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The Mathematics department inspires to create a learning environment that provides equal opportunities for all students to become mathematically literate, think analytically, and persevere in solving problems so that they will be independent thinkers and active community members. Classrooms are communities where students are individually and collaboratively engaged in exploring, observing, listening, and conjecturing. In small and large group settings students learn to critique the reasoning of others, communicate using a variety of means, and appropriately resolve conflicts as they arise. Our curriculum fosters students’ ability to make connections between mathematics, other disciplines, and real-life situations.
SKILLS, VALUES, KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS, VALUES, KNOWLEDGE
Must be:
Good at problem solving
Good at using organizational tools
Communicative
Patient
A math lover
Must have knowledge in:
Must value:
TA Responsibilities:
FACULTY MEMBERS
FACULTY MEMBERS
Anisa Schardl
Beth Adams
Cassandra Gendron
Eli Chastek
Heather Fuller
Randy Gordon
Brant Jones
Allison Keefe
Ester Locke
Rachel Stavely Hale
COURSES
IM 1 / Honors IM 1
IM 1 / Honors IM 1
DESCRIPTION
The one-semester Integrated Mathematics 1 course is designed to provide students with a strong foundational understanding of mathematics. Course content covers the following critical areas: extending understanding of numerical manipulation to algebraic manipulation, synthesizing understanding of functions, and deepening and extending understanding of linear and exponential relationships.
Honors will cover the same content, but in greater depth.
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IM 2 / Honors IM 2
IM 2 / Honors IM 2
DESCRIPTION:
Students will create polished works of fiction, drama, poetry, and other forms. Students regularly engage in writing exercises designed to stimulate imagination and develop skills. Class members must critique others' work in a welcoming, non-judgmental, and inclusive, yet constructive workshop process. Selected readings will consist primarily of short stories, poems, plays, and writers writing about writing.
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IM 3 / Honors IM3
IM 3 / Honors IM3
DESCRIPTION:
In the IM 3 course, students make strong connections between algebra and geometry by diving deeper into both. Course content covers the following areas: using algebraic methods to discover more advanced geometry topics and using geometry to discover more advanced algebra topics, geometry of circles and other conic sections, surface area and volume, solids of revolution, triangle geometry, and circular motion.
Honors will cover the same content, but in greater depth.
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Precalculus
Precalculus
DESCRIPTION:
Precalculus is a foundational course for higher mathematics and is designed to prepare students for entry into Calculus. This is a course for students who have a sincere interest in mathematics. Topics of study include: linear algebra, the complex number system, higher-order polynomials, rational functions, and trigonometry and trigonometric functions.
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Calculus
Calculus
DESCRIPTION:
Calculus is the study of change and the mathematics of this study underpin most of what we understand about physics, chemistry, and the physical world. In this course, the students will learn the concepts of differentiation and integration from the perspectives of graphical, numerical and algebraic representations.
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AP Calculus AB / BC
AP Calculus AB / BC
FULL YEAR CLASS
DESCRIPTION:
AP Calculus AB
The primary focus of the course is a review of the major topics from the foundational math courses, including content in the domains of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability. This full year course is designed for students who are interested in majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering in college. Topics covered are limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications involving derivatives and integrals.
AP Calculus BC
Topics covered are additional techniques and applications of integration, infinite series, including Taylor Series, and parametric, polar, and vector functions.
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Introductory Statistics
Introductory Statistics
DESCRIPTION:
Topics covered include basic probability, visualization and analysis of univariate and bivariate categorical and quantitative data sets, sampling surveys, experimentation, and an introduction to statistical inference.
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AP Statistics
AP Statistics
FULL YEAR CLASS
DESCRIPTION:
This course runs in the fall semester and is designed for students interested in studying the natural or social sciences in college and who have demonstrated strong reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in their previous courses. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. The major themes of the course include visualization and analysis of univariate and bivariate categorical and quantitative data sets, simulation, sampling, surveys, experimentation, probability, random variables, sampling distribution models, and statistical inference.
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Financial Mathematics
Financial Mathematics
11TH AND 12TH GRADE CLASS ONLY
DESCRIPTION:
Financial Mathematics is a course designed to prepare students to make positive financial decisions throughout their lives. Key topics in the course include managing your money, banking, student loans and debt, career planning, use of credit, paying taxes, buying a vehicle, home ownership, insurance, investments, and life cycle issues. Students may also examine financial current events.
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