Advanced Algebra students will learn how to recognize, describe and generalize patterns to make predictions; use algebraic symbols and operations to represent and analyze mathematical structures and relationships; analyze the relationships and interactions between quantities to model and compare patterns of change for complex functions. Students will study sequence, linear, polynomial, and exponential functions, logarithmic functions, and the graphs that correspond to them, transformations, growth, and decay models; explore data through statistical graphs, measures of central tendency, lines of best fit; learn how to factor, solve radicals, and understand complex numbers, trigonometric functions; and use graphing calculators to solve problems. In addition, students will review and prepare for the Math portion of the MCA III (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment).