General Mathematics Education Courses
Administratively Prescribed Courses
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Teacher recommendation
This course is the first part of a two-year course for Algebra I, taught using a hands-on approach with an emphasis on real-life problem-solving skills. Topics will include foundations of Algebra; solving, writing, and graphing linear equations; functions and relations; data analysis and probability.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra I Part A or Teacher recommendation
This course follows and will expand the concepts and skills learned in Algebra I Part I. Topics will include operations with real numbers and expressions, linear functions, linear inequalities, linear systems, quadratic functions, polynomials, rational and radical functions. The state-mandated Keystone Algebra I Exam will be taken at the completion of the course.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9
Prerequisite Recommendation: Teacher recommendation
This course introduces algebraic concepts through their applications, with an emphasis on problem solving and the reading and writing of mathematics. Topics include operations with variables, ratios, inequalities, exponents, properties with polynomials, linear and quadratic equations, linear systems, factoring, and data analysis and probability. The state-mandated Keystone Algebra I Exam will be taken at the completion of the course.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.1 - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9
Prerequisite Recommendation: Teacher recommendation
This course introduces algebraic concepts through their applications, with an emphasis on problem solving and the reading and writing of mathematics. Topics include operations with variables, ratios, inequalities, exponents, properties with polynomials, linear and quadratic equations, linear systems, factoring, and data analysis and probability. Independent, self-directed projects, which are in addition to regular class work, are a requirement for this honors level course. The state-mandated Keystone Algebra I Exam will be taken at the completion of the course.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11,12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Geometry or Algebra I Part B
Financial Algebra uses sophisticated mathematics to give students the tools to become a financially responsible young adult. The course employs algebraic and other mathematical concepts to solve financial problems that occur in everyday life. Real world problems in investing, credit, banking, insurance, mortgages, employment, taxes, budgeting, and retirement planning are solved by applying relevant mathematics.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11,12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Geometry or Algebra I
This is a general level course designed to expose students to a multitude of different algebra functions, concepts, applications, and problem-solving skills. Topics in this course include the study of linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, radical, and rational functions. The course will include daily in-class assignments as well as occasional nightly homework assignments.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11
Prerequisite Recommendation: Academic Algebra I or Teacher recommendation
Students will extend prior algebraic concepts to learn about various families of functions (linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, radical, and rational) and how to represent these functions in multiple ways. Homework is given nightly.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.1 - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Prerequisite Recommendation: Honors Algebra I and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
This Algebra II course includes the study of functions, variation and graphs, matrices, exponentials, logarithms, trigonometry, polynomials, and quadratic relations. Independent, self-directed projects, which are in addition to regular class work, are a requirement for this honors level course.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra I Part II and/or Teacher recommendation
Students will apply concepts such as lines, angles, two- and three-dimensions, and spatial visualization. Basic right triangle relationships and trigonometry will also be addressed. Homework is given occasionally.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Academic Algebra II
This integrated mathematics course develops traditional geometry while studying visual patterns, shapes, and sizes enriching the students’ backgrounds in the application of geometry. By the end of the year, students will experience constructing, visualizing, and comparing figures as well as understanding definitions, postulates, and theorems. Homework is given nightly
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.1 - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Completion of Honors Algebra II and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Honors Geometry develops geometry skills while enriching the students’ backgrounds in the application of geometry. Independent, self-directed projects in addition to regular classwork are a requirement of this honors level course. Topics will include an in-depth study of lines, angles, polygons, transformations, perimeter, area, volume, similarity, circles, and trigonometry and various methods of proof.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Elective: BCS, EIT, SHS - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Academic Geometry
Students will be exposed to real life applications with an in-depth look at several functions including trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and polynomial functions. Students will extend knowledge of functions, specifically linear, quadratic, and higher degree polynomials. Students will need strong algebra skills to be successful in this course.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.1 - Elective: BCS, EIT, SHS - Grade Level(s): 10, 11
Prerequisite Recommendation: Honors Geometry and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Pre-Calculus will review and extend ideas about functions with the aid of a graphing calculator. The students will be exposed to real life applications with an in- depth look into statistical, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential and several other functions. Independent, self-directed projects, which are in addition to regular class work, are a requirement for this honors level course.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Elective: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra II or Geometry
Statistics influence nearly all facets of our society including decisions in government, education, business, and politics. Statistical literacy helps students separate fact from fiction and develop a critical eye. This course will familiarize the students with the language of statistics and its basic concepts that apply to the business world, social sciences, and other disciplines.
NOTE: This is a college in the high school course. Students enrolled in this course may choose to pay a per credit fee to potentially earn 3 college credits from the University of Pittsburgh.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Elective: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra II or Geometry
Statistics influence nearly all facets of our society including decisions in government, education, business, and politics. Statistical literacy helps students separate fact from fiction and develop a critical eye. This course will familiarize the students with the language of statistics and its basic concepts that apply to the business world, social sciences, and other disciplines.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.15 - Elective: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra II and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Students will study concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Topics of study include patterns, sampling, experimentation, central tendency, variance, hypothesis testing, probability, statistical inference, graphing, and various kinds of distribution.
NOTE: This is a college in the high school course. Students enrolled in this course may choose to pay a per credit fee to potentially earn 3 college credits from Harrisburg University.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.15 - Elective: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra II and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Students will study concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Topics of study include patterns, sampling, experimentation, central tendency, variance, hypothesis testing, probability, statistical inference, graphing, and various kinds of distribution. Students will be encouraged to take the AP Statistics Exam at the end of this course. For students taking this course EPASD will pay the cost of the corresponding exam.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Elective: BCS, EIT - Grade Level(s): 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Pre-Calculus Academic
Time will be spent in the beginning of the year reviewing key pre-calculus concepts. Students will then explore topics of limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications. Focus of the course will be in the exploration of these topics without some of the rigor typically found in neither an honors level course, nor the fast pace required within an AP curriculum. This course will provide an excellent preparation for students interested in taking Business/Applied Calculus at the college level.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.15 - Elective: BCS, EIT - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Honors Pre-Calculus and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Students will study the concepts of limits, continuities, derivatives, integrals, as well as applications of the derivative and the integral. Content of the course will focus on the concepts of the AP curriculum, but will occasionally extend to other concepts that are commonly taught in a college calculus course. Students will be encouraged to take the AP Calculus AB Exam at the end of the course.
NOTE: This is a college in the high school course. Students enrolled in this course may choose to pay a per credit fee to potentially earn 4 college credits from the University of Pittsburgh. For students taking this course EPASD will pay the cost of the corresponding exam.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.15 - Elective: BCS, EIT - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Honors Pre-Calculus and/or Teacher recommendation. Optional Summer Preview Work (teacher will provide specific details).
Students will study the concepts of limits, continuities, derivatives, integrals, as well as applications of the derivative and the integral. Content of the course will focus on the concepts of the AP curriculum, but will occasionally extend to other concepts that are commonly taught in a college calculus course. Students will be encouraged to take the AP Calculus AB Exam at the end of the course. For students taking this course EPASD will pay the cost of the corresponding exam.
Credit NCAA: 1.0 (Full Year) - Weight: 0.15 - Elective: BCS, EIT - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: AP Calculus AB and/or Teacher recommendation.
Students will study techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, sequences, series, differential equations, and vectors. Students will be given the option to take the Advanced Placement test in Calculus BC. Students enrolling in this course must be motivated, independent learners. This course will be delivered face-to-face at EPAHS, or via on-line, through a district-selected provider. For students taking this course EPASD will pay the cost of the corresponding exam.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9
Prerequisite Recommendation: Student with an Individual Education Plan and case manager approval
This course is designed for learning support students and uses a hands-on approach to lay a strong foundation for Algebra I. Topics will include: foundations of Algebra; solving, writing, and graphing linear equations; functions and relations; data analysis and probability. Specific learning strategies identified in the Individual Education Plan are implemented.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Prerequisite Recommendation: Student with an Individual Education Plan and case manager approval
This course is designed for learning support students and uses a hands-on approach with an emphasis on real-life problem-solving skills. Topics will include: foundations of Algebra; solving, writing, and graphing linear equations; functions and relations; data analysis and probability. Specific learning strategies identified in the Individual Education Plan are implemented.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 10, 11
Prerequisite Recommendation: Student with an Individual Education Plan and case manager approval
This course is designed for learning support students and uses a hands-on approach with an emphasis on real-life problem-solving skills. Topics will include: foundations of Algebra; solving, writing, and graphing linear equations; functions and relations; data analysis and probability. This course will build on skills learned in Part A. The statemandated Keystone Algebra I Exam will be taken at the completion of the course. Specific learning strategies identified in the Individual Education Plan are implemented.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Student with an Individual Education Plan and case manager approval
The contents of this course will focus on the skills that students need to manage personal finances in everyday life. The course will review various math concepts and personal finances (banking, loans, taxes, budgeting, etc). Specific learning strategies identified in the Individual Education Plan are implemented.
Credit: 1.0 (Full Year) - Requirement: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Consumer Math I. Student with an Individual Education Plan and case manager approval.
This course is designed for learning support students and uses a hands-on approach with an emphasis on real-life problem-solving skills. Topics will include: lines, angles, two- and three-dimensions, and spatial visualization. Basic right triangle relationships and trigonometry will also be addressed. Specific learning strategies identified in the Individual Education Plan are implemented.
Credit: 0.25 Marking Period (Paired with SAT English) - Elective: All Pathways - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: None.
College bound students electing this course concentrate on preparation for the mathematics and verbal sections of the SAT. Instruction and practice coincide with the contents of the standardized test. The verbal section focuses on vocabulary recognition, reading comprehension, accurate grammar and usage, and effective essay composition, while the mathematics section teaches students to select tools and computational strategies to investigate mathematical ideas and to solve problems and make connections among mathematical concepts and procedures, and relate mathematical ideas to situations or phenomena drawn from other contexts. Students complete research projects and oral presentations regarding career choice, college selection, and financial aid. This course is recommended to be taken in 10th or 11th grade due to typical SAT testing timelines.