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MATHEMATICS
Four math credits are required for the College-Bound Plan and three math credits are
required for the Foundation Plan.
Math Placement:
• Honors-level classes are offered in Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and
Calculus. Honors-level math classes are fast-paced and are designed for students with
strong analytical, problem-solving skills and reasoning abilities who are committed
to preparation outside of class. Teacher recommendation, qualifying scores, and
administrative approval are required.
• Freshmen who successfully completed Algebra I in the 8th grade will be placed in
Geometry, while all other freshmen will be placed in Algebra I.
ALGEBRA I
This course covers variables and expressions, operations with real numbers, equations and
inequalities, exponents, polynomial operations, rational expressions, quadratic expressions,
and radical expressions. This course also emphasizes graphing and word problems.
Grade Level: 9, 10
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
GEOMETRY
This course covers segments and angles, parallel and perpendicular
lines, polygons (with special emphasis on triangles and quadrilaterals),
similarity, area and volume, circles, and right triangle trigonometry.
Students are expected to do some independent learning through
activity-based projects.
Grade Level: 9, 10
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Algebra I
MATH MODELS
This course reviews and extends the principles of Algebra I and Geometry. It combines
re-teaching of the concepts and practical applications of these two courses and provides
students with an excellent preparation for Algebra II. This course, if taken, must be
completed prior to Algebra II.
Grade Level: 11, 12
Type: Counts as a 4th math course
Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry
ALGEBRA II
This course reinforces Algebra I concepts and expands to study functions and their graphs,
word problems, factoring, quadratic functions, rational expressions, radical expressions,
logarithmic functions, and conics. Matrices and polynomial equations, as well as systems of
equations, will be explored
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry
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