Mathematics Department

Financial Algebra

This course is for those students who have completed Algebra 2. Students will learn how to budget money, credit cards, and different types of interest. We also learn about the variety of ways of getting paid and the fundamentals of paying taxes.

Algebra II

Algebra 2 provides opportunities to pull together and apply the accumulation of learning from previous mathematics courses, with content grouped into four critical areas, organized into units. Students expand their repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. The Mathematical Practice Standards, together with the content standards, provide mathematical experiences in coherent, useful, and logical ways that support students in making sense of problem situations. Students bring together all of their experience with functions and geometry to create models and solve contextual problems. Students apply methods from probability and statistics to draw inferences and conclusions from data. This course meets the requirement of an Algebra II or equivalent credit for graduation. The critical areas of focus include: Inferences and Conclusions from Data, Polynomials, Rational and Radical Relationships, Trigonometry of the General Triangle and Trigonometric Functions, and Modeling with Functions.

Geometry

Students will acquire and demonstrate knowledge of concepts, definitions, properties, and applications as well as develop the computational skills and strategies needed to solve problems. Students will develop critical thinking and decision-making skills by connecting concepts to practical applications. Topics covered include the language of geometry (points, lines, planes and angles), reasoning and proofs (paragraph, two columns, flow, indirect, and coordinate), parallel and perpendicular lines, congruent triangles, applications of congruent triangles, quadrilaterals, similarity, right triangles and trigonometry, circles, polygons and area, surface area and volume, coordinate geometry, and transformations.

Mathematical Modeling and Reasoning

This course is an Algebra 2 equivalent designed to promote reasoning, problem-solving, and modeling through thematic units focused on mathematical practices while reinforcing and extending content in Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Statistics and Probability, and Geometry. It is a yearlong course taught using student-centered pedagogy and project-based learning. 

Quantitative Reasoning is the application of basic mathematics skills, such as algebra, to the analysis and interpretation of quantitative information (numbers and units) in real-world contexts to make decisions relevant to daily life. Critical thinking is its primary objective and outcome. It emphasizes interpretation, representation, calculation, analysis/synthesis, assumptions and communication.