MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS Department Notes: • Course placement will be determined by course history. • Students must complete a course sequence of mathematics that allows them to meet the Minnesota State Math Standards and Mounds View Public Schools Academic Standards for Intermediate Algebra, Geometry, and Advanced Algebra. • Graphing calculators are recommended in all mathematics courses. We recommend the TI-83 or TI-84. These are the calculators teachers use for instruction. • All UMTYMP students are required to take at least one semester of Statistics in order to fulfill graduation requirements.
Intermediate Algebra
Course Numbers: 3464 & 3465 Grade: 9 Credit: 1.0 NCAA Note: This course is NCAA eligible. This course will focus on quadratics, exponents and exponential models, functions, and polynomials. It will also include the study of data exploration and a review of linear functions.
Geometry
Course Numbers: 3455 & 3456 Grades: 9, 10 Credit: 1.0 Sequential Course: Intermediate Algebra (3464 & 3465) or teacher recommendation. NCAA Note: This course is NCAA eligible. Geometry in two and three dimensions is studied through investigation, conjecture, and proof. Students will explore geometry through use of dynamic geometry software. Topics include inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, construction, symmetry, transformations, congruence, similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, area, volume, and right triangle trigonometry.
Advanced Algebra
Course Numbers: 3405 & 3406 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Sequential Course: Geometry (3455 & 3456), concurrent enrollment in Geometry, or teacher recommendation. NCAA Note: This course is NCAA eligible. This course builds on students’ Intermediate Algebra skills. Topics include sequences, recursive formulas, linear models, linear systems, families of functions, transformations, exponents, matrices, polynomials, triangle trigonometry, probability, and statistics.
College credit associated with this class
ARCC College Algebra
Course Numbers: 8401 & 8402 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Sequential Course: Advanced Algebra (3405 & 3406) with a minimum grade of C or higher. Note: This is an Anoka-Ramsey Community College course offered at Mounds View High School. Students will earn 3 college credits for MATH 1200 College Algebra I, upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning. Students can enroll for both college and high school credit. NCAA Note: This course is NCAA eligible. This course is designed for college-bound students interested in earning college credit for a math course. Topics include: functions, systems of equations and inequalities, linear programming, sequences, series, probability, and mathematical modeling.
AP Precalculus
Course Numbers: 3449 & 3450 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.00 Sequential Course: Advanced Algebra (3405 & 3406) with a minimum grade of B-. NCAA Note: This course is NCAA eligible. AP Precalculus centers on functions modeling dynamic phenomena. This research-based exploration of functions is designed to better prepare students for college-level calculus and provide grounding for other mathematics and science courses. In this course, students study a broad spectrum of function types that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science and data science. Furthermore, as AP Precalculus may be the last mathematics course of a student’s secondary education, the course is structured to provide a coherent capstone experience and is not exclusively focused on preparation for future courses.
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