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TRIGONOMETRY HONORS ALGEBRA 2
(One semester, ½ credit) (Full year, 1 credit)
Prerequisite: Algebra 2 (recommended: A or B in the Prerequisite: Successful completion of Geometry
course) and Algebra 1 (recommended: A or B in the course)
This course will cover advanced trigonometry and This course is intended for students who are
algebra topics that are beyond the core Algebra II talented and/or interested in mathematics. It will
standards. Students will experience math topics in exceed state and national standards for content
numeric, symbolic and graphic form. Students will curriculum. Students will experience math topics in
be expected to demonstrate mastery of course numeric, symbolic and graphic form. Students will
material mentally, using paper and pencil be expected to demonstrate mastery of course
techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and material mentally, using paper and pencil
sense-making will be emphasized along with techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and
procedural performance. sense-making will be emphasized along with
procedural performance.
PRECALCULUS
HONORS PRECALCULUS
(One semester, ½ credit)
Prerequisite: Trigonometry (recommended: A or B in (Full year, 1 credit)
the course) Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors
Algebra 2 (recommended: A or B in the course)
This one-semester course will cover specific topics
to prepare students for AP Calculus AB. Students This course is intended for students who are
will experience math topics in numeric, symbolic talented and/or interested in mathematics. It will
and graphic form. Students will be expected to exceed state and national standards for content
demonstrate mastery of course material mentally, curriculum and cover topics traditional to a pre-
using paper and pencil techniques, and with calculus, trigonometry, analytical geometry, and
technology. Reasoning and sense-making will be advanced math courses. Students will experience
emphasized along with procedural performance. math topics in numeric, symbolic and graphic form.
Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery
COLLEGE ALGEBRA of course material mentally, using paper and pencil
techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and
(One semester, ½ credit) sense-making will be emphasized along with
Prerequisite: Algebra 2 procedural performance.
This college prep course is similar to a college or CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS (CM)
university College Algebra course. The textbook is
one of the most popular texts used by universities. (One semester, ½ credit)
Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery Prerequisite: Algebra 2
of course material mentally, using paper and pencil
techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and This college prep course will investigate topics
sense-making will be emphasized along with selected from the following: Digital Systems in
procedural performance. College Algebra DOES NOT Society, Information Science, Coding and
count for NCAA Clearinghouse. Cryptography, Fair Division, Apportionment, Game
Theory, Social Choice, Power, Voting, and Decision
Analysis.
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