Math Course Descriptions

Welcome to Math!  This course designed for 7th and 8th grade students covers pre-algebra and basic geometry.  It includes a review of the math concepts students have learned so far while introducing basic algebraic concepts, preparing students for Algebra I.  

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Geometry involves the study of points, lines, planes and other geometric figures as they relate to our physical world. Students will learn to measure geometric figures and their areas and volumes; develop their logic and inductive and deductive reasoning skills. The relationship between figures and properties that make figures unique will be developed and applied to real world situations.  Constructions, loci and coordinate geometry will also be studied.

Pre-calculus completes the formal study of the functions begun in Algebra I and Algebra II. Students focus on modeling, problem solving, data analysis, trigonometric and circular functions and their inverses, polar coordinates, complex numbers, conics, and quadratic relations.  Students will be introduced to the rate at which a variable quantity varies, thus laying the foundation for calculus.

Algebra 1 introduces basic algebraic skills and provides the foundation for all subsequent math courses. Topics include, but are not limited to, properties of real numbers, relations, linear, and quadratic functions, properties of exponents, graphing equations and inequalities, systems of equations, radicals, factoring polynomials, rational expressions, statistics, data analysis, and mathematical modeling.

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Algebra 2/Trigonometry covers functions and relations, systems of linear equations and inequalities, quadratic functions and relations, higher degree polynomials, complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions, rational algebraic functions, irrational algebraic functions, sequence and series, probability, data analysis, and trigonometry.  Applications are handled by creating mathematical models of phenomena in the real world, and then using those models to make predictions.

In Calculus students will extend their experience with functions as they study the fundamental concepts of calculus: limiting behaviors, difference quotients and the derivative, Riemann sums and the definite integral, antiderivatives and indefinite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Students review and extend their knowledge of trigonometry and basic analytic geometry. Important objectives of the calculus sequence are to develop and strengthen the students’ problem-solving skills and to teach them to read, write, speak, and think in the language of mathematics. In particular, students learn how to apply the tools of calculus to a variety of real-world problem situations.