AP/ IB Mathematics

Prerequisite: Algebra I-H, Geometry - H, Algebra II - H

Exam Fee: $95.00 (approximately)

Note: The AP program requires all students have a graphing calculator. Teacher recommendations for calculators will be made at the beginning of the year.

AP Statistics is designed to be comparable to one semester of an introductory non-calculus based college statistics course. Successful completion and satisfactory performance on the AP test can earn student’s college credit at the discretion of the individual college or university.

The purpose of the AP course in statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusions from data. Students are exposed to four broad conceptual themes: exploring data, planning a study, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference. An introductory statistics course, similar to the AP Statistics course, is typically required for majors such as social sciences, health sciences, and business. Science, engineering, and math majors usually take an upper-level calculus-based course in statistics, for which the AP Statistics course is effective preparation.

Available: CHS, UHS

Prerequisite: Algebra I-H, Geometry - H, Algebra II - H and Pre-Calculus-H

Exam Fee: $95.00 (approximately)

Note: The AP program requires all students have a graphing calculator. Teacher recommendations for calculators will be made at the beginning of the year.

An Advanced Placement course in calculus AB consists of a full academic year of work comparable to Calculus I in college. AP Calculus is primarily concerned with developing the student’s understanding of the concepts of calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications. The course emphasizes a multi representational approach to calculus with concepts, results, and problems being expressed geometrically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. Technology is used regularly by students and teacher to reinforce the relationships among the multiple representations of functions, to confirm written work, to implement experimentation, and to assist in interpreting results.

AP Calculus AB is designed to prepare the student for the AB level of the AP exam which could earn the student a college credit in Calculus I. Actual placement of the student is at the discretion of the individual college or university.

Available: CHS, UHS

Prerequisite: Algebra I-H, Geometry - H, Algebra II - H and Pre-Calculus-H

Exam Fee: $95.00 (approximately)

Note: The AP program requires all students have a graphing calculator. Teacher recommendations for calculators will be made at the beginning of the year.

Calculus BC is designed to prepare the student for the BC section of the AP exam. Topics will be covered in depth and will go beyond the scope of the AB course described above.

The course is taught with the rigor of a college course, and students will be required to complete a unit of review topics during the preceding summer.

Calculus BC - AP is designed to prepare the student for the BC level of the AP exam which could earn the students college credit in Calculus I and II. Actual placement of the student is at the discretion of the individual college or university.

Available: CHS, UHS

Exam Fee: $120.00 (approximately)

Prerequisite: Algebra I-H, Geometry - H, Algebra II - H

Note: The IB program requires all students have a graphing calculator. Teacher recommendations for calculators will be made at the beginning of the year.

This class is designed for an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate to meet their math requirement for the IB Diploma program. Anyone else enrolled is trying to earn an IB math certificate, only, by virtue of their performance on the project and the exams in May.

Students likely to need mathematics for the achievement of further qualifications should be advised to consider an alternative math course. If you are enrolled in Calculus you should not take this class.

The IB candidates most likely to select this course are those whose main interests lie outside the field of mathematics. This course is designed for IB Diploma Candidates with varied background and abilities. More specifically, it is designed to build confidence and encourage an appreciation of mathematics in students who do not anticipate a need for mathematics in their future studies. Students taking this course need to be already equipped with fundamental skills and a rudimentary knowledge of basic processes.

The course concentrates on mathematics that can be applied to contexts related to other subjects being studied, to common real-world occurrences, and to topics that relate to home, work, or leisure situations. The course includes project work, a feature unique within the group of IB math courses. Students must produce a project, a piece of written work based on personal research, guided and supervised by the teacher. The project provides an opportunity for students to carry out a mathematical investigation in the context of another course being studied, a hobby, or an interest of their choice using skills learned before and during the course. This process allows students to ask their own questions about mathematics and to take responsibility for a part of their own course of studies in mathematics.

Available: CHS