MPC Math Program

The Math Program at MPC

We are proud to offer a diverse range of courses that allows students to achieve success along a variety of pathways. Math courses in Grades 9 and 10 are now "destreamed", but different course options and pathways become available in Grade 11 (shown in the graphic below). For more information on these courses, please visit our "Course Outlines" page or visit the Ontario Math Curriculum website.

While we fully acknowledge and support a student's right to choose their own math pathway, we also wish to provide our students with the tools they need to be successful. Please scroll down to our Off-Season Training section for an opportunity to work on your skills before your next math course. Additionally, you can access free online tutoring provided by the TDSB to support your math journey.

Off-Season Training

To help students bridge learning gaps and enhance skills, the MPC Math Department has curated an online math training program for students to continue learning while between math courses.

We invite all of our students to take advantage of these online learning opportunities, but students who have achieved a grade of 70% or less would benefit most from this extra work.

Please review below to locate where you are in your math journey and explore the listed resources to find what will work best for you.

For Students Entering Grade 9 Math

Course available: MTH1W (Grade 9, Destreamed)

Key Grade 8 skills to review: Numeracy (operations with integers, working with fractions, exponents, order of operations), Algebra (collecting like terms, solving simple equations using inverse operations), Relations (graphing points using x & y-coordinates), Geometry (Pythagorean Theorem)

Resources available to strengthen these skills: CEMC Gr 7-8 Mathematics Courseware (focus on the units called "Operations" and "Equations and the Pythagorean Theorem"), Jensen Math Data Unit (focus on Pre-Requisite Skills - plotting on a Cartesian Grid), Prodigy Math

For Students Entering Grade 10 Math

Course available: MPM2D (Grade 10, Destreamed)

Key Grade 9 skills to review: Exponents and Polynomials (exponent laws, collecting like terms, distributive property); Algebra (solving multi-step equations using inverse operations); Linear Relations (working with equations of lines in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, and standard form, Ax + By + C = 0)

Resources available to strengthen these skills: Jensen Math Polynomials Unit, Jensen Math Algebra Unit, Jensen Math Linear Relations Unit, Knowledgehook

For Students Entering Grade 11 Math

Course(s) available: MCR3U (Grade 11 Functions), MCF3M (Grade 11 Functions & Applications), MBF3C (Grade 11 Foundations for College Math), MEL3E (Grade 11 Math for Everyday Life)

Key Grade 10 skills to review (especially before MBF3C/MCF3M/MCR3U): Factoring Quadratics (common factoring, sum and difference, decomposition/Australian, difference of squares, perfect square trinomials); Quadratic Functions (vertex form, standard form, factored form); Solving Quadratics (by factoring, using quadratic formula); Trigonometry (similar triangles, SOH CAH TOA, Sine Law, Cosine Law)

Resources available to strengthen these skills:  Jensen Math Factoring Unit, Jensen Math Quadratics Unit, Jensen Math Solving Quadratics Unit, Jensen Math Trigonometry Unit, Knowledgehook

For Students Entering Grade 12 Math

Course(s) available: MHF4U (Grade 12 Advanced Functions), MCV4U (Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors), MDM4U (Grade 12 Data Management), MAP4C (Grade 12 Foundations for College Math)

Key Grade 11 skills to review (especially before MAP4C/MHF4U): Functions (domain & range, max/min of quadratics, solving quadratic equations); Working with Rational Expressions (exponent laws, factoring trinomials, finding LCD, operations with rational expressions); Transformations (translations, reflections, stretches/compressions of all types of functions, inverse functions); Exponential Functions (exponential growth/decay, transformations, modelling); Trigonometry (special triangles, CAST rule, solving trig equations, reciprocal ratios, SOH CAH TOA, Sine Law ambiguous case, Cosine Law, Solving Problems, trig identities); Trigonometric Functions (periodic behaviour, sine/cosine functions and their transformations, modelling & applications)

Resources available to strengthen these skills:  Jensen Math Functions Unit, Jensen Math Rational Expressions Unit, Jensen Math Transformations Unit, Jensen Math Exponential Functions Unit, Jensen Math Trigonometry Unit, Jensen Math Trigonometric Functions Unit, Knowledgehook