Math

Algebra 1A & Algebra 1B

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: teacher recommendation 

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

This course will enhance Algebra through increased instructional time and applications of the prerequisite skills needed for future success in mathematics. This course is primarily designed for those students who struggled in previous mathematics courses and would benefit from the additional time and help provided.

Algebra 1

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: none

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

Algebra is the foundation upon which all future high school math classes are built. Algebra concepts are taught through applications and connections to the real world with an emphasis on problem solving.

Geometry

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: Algebra 1 or Algebra 1B

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

This course is a constructivist approach to geometry. Students will learn to use the tools of geometry to perform geometric investigations. Many of the investigations are carried out in small cooperative groups in which students jointly plan and find solutions with other students. Students will use calculators and computer software to aid in their learning.

Algebra II

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: Geometry 

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

The two major themes of this course are investigating functions and relations and modeling data. Specific functions such as exponential, quadratic, and absolute values will be investigated as will inverse functions of these functions. Much of the learning in this course is done in problem-solving and discovery settings taken from real world situations. Students will need graphing calculators in this course.

AP Prep Algebra II

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: Geometry completed with B or above 

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

This course will continue to develop the student’s facility with the concepts and skills taught in Algebra. Students study logarithmic, polynomial and other special functions. Other topics include conic sections, trigonometry, and statistics. Each mathematical concept is studied in detail for its application to the understanding of real world situations. Students will need graphing calculators in this course.

College Prep Algebra

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: Algebra 2 

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

AP PreCalculus*

grade: 9-12 | prerequisite: AP Prep Algebra II completed with B or above

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

This course contains the basic concepts from algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry needed in subsequent mathematics courses, especially the calculus sequence. Four major areas serve as unifying themes: 1) solving equations and inequalities, 2) developing problem solving techniques, 3) developing graphing techniques, and 4) developing the understanding of the concept of a function. This course contains a complete study of trigonometry and some of the precursors of calculus. The use of a graphing calculator is an integral part of the course.

INtroduction to ProbaBility and Statistics

grade: 11-12 | prerequisite: Algebra 2 or higher

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

Introduction to Probability and Statistics is a Pre-Statistics course designed to prepare students for AP Statistics or a college statistics course. Its main focus is to teach and reinforce skills in set theory, probability theory, and statistics needed for success in the field of statistics. The first semester focuses on learning the world of mathematical sets, and the field of combinatorics and probability. The second semester focuses on statistical models and regressions analysis. 

AP Statistics*

grade: 11-12 | prerequisite: AP Prep Algebra 2| can be taken concurrently with Trig/PreCalc or AP Calculus

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

This course will develop the student’s ability to analyze data and make decisions based upon this information. Students planning to enter fields such as economics, business, education, psychology, sociology, biology and medicine will find that this is a required course in their college curriculum. Future engineering and mathematics students will find this course helpful in preparing for a calculus-based study of statistics. AP Statistics has four themes: exploring data (observing patterns and departures from patterns), planning a study (deciding what and how to measure), anticipating patterns (producing models using probability and simulation), and statistical inference (confirming models).

AP Calculus AB*

grade: 11-12 | prerequisite: Trig/Pre-Calculus completed with B or above

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

AP Calculus AB is the first calculus course in the AP program. It is a full academic year of work and is comparable to a Calculus 1 course in colleges and universities. Students need to have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics, including algebra, axiomatic geometry, trigonometry and analytic geometry, including rectangular and polar coordinates, equations and graphs, lines and conics. Students taking this course should be adequately prepared to study elementary functions, limits and continuity, and differential and integral calculus. The use of the graphing calculator in AP Calculus is considered an integral part of the course and required on the AP exam.

AP Calculus BC

grade: 12 | prerequisite: AP Calculus AB completed with B or above

credits earned: 1.0 credit course

AP Calculus BC is the second calculus course in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program developed by The College Board. The year-long course is comparable to a college level Calculus II class. Content includes concepts and applications of differential and integral calculus, sequences and series, and elementary differential equations.