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Course Descriptions and Requirements
Course Descriptions and Requirements
The Mathematics Department at the High School offers a wide range of classes to meet the needs of our students. Below is a flow chart of our course offerings
2025-26 Math Department Sequence.pdfDetails about Elective Offerings
Details about Elective Offerings
HonorsCodingAndIntroToProgramming.webmIntroduction to Computer Science and Honors Coding
Introduction to Computer Science and Honors Coding
Interested in computer programming? Watch the video to learn more about these two courses
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Web Coding
This full-year elective introduces students to the exciting discipline of computer programming centered on creating and modifying interactive web pages and apps built utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The class teaches computer programming concepts using the BSD Online sandbox curriculum to design webpages, online apps, and basic online games that build basics of coding logic and syntax using the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript languages. This is a project-based class where students learn the basic principles of developing computer software: syntax, variables, mathematical operations, conditional statements, and matrices. While this course is most beneficial for students with strong interest in STEM, it promotes detail orientation and critical problem solving strategies that are valuable across many disciplines. This course is a supplement to the standard Computer Science Track, but may act as a stand alone course.
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Intermediate Coding
This full-year elective is a continuation of the exciting discipline of computer programming using both the Java programming language and the GameMaker software development environment introduced in the introductory programming classes. This is a project-based course where students continue their software development journey. Topics from the introductory classes will include variables, math, conditional statements, looping structures and string processing. New topics will include methods and scripts, one and two dimensional arrays and using objects. Ancillary areas of computer science will also be incorporated into the various core units. These will include but are not limited to: Number Systems, Web Development, Basic Cryptography and Persistence. This course is recommended for those students who successfully completed one of the introductory programming courses and would like to further investigate the discipline. A recommendation from your introductory course teacher is required. Successful completion of this course with a teacher recommendation can be used as entrance into the AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A course.
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Data Science
This full-year elective course will introduce students to the main ideas in data science, equipping students with the knowledge to separate fact from fiction while analyzing and interpreting data in the real-world. Students will develop their understanding of data analysis, sampling, correlation/causation, bias and uncertainty, probability, modeling with data, making and evaluating data-based arguments, the power of data in society, and more! This course can lead to a pathway in calculus, statistics, data science, other STEM or humanities subjects.
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