Course Overview

This course meets 9th grade Colorado standards and emphasizes 21^st century learning through the teaching of mathematics as problem solving, communication, reasoning and connections among mathematical topics and between mathematics and other disciplines. Integrated Math 1 includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system including irrational numbers, applications of proportional reasoning, direct and inverse variation, solving and graphing first degree equations, inequalities and systems of linear equations, simplifying and factoring polynomials and solving simple quadratic equations. An emphasis is placed on analyzing situations verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically. Algebra and geometry are integrated through work with surface area and volume of cones and spheres. Technology and models are used to investigate and explore mathematical ideas and relationships and to develop multiple strategies for analyzing complex situations.