MATHEMATICS
Mathemathics Pathways
Math 9
There are two options in Grade 9. Students should be recommended by their Grade 8 teacher for the appropriate course. Regardless of choice in grade 9, either grade 10 math class may be selected.
One Math 9 class is required for graduation.
Math 9
This course is the foundation for subsequent math courses. The big ideas for the course are:
The principles and processes underlying operations with numbers apply equally to algebraic situations and can be described and analyzed.
Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with rational numbers.
Continuous linear relationships can be identified and represented in many connected ways to identify regularities and make generalizations.
Similar shapes have proportional relationships that can be described, measured, and compared.
Analyzing the validity, reliability, and representation of data enables us to compare and interpret.
Math 9 Fundamentals
This course is designed for students who require extra support in math. Upon completion of Math 9 Fundamentals, students can either move to Math 9, or to Workplace Math 10. Students are referred to Math 9 Fundamentals by their grade 8 math teacher.
Math 10
There are two options for Math 10. Students should be recommended by their grade 9 teacher for the appropriate course. The grade 10 math class is an important choice that should consider a student’s goals after high school, current level of competency with math, and willingness to work consistently and at a level that will allow them to be successful.
One Math 10 class is required for graduation.
Workplace Math 10
Recommended Prerequisite: Emerging in Math 9, Developing in Math 9 (see Math 9 teacher recommendations on Learning Update), successful completion of Math 9 Fundamentals.
This course is designed to provide students with mathematical understandings and
critical-thinking skills identified as necessary for entry into the majority of trades and for direct entry into the workforce.
The big ideas for the course are:
Proportional comparisons can be made among right triangles, using trigonometry.
Understanding operations helps when working with formulae and unit conversions.
Many relationships can be modeled and interpreted using graphs.
Varying the transversal allows us to notice angle relationships.
Analyzing simulations and data allows us to notice trends and relationships.
Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10
Recommended Prerequisite: Developing in Math 9 (see Math 9 teacher recommendations on Learning Update), Proficient or Extending in Math 9.
A common Grade 10 course is the starting point for both the Foundations of Mathematics pathway and Pre-Calculus pathway. Each topic area requires that students develop a conceptual knowledge base and skill set that will be useful to whichever pathway they choose. The topics covered within a pathway are meant to build upon previous knowledge and to progress from simple to more complex conceptual and abstract understandings.
The big ideas for the course are:
Proportional comparisons can be made among right triangles, using trigonometry.
The meaning of each operation, including powers, extends to algebraic expressions.
Rate of change is an essential attribute of linear relations, and has meaning in the different representations, including equations.
Operations between polynomial expressions are connected and allow us to make meaning through abstract thinking.
Analyzing simulations and data allows us to notice trends and relationships.
Math 11
Students completing Workplace Math 10 move onto Workplace Math 11. Students completing Foundations/Pre-Calculus Math 10 will transition to either Foundations of Math 11, Pre-Calculus 11 or IB Math.
One Math 11 class is required for graduation.
Workplace Math 11
This course is a continuation of the basic math skills taught in Workplace Math 10.
The big ideas for the course are:
Scale diagrams and rates of change are ways of showing a proportional relationship.
Mathematics helps us to make informed financial decisions in many situations.
Spatial relationships can help us describe and represent our real-world experience.
A statistical analysis allows us to notice trends and relationships.
Foundations of Math 11
Recommended Prerequisite: Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10 with a mark of at least 60%.
The course is designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for post-secondary studies in programs that do not require the study of theoretical calculus, and is accepted as a prerequisite for most college programs and university faculties of Social Science, Humanities, and Fine Arts.
The big ideas for the course are:
Proportional comparisons can be made among triangles and angles.
Quadratic functions and systems of equations can be represented in many connected ways.
Logical reasoning helps us discover and describe mathematical truths and counter-examples.
A statistical analysis allows us to notice trends and relationships.
Pre-Calculus Math 11
Recommended Prerequisite: Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10 with a mark of at least 75%.
This pathway is designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for entry into post-secondary programs that require the study of theoretical calculus, such as science, engineering, math, and business.
The big ideas for the course are:
Proportional comparisons can be made among triangles and angles on a coordinate plane, using trigonometry.
The meaning of each operation, including rational exponents and radicals, extends to algebraic expressions.
Functions allow us to model contextualized situations, including financial ones.
Operations between algebraic expressions equations are connected and allow us to make meaning through abstract thinking.
Math 12
Students are only required to take up to grade 11 math to graduate but many post-secondary programs will require one of the grade 12 courses. Requirements may vary from one college or university to the next, so please do some research on admissions requirements before choosing a pathway.
Pre-Calculus 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 11 with a mark of at least 75%.
This course is a common prerequisite for admission into university programs in the faculties of science, engineering, math, and business.
The big ideas for the course are:
Analyzing the characteristics of functions allows us to solve equations, and model and understand relationships.
Many functions are related through inverse operations.
Transformations of shapes extend to functions in all of their representations.
Geometrical thinking and visualization can be used to explore conics and functions.
Common prerequisite for admission to university faculties of Business, Engineering, and Science.
Calculus 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 with a mark of at least 75%. This course could also be taken concurrently with Pre-Calculus 12. This course is suited to students who intend to go on to post-secondary education and who plan on taking a first-year university mathematics course.
The big ideas for the course are:
The concept of a limit is foundational in developing calculus.
Differential calculus develops the concept of instantaneous rate of change of one quantity in relation to another.
Integral calculus develops the concept of finding the sum of an infinite series.
Derivatives and integrals have an inverse relationship
As many students find the first year math courses at university very difficult, this course will put them on a strong footing in the first semester of post-secondary education.
IB Mathematics 11 & 12
See the International Baccalaureate section for more information about this program
This course will give you a solid foundation in the fundamentals of math for university. The topics covered in this course are Algebra, Functions and Equations, Circular Functions and Trigonometry. Statistics and Probability, Vectors, and finally Calculus. This course is taken over two years. The first year will cover from Algebra to Statistics and the second year will cover Vectors and Calculus.
Students will have to write an essay on a mathematical topic of their choice. Students will be expected to learn how to use a graphic display calculator.