Math outside the classroom!

We offer the University of Waterloo Math Contests for Grades 9 (Pascal), 10 (Cayley) and 11 (Fermat) in February.

The Grade 12 Euclid Contest is held in April.

MATHEMATICS

Students must complete a 20-level mathematics course to graduate. Students should take a Math each semester until they have met this requirement. Check out the pathways graphic and the course descriptions below.

Post-secondary requirements vary; talking with your math teachers and a counselor is important before determining which pathway is right for you.

Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 10 (MWA10)

Prerequisite: Mathematics 9

What you need to know:

If Math 9 was a challenge, this is a great place to start in grade 10. Then you could move into either Workplace 20 or Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10.

Topics: unit pricing, wages, salaries, deductions, Imperial system of measurement and SI system of measurement, surface area, angles and parallel lines, similar figures, and trigonometry.

Foundations of Mathematics & Pre-Calculus 10 (MFP10)

Prerequisite: Mathematics 9

What you need to know:

Topics: linear measurement, systems of measurement, trigonometry, multiplying and factoring polynomials, radicals and powers, relations and functions, and systems of linear equations.

Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 20 (MWA20)

Prerequisite: MWA10

What you need to know:

Topics: slope and rate of change, graphing, surface area, volume, trigonometry, scale representation, and financial servicing – personal loans, line of credit, personal budgeting.

Foundations of Mathematics 20 (MAF20)

Prerequisite: MFP10

What you need to know:

*If you plan to take both Foundations 20 and Pre-Calculus 20, be sure to take Foundations 20 first.

Topics: inductive and deductive reasoning, properties of angles and triangles, triangle trigonometry, statistical reasoning, systems of linear inequalities, quadratic functions and equations, and proportional reasoning.

Pre-Calculus 20 (MPC20)

Prerequisite: MFP10

It is strongly recommended that MAF20 be taken before MPC20.

What you need to know:

Topics: sequences and series, trigonometry, quadratic functions, quadratic equations, radical expressions and equations, rational expressions and equations, absolute value and reciprocal functions, systems of equations, linear and quadratic inequalities.

Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 30 (MWA30)

Prerequisite: MWA20

What you need to know:

*This will likely be an online course through Sask DLC.

Topics: reasoning, measurement, sine and cosine law, properties of polygons, transformations, finances, linear relations, measures of central tendency, percentiles, and probability.

Foundations of Mathematics 30 (MAF30)

Prerequisite: MAF20

What you need to know:

Topics: finances, reasoning; set theory, odds and probability; permutations and combinations; polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and sinusoidal functions.

Pre-Calculus 30 (MPC30)

Prerequisite: MPC20

What you need to know:

Topics: angle measurement, trigonometry, trig functions, trig equations, trig identities, the composition of functions, transformations, functions, logarithms, polynomial functions, radical and rational functions, permutations and combinations.

Calculus 30 (CAL30)

Prerequisite: MPC30

What you need to know:

The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the concepts of a first-year university-level Calculus course. Students will be introduced to the ideas of Differential Calculus. Emphasis will be placed on the rules and applications of differentiation, including the limit concept. Applications include: curve sketching, related rate and optimization problems, and transcendental functions.

This course is not a requirement for post-secondary programs but will benefit those who will be taking calculus at the university level.