Mathematics Department
CoursesCP Basic Algebra I (Year-long course)Basic Algebra is intended for students who require a less intense review of arithmetic concepts than is presented in Algebra I. It provides an introduction to abstract thinking and basic algebraic concepts such as simplifying expressions, linear equations and inequalities, monomials, simplifying radical equations and some data analysis. Students in this course will need to take Introduction to Algebra II in their junior year. One Credit IND Math I (Year-long course)This course deals with basic math skills and their application in practical situations. One Credit CP and ACP Algebra I (Year-long course)Algebra I is for students who require a more intense review of arithmetic concepts. It provides an introduction to abstract thinking and algebraic concepts such as simplifying expressions, linear equations and inequalities, monomials, simplifying radical equations and some data analysis. One Credit HP Algebra (Year-long course)HP Algebra is for students with a high understanding of arithmetic concepts. It provides instruction to abstract thinking and algebraic concepts from Algebra I and Algebra II into a one year Algebra course. Thus, on completion of the course the students will have covered all the Algebra they need for their high school career. One Credit CP Basic Geometry (Year-long course)This course is intended for students who require a less intensive study of the properties of figures in two and three dimensions. It provides, at an elementary level, a setting in which to show how a large body of results may be deduced from a comparatively small number of assumptions. (Prerequisite: Basic Algebra I or Algebra I) One Credit ACP & CP Geometry (Year-long course)Geometry is the study of the properties of figures in two and three dimensions. It provides, at an elementary level, the best setting in which to show how a large body of results may be deduced from a comparatively small number of assumptions. In a geometric problem, there is often scope for ingenuity, intuition, and imagination. It is interesting and helpful in other areas of mathematics. Seniors may not register for this course. (Prerequisite: Algebra I) One Credit HP Advanced Geometry & Trigonometry (Year-long course)This course is the sophomore Honors Level version of Geometry and includes the topics of Trigonometry. (Prerequisite: Algebra I) One Credit HP Pre-Calculus (Year-long course)This course is taught as a thorough preparation for the study of Calculus. Some repeat concepts such a conic sections, circular trigonometry, and complex numbers will be covered in greater depth. New concepts to be covered include mathematical logic, field concepts, sequences and series, and limit topics. Students completing this course will be prepared to take either AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC in the senior year. (Prerequisite: HP Advanced Geometry & Trigonometry) One Credit ACP Algebra II with Pre-Calculus (Year-long course)This course is taught the same as Algebra II with the addition of a general study of trigonometry and some of the concepts from Pre-Calculus such as conic sections and limits. Most students completing this course will take Calculus in the senior year at La Salle as a preparation for taking college Calculus during their university freshman year. Students who do very well in this course can possibly take AP Calculus AB in the senior year provided they do some extra independent work during the second semester to cover the topics normally covered in HP Pre-Calculus. (Prerequisite: Geometry) One Credit CP Introduction to Algebra II (Year-long course)This course is intended to be a continuation or "second part" of Basic Algebra. It will be a great course to prepare for the upcoming Algebra II course. It will cover topics such as a review of monomials, polynomials, factoring, quadratics, and inequalities. One Credit ACP Calculus Foundations (Year-long course)Mathematical logic, vectors, field concepts, sequences, and series, conic sections, and the limit concepts are topics that should be new to the student. The course will also get into basic differentiation and integration. This course does not prepare the student to take the AP Calculus exam, but it is an excellent foundation course to prepare the student for the study of Calculus during his freshman year at college. One Credit HP AP Calculus (AB) (Year-long course)Calculus is one of man's finest mental accomplishments and, as such, deserves its place among the other humanities as part of the liberal education of the truly educated person. In addition, Calculus is an effective tool and, in some part, the language of science, engineering, mathematics, and other fields. This course covers the topics of differentiation and integration of trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and algebraic function. Methods of finding volumes and areas using definite integral methods of integration, fundamental theorems, and the solution of differential equations are also studied. The student will be prepared through this course to take the AB Advanced Placement Examination in Mathematics, which can earn the student possible college credit. Taking the Advanced Placement Examination, however, is not a requirement of the course itself. (Prerequisite: Introductory Analysis) One Credit HP AP Calculus (BC) (Year-long course)HP Senior recognized by his HP Pre-Calculus teacher as capable of doing this caliber of work) This course was designed to give a student the opportunity to take a college level math course that may be applying to the field of study that he may choose for himself as a college student. The course will follow the recommended AP syllabus from the College Board. A student will be prepared for and have the opportunity to take the BC Calculus test but does not have to take the test if he so wishes. One Credit CP Pre-College Math (Year-long course)This course is designed to prepare students for a college freshman math course. It is offered to those students who wish to continue in mathematics, but do not feel secure enough to take Introductory Analysis. Some of the topics covered are trigonometry functions, conic sections, sequence and series, vectors, complex numbers, and polynomial functions. (Prerequisite: Algebra II) One Credit CP Algebra II (Year-long course)This course is an extension of the concepts and operations learned in Algebra, but now the emphasis is placed on the function concept. Some of the topics of Algebra I are repeated in greater depth. A general study of functions, quadratic fractions, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, and trigonometric and circular functions. (Prerequisite: Algebra I & Geometry) One Credit HP AP Statistics (Year-long course)This course was designed to give a student the opportunity to take a college level math course that may be applying to the field of study that he may choose for himself as a college student. The course will follow the recommended AP syllabus from the College Board. A student will be prepared for and have the opportunity to take the AP Statistics test but does not have to take the test if he so wishes. (Prerequisite: Needs to be an HP Junior or an HP/ACP Senior) One Credit |
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