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HONORS ALGEBRA 2 (with Trig)                             HONORS PRECALCULUS

(Full year, 1 credit)                                    (Full year, 1 credit)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors            Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors
Geometry (recommended: A or B in the course) or          Algebra 2 (recommended: A or B in the course)
teacher recommendation.
                                                         This course is intended for students who are
This course is intended for students who are             talented and/or interested in mathematics. It will
talented and/or interested in mathematics. It will       exceed state and national standards for content
exceed state and national standards for content          curriculum and cover topics traditional to a pre-
curriculum. Students will experience math topics in      calculus, trigonometry, analytical geometry, and
numeric, symbolic and graphic form. Students will        advanced math courses. Students will experience
be expected to demonstrate mastery of course             math topics in numeric, symbolic and graphic form.
material mentally, using paper and pencil                Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery
techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and           of course 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.
TRIGONOMETRY
                                                         COLLEGE ALGEBRA
(One semester, ½ credit)
Prerequisite: Algebra 2 (recommended: A or B in the      (One semester, ½ credit)
course)                                                  Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or Senior

This course will cover advanced trigonometry and         This course is designed to reinforce mathematics
algebra topics that are beyond the core Algebra II       skills through Algebra 2. Students will also explore
standards. Students will experience math topics in       topics that are typical in entry college math courses
numeric, symbolic and graphic form. Students will        (such as College Algebra or Precalculus). A goal of
be expected to demonstrate mastery of course             the course is to help students be fully prepared for
material mentally, using paper and pencil                a first course in mathematics at the college level.
techniques, and with technology. Reasoning and
sense-making will be emphasized along with               Note: College Algebra DOES NOT count for NCAA
procedural performance.                                  Clearinghouse.

PRECALCULUS                                              CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS (CM)

(One semester, ½ credit)                                 (One semester, ½ credit)
Prerequisite: Trigonometry (recommended: A or B in       Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or Senior
the course)
                                                         This course will investigate topics selected from the
This one-semester course will cover specific topics      following: Digital Systems in Society, Information
to prepare students for AP Calculus AB. Students         Science, Coding and Cryptography, Fair Division,
will experience math topics in numeric, symbolic         Apportionment, Game Theory, Social Choice,
and graphic form. Students will be expected to           Power, Voting, and Decision Analysis. These topics
demonstrate mastery of course material mentally,         are typical of a first course in mathematics at the
using paper and pencil techniques, and with              college level designed for non-stem majors.
technology. Reasoning and sense-making will be
emphasized along with procedural performance.

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