Algebra 2 completes the high school algebra curriculum. Algebra 2 is the foundation for higher math courses for those entering a STEM career field. Algebra 2 is the first time an exacting effort is made to both assemble the process and then disassemble the process enabling complete understanding. As well, students need to wrestle with multiple solutions - some of them abstract, some of them not solutions after all (termed extraneous solutions) - recognize patterns; identify nuances in problems that necessitate specific rule set use to solve the problem; and embrace that multiple steps may be needed, in some cases a page or even two of calculations, to correctly solve the problem. Algebra 2 skills combined with Geometry buttress the student for Trig, Math Analysis, Statistics, and Calculus.