Math

Algebra

Geometry

Vanessa Madden

Department Chair

vanessa_madden@dekalbschoolsga.org

University of Akron

M.B.A

SUNY Buffalo

B.S.

Advanced Algebra

Precalculus

Ku Htaw

ku_htaw@dekalbschoolsga.org


University of Georgia

BSEd in Mathematics Education




AP Calculus


Staff TBD






New Georgia K-12 Math Standards -

Effective Fall 2023

The new Georgia K12 Standards go into effect Fall 2023. The new standards are Georgia-developed. They were drafted by mathematics teachers in Georgia with input from educational leaders, parents, students, business and industry leaders, and community members. They are designed to provide a strong foundation, to be clear and understandable, and to present a reasonable amount of content in each year. State Department of Education leaders say the new standards are clearer and more understandable, less reliant on academic language, and include examples of what students should know and how teachers might instruct them.

A few of the most noticeable changes include:

· Names of new math sequence courses

· Acceleration of math courses only at 8th grade and 11th grade

The course descriptions that follow below reflect the new course name changes.

If you have specific questions about any of the changes, feel free to contact our Math Department Chair.


Course Descriptions

Algebra: Concepts and Connections

This course is designed as the first course in a three-course series and focuses linear functions, sums and products of rational and irrational numbers, systems of linear inequalities, distance, midpoint, slope, area, perimeter, nonlinear equations and functions, quadratic expressions, equations and functions, exponential expressions, equations, and functions, and statistical reasoning. The identified prerequisite for this course is Grade 8 Mathematics.

Geometry: Concepts and Connections

This course is designed as the second course in a three-course series and focuses on problems involving geometry, trigonometry, algebra, probability, and statistics, polynomial expressions, proofs, constructions, rigid motions and transformations, similarity, congruence, circles, right triangle trigonometry, geometric measurement, and conditional probability. The identified Prerequisite for this course is Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections

This course is designed as the third course in a three-course series. This course enhances students’ geometric, algebraic, graphical, and probabilistic reasoning skills. Students will continue to enhance their analytical geometry and reasoning skills when analyzing and applying a deep understanding of polynomial expressions, proofs, constructions, rigid motions and transformations, similarity, congruence, circles, right triangle trigonometry, geometric measurement, and conditional probability. The identified Prerequisite for this course is Geometry: Concepts & Connections.

Precalculus

Precalculus is a fourth-year math option for students who have completed Advanced Algebra (or the equivalent. The course includes the study and analysis of piecewise and rational functions; limits and continuity as related to piecewise and rational functions; sequences and series with the incorporation of convergence and divergence; conic sections as implicitly defined curves; the six trigonometric functions and their inverses; applications of trigonometry such as modeling periodic phenomena, modeling with vectors and parametric equations, solving oblique triangles in contextual situations, graphing in the Polar Plane; solutions of trigonometric equations in a variety of contexts; and the manipulation and application of trigonometric identities. Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Advanced Algebra / Algebra II.

AP Calculus (College Board)

AP Calculus AB is designed to be the equivalent of a first semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus. AP Calculus BC is designed to be the equivalent to both first and second semester college calculus courses. AP Calculus BC applies the content and skills learned in AP Calculus AB to parametrically defined curves, polar curves, and vector-valued functions; develops additional integration techniques and applications; and introduces the topics of sequences and series. The identified Prerequisite for this course is Precalculus: Concepts & Connections.

We, the DSA Math Department, commit to maintaining a non-judgmental learning community where students are encouraged, respected and challenged to learn, grow, thrive and reach their full potential through the persistent care and passionate instruction of their teachers and the supportive assistance of their peers.