.  Parametric equations, polar relations, vector operators, and limits are introduced.  Content for this course also includes an expanded study of polynomial and rational functions, conic sections, trigonometric functions, an logarithmic and exponential functions.

    Application-based problem solving is an integral part of the course.  Instruction should include appropriate use of technology to facilitate continued development of students' high-order thinking skills. 

     

    Algebra with Finance

    Algebra with Finance is  a one-credit college and career preparatory course that integrates algebra, precalculus, probability and statistics, calculus and geometry to solve financial problems that occur in everyday life.  Real-world problems in investing, credit, banking, auto insurance, mortgages, employment, income taxes, budgeting and planning for retirement are solved by applying the relevant mathematics that are taught at a higher level.

    Students are encouraged to use a variety of problem-solving skills and strategies in real-world contexts, and to question outcomes using mathematical analysis and data to support their findings.  The course offers students multiple opportunities to use, construct, question, model, and interpret financial situations through symbolic algebraic representations, graphical representations, geometric representations, and verbal representations.

    Math concepts and skills are applied through study and problem-solving activities in workforce situations in the following areas:  banking, investing, employment and income taxes, automobile ownership and operation, mathematical operations, consumer credit, independent living, and retirement planning and budgeting.  Prerequisites for this course are Algebra I and Geometry.

     

    Algebraic Connections

    Algebraic Connections is a course designed for students who wish to increase their mathematical knowledge and skills prior to enrollment in the Algebra Ii course or the Algebra II with Trigonometry course.  Algebraic Connections expands upon the concepts of Algebra I and Geometry, with an emphasis on application-based problems.  This course provides opportunities to incorporate the use of technology through its emphasis on applying functions to make predictions and to calculate outcomes.  The prerequisites for Algebraic Connections are Algebra 1 and Geometry.