35970/35980 *College Tech Math

Course Name: *College Tech Math

Course Number: 35970/35980

Open to: Grades 11, 12

Credits: 1 credit at NHS, 5 credits at FVTC (College credit earned for FVTC is transferable to 4-year institutions)

Length: 2 Semesters

Prerequisite: Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2

NOTE: This is an articulated course with FVTC for Dual credit. Students earning 70% or higher in the class would earn 5 credits through FVTC.

All Dual credit courses are pending annual review.

Course content: College Tech Math engages students in solving linear, quadratic, and rational equations; graphing; formula rearrangement; solving systems of equations; percents; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; right and oblique triangle trigonometry; trigonometric functions on the unit circle; and operations on polynomials. Emphasis will be on the application of skills needed to solve technical problems. The following topics are covered during this course: whole numbers, fractions, and percent; measurement; signed numbers, scientific notation and exponents; linear equations, ratio, proportion, and variation; graphs of equations and functions; geometry; right triangle trigonometry; vectors and trig functions of any angle; systems of equations and formulas; polynomials and factoring; rational expressions; and quadratic equations.

Activities: Lectures, group discussions, individual instruction.

Student Cost: $20 to support the cost of My Labs software (required by FVTC)