RPS Summer Academy- Math Offering
*RHS Students cannot take any of the following courses for NEW CREDIT*
Algebra I Remedial/New Credit
This course is offered to give students the opportunity to understand the basic structures of algebra and to communicate mathematical ideas, using mathematical vocabulary, notation, and structure to represent ideas, describe relationships, and model situations. Students will be expected to use the language of mathematics with precision. In addition, they will acquire facility in applying algebraic concepts and skills through multiple representations (i.e. graphical, numerical, and analytical). Graphing calculators and real-life applications are used throughout the course. The course is based on the conviction that a student learns mathematics by doing mathematics.
Algebra II Remedial/New Credit
Algebraic techniques are emphasized together with applications, transformations and analysis. The number system is extended to include irrational and complex numbers. Equation solving techniques are extended to include systems of equations, and quadratic equations with irrational and complex roots. Radical, logarithmic, polynomial and exponential functions are also graphed and analyzed. Students learn both algebraic and calculator methods for solving problems. Students formalize the approach to Arithmetic and geometric series and sequences.
Algebra II Honors- NEW CREDIT
This is an intermediate algebra course offered to students who have demonstrated superior ability in Geometry and Algebra I Advanced. Topics studied in the regular Algebra II curriculum will be extended and explored in greater depth. In addition, the following topics are introduced: rational and logistic growth functions, probability and basic combinatorics.
Geometry Remedial/New Credit
This course focuses on the formal study of the principles of logic forms the basis for the deductive development of geometry as a mathematical system. Plane and spatial relationships, intuitively studied in earlier grades, are developed as part of a mathematical system. This is accomplished by the application of logic and deductive reasoning to undefined terms, defined terms, postulates and previously proven theorems. The basic rules of logic for conditional statements are also studied. The core of the geometry program is the traditional Euclidean plane geometry enriched by the addition of space geometry, transformational geometry, and coordinate geometry. Algebraic skills are further developed by the application of geometric principles to the solution of numerical exercises. Problem solving is emphasized.
PreCalculus I-Remedial
The topics will include applying and graphing functions, trigonometry, limits, and sequences and series. Uses of these functions will now be extended to verify trigonometric identities, solving trigonometric equations, and applications in both right and oblique triangles. The emphasis of this course is on practical applications of these trigonometric topics. This course will also provide students with a background in a variety of topics. These include matrices, conic sections, exponential functions and logarithmic functions.