Curriculum Guide - Coal City High School

FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRYGrade 10-12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grade in Algebra 1 orFndtn of Algebra 1 & Teacher recommendationThis course covers geometry topics such as angles, planes, parallel and perpendicular lines, polygons, congruent triangles,similar triangles, trigonometric ratios, areas and volumes. Students will learn to do a formal proof. The courseis designed to give students additional support to find success in learning the above topics. Graphing calculator required.GEOMETRYGrade 10-12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grade in Algebra 2The course covers geometry topics such as angles, planes, parallel and perpendicular lines, polygons, congruent triangles,similar triangles, right triangles, trigonometric ratios, circles, areas and volumes. Students will learn to do a formalproof. Graphing calculator required.ALGEBRA 3Grade 10-12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grade in Algebra 2& Teacher recommendationThis course will give students a more in depth understanding of the topics covered in Algebra 2. Additional topicscovered are exponential and logarithmic functions, circles and parabolas, probability, rational exponents, radical equations,and solving trigonometric equations. Graphing calculator required. This is a WEIGHTED grade course.STATISTICS & PROBABILITYGrade 11-12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grade in Alg. 3& Teacher recommendationThis course is an elementary statistics course including topics such as frequency distributions, measures of centraltendencies and dispersions, probability, the normal distribution, hypotheses testing, correlations, and regressions. Thisis a WEIGHTED grade course. Graphing calculator required..PRECALCULUSGrade 11 & 12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grade in Algebra 3& Teacher recommendationThis course will give students a more in depth understanding of the topics covered in Algebra 3. Additional topicscovered are the Remainder and Factor Theorems, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, sequences and series, ellipses,hyperbolas, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and trigonometric identities, rectangular and polar coordinates, and 3-dimensional graphing. This is a WEIGHTED grade course. Graphing calculator required.AP CALCULUSGrade 12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Passing grades in PreCalculus& Teacher recommendationThis course is structured to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Calculus AB Examination. Topics coveredinclude algebraic and transcendental functions, the derivative and its applications, chain rule, integration, the FundamentalTheorem of Calculus, the Mean Value Theorem, applications of the definite integral, and differential equations.This is a WEIGHTED grade course. A TI-83 Plus graphing calculator is required.MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS* (MAT 150 - J.J.C.)Grade 12 1 Sem. Prerequisite: 2 yrs. of high school Algebra &*College credited courseCOMPASS test placement/Sr. standingA course designed to satisfy the requirement of those colleges or universities which require an understanding of calculusand calculus-based models and for those students who are interested in applying calculus to problems in economics,finance, production, marketing and other business disciplines. Topics include differential and integral calculus ofone variable, as well as an introduction to multivariable calculus.-23-