The Study of Math for the French Bac Diploma 2022-23 At the Lycée, the teaching of mathematics in the French system is based on the principle of spiral progression. Students work on topics in four main areas (numbers and calculations; functions; geometry; statistics and probability) and go into greater depth, complexity and sophistication each year. The students' mathematics work is supplemented by the regular use of digital technology for research and modeling (spreadsheets, dynamic geometry software, etc.). Algorithms play an important role in all areas of the program: in Y9, students master Scratch programming to which they are first introduced in middle school. From 2nde (Y10) through Tle (Y12), students learn to program in Python. As a student progresses through the four years, each year’s content is systematically studied in greater depth the following year. The table below captures only the new topics that are additive as the student builds a deeper understanding of the past year’s material.
Numbers and Calculations
Functions
Geometry
Statistics and Probabilities
Descriptive statistics (means, medians and ranges). The study of randomness using simple problems.
Standard deviation, box plot Distributions
9th grade 4.5 periods / week
Decimal and rational numbers, prime numbers, exponents Algebra: expansion, factorization, linear equations and inequalities
General definition of functions, linear and affine functions. Modeling and optimization of linear phenomena.
Plane geometry for proofs (Pythagorean theorem, Thales’ theorem, trigonometry of right triangles, transformations, etc.). Representations and calculations in a plane and in three dimensions.
10th grade 4.5 periods / week
Calculations with square roots, absolute value
Qualitative study of functions,
Vectors, lines, cartesian coordinate system
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