AP CALCULUS BC Plus: Calculus II Level: Advanced Placement The AP Exam is mandatory. Exam fee is charged. Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB and/or department permission
This college-level course builds on topics learned in Calculus I. This course goes beyond the curriculum for AP Calculus BC in depth and breadth. Topics include integration by parts; partial fractions; integration by trigonometric substitutions; Euler's Method; Newton’s Method; logistics growth; sequence; Maclaurin and Taylor Series; and parametric, polar and vector functions. Students will prepare for the AP Calculus BC exam.
MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS & DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Online *Fees Apply Level: Post-Advanced Placement Prerequisite: AP Calculus BC (Calculus II); dept. permission
Please visit the One Schoolhouse website for complete course description: https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/school-information.html
LINEAR ALGEBRA Online *Fees Apply Level: Post-Advanced Placement Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB (Calculus I); dept. permission
Please visit the One Schoolhouse website for complete course description: https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/school-information.html
Students enrolling in Online Courses will need to adhere to the One Schoolhouse academic schedule. Work will be expected during WMA vacation periods. Failure to do so could result in course failure.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The Science & Technology Department at WMA helps students learn to objectively and systematically analyze the world around them using empirically derived knowledge in order to question, discover, understand and explain how the world works, and then apply that knowledge. It is our job to help students learn the tools for making observations and studying the world, as well as guide them to an understanding of current scientific theories; and then apply that knowledge through engineering practices. We emphasize engendering curiosity, development of core skills, and the use of the iterative nature of science and engineering in solving problems. We strive to impart a clear understanding of the continuum of scientific disciplines and technological applications with common themes of energy transformation, material limitations, objective development, critical thinking, and the responsible application of knowledge with the purpose of preparing students for a life of continuing education and responsible citizenship. Grade 9 Options STEM 9: Physics STEM 9: Physics Advanced
Grade 10 Options Chemistry Honors Chemistry Reading the NE Forest Term Electives
Grade 11 Options
Grade 12 & PG Options
Biology Honors Biology AP Chemistry Honors Advanced Physics Physics for Engineering Reading the NE Forest Term Electives
Grade 11 options plus: Environmental Science Human Anatomy & Physiology AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Biology AP Environmental Science Term Electives
STEM 9: Physics with a Global Perspective Level: Introductory, Grade 9
This conceptual physics course is designed to provide all students with the foundations for success in any of the sciences. To develop analytical reasoning and critical thinking skills demanded of 21st century learners, and to incorporate the hallmarks of global citizenry, this course will exploit project and problem-based learning to strengthen information processing, problem solving ability and the skills of good science practice. Physics concepts will always thread back to the unifying topic of energy. By melding a skills-based approach to science with fundamental content, students
will develop and enhance those strategies that will be the basis for all future science courses. Learning will combine independent study and collaborative efforts. Many modules will examine global and international issues related to the science content in order to better understand that the Nature of Science is very much a social endeavor. Experimentation and design will have both traditional and student-developed components. Students will incorporate communication-of-science skills through research, technical writing and presentation components, as well as deeper reading and guided independent study.
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