Mathematics
We offer both College Preparatory and Honors level mathematics courses to fully prepare students who seek to enter advanced courses of study at the college level. College Preparatory class work emphasizes facility in employing the basic mathematical operations needed to solve problems of the type encountered in introductory college mathematics courses such as statistics, college algebra, or the sciences. Review, drill, and repetition are used to gain mastery in basic math functions and exponentiation of algebraic expressions; in graphing skills; and in the algebraic method of problem solving.
Honors level courses assume complete facility in all basic mathematical operations, retention of concepts mastered in earlier required course work, and an enthusiastic attitude toward learning more advanced mathematic expressions. These classes focus on the logical structure into which more advanced concepts fit. A four-tier progression of Honors level class work culminates with AP (Advanced Placement) Calculus.
The goal of Honors study is to prepare students for second semester college calculus, probability and statistics courses, and calculus-based science and engineering courses. Placement in Honors mathematics classes is based on the recommendation of the eighth-grade mathematics instructor, results from the first-year placement test, and prior performance in mathematics coursework.
• Algebra I or Honors Geometry (grade 9)
• College Preparatory Geometry or Algebra II Honors (grade 10)
• Algebra II, Pre-Calculus Honors, or Trigonometry and Finite Mathematics (grades 11 or 12)
• Advanced Placement Calculus (grade 12)
