***Mathematics Department***
 
>>Math Application 1 A / B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Math 8 and teacher recommendation

Other:

Open to 9 - 11 graders

In general:

This course introduces mathematics operations and processes needed to function effectively in our consumer-oriented and technological society, and discusses practical career applications of those processes.  Highly successful students in this course will continue to Integrated 1A; others will continue to Pre-Integrated A.

 
>>Pre-Integrated A / B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Math 8 and/or Math Applications 1A/B with teacher recommendation

Other:

Open to 9 - 12 graders

In general:

The purpose of this course is to give the student the skills and conceptual understanding necessary for success in the Integrated 1 curriculum.  The Integrated Math series stresses algebraic skills along with conceptual understanding.

 
>>Integrated Math 1 A / B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Math 8 and/or a “C” or higher in Pre Integrated1B and teacher recommendation.

Other:

Open to 9 - 12 graders

In general:

The two-semester Integrated Mathematics 1A/1B sequence integrates areas of algebra and geometry.  Topics considered include: algebra, solving linear equations, geometry, statistics and probability, and functions. 

 
>>Integrated Math 2 A / B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Integrated Math 1B with grade C or better with teacher recommendation

Other:

Open to 9 - 12 graders

In general:

The two-semester Integrated Mathematics 2A/2B sequence integrates areas of algebra and geometry.  Topics considered include: algebra, solving quadratic equations, geometry, coordinate geometry, probability and binomials, sampling and reasoning, functions and graphs, similarity and congruence, and logic and proof

 
>>Integrated Math 2 A / B (Biotech) <<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Biotech Academy membership

In general:

All biotech math classes are block scheduled with English and Biology.

 
>>Integrated Math 2 A / B (Honor)<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

8th or 9th grade teacher recommendation, test scores, space available

Other:

Open to 9th grade only and a few high achieving 10th graders

In general:

This course covers the same basic concepts and material as 2A/2B. As the class and time allows, more topics may be included. All honors courses develop more depth and breadth than the regular Integrated 2A/2B courses.

 
>>Integrated Math 3 A / B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Int. Math 2B with a grade of C or better and teacher recommendation or Int. Math 3.5A with teacher recommendation

Other:

Open to 9 - 12 graders

In general:

The two-semester Integrated Mathematics 3A/3B sequence integrates areas of algebra and geometry.  Topics considered include: algebra, geometry, modeling systems, logical reasoning and proof, exponential and logarithmic functions and graphs, sequences and series, analyzing data, probability models, trigonometry and vectors, transformations of graphs, and periodic models.   

 
>>Integrated Math 3 A / B (Biotech)<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Biotech Academy membership

In general:

All biotech math classes are block scheduled with English andChemisty.

 
>>Integrated Math 3 A / B (Honor)<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Int. 2B honors (grade B or better) and teacher recommendation

Other:

Open to 10th grade and high achieving 11th graders

In general:

Covers the same concepts and material as 3A and B. As class and time allows more topics may be included.  All honors courses develop more depth and breadth of material than the regular Integrated 3A/3B courses.  Students receiving an A or B in this course will be ready for Pre-calculus honors A/B, with teacher recommendation.

Other:

Open to 11th and 12th graders

 
>>Pre-Calculus A / B (Honor)<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Int.3B Honors with a grade of A or B and teacher recommendation or Int. 3B with a grade of A and teacher recommendation

Other:

Honors course grade 11 only 

In general:

This is a full year course for juniors who have successfully completed Integrated Math 3B H.  Pre-calculus includes development and application of the function concept, properties of mathematical systems, study of quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, linear, circular, and trigonometric functions and their inverses.  Students receiving and A or B, at the completion of this course, will be ready to take A.P. Calculus I/II if the algebra and trigonometry tests are passed.

 
>>Calculus A /B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Pre-calculus Honors B with a C grade or higher or passed both algebra and trigonometry tests or pass Math Analysis with a B grade or higher and passed both algebra and trigonometry tests and have teacher recommendation.

Other:

Open to grades 11/12 or students who meet prerequisites

In general:

Calculus A reviews prerequisites and studies limits, continuity, and derivatives and their applications.  Calculus B completes the study of derivatives and their applications and moves on to a study of integrals and their applications.  The course is not designed to prepare students for the Calculus AB Advanced Placement examination.

 
>>AP Calculus A /B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Pre-Calculus AB Honors with a grade of A or B grade, passed both algebra and trigonometry tests and teacher recommendation.  Math Analysis with an A grade, passed both algebra and trigonometry tests, and teacher recommendation.

Other:

Open to grades 11/12 or students who meet prerequisites

In general:

This course is designed to prepare students for the successful completion of the Calculus AB Advanced Placement examination.  AP Calculus A reviews prerequisites and studies limits, continuity, and derivatives and their applications.  AP Calculus B studies integrals and their applications and integrates the concepts of the course in preparation for the AP examination.

 
>>AP Statistic A /B<<
Length / Credits

Yearlong course / .5 credit each semester

Prerequisite:

Int. Math 3B with a grade of B or better

Other:

Open to 11th and 12th graders

In general:

Statistics is designed to prepare students for the successful completion of the Statistics Advanced Placement examination.  The primary focus of Statistics A is descriptive statistics, probability theory, estimation or parameters and hypothesis testing.  Statistics B concerns goodness of fit tests, tests of independence, linear regression, analysis of variance and statistical design of experiments.