Course Catalog - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

analysis, including summary statistics and graphical techniques, withemphasis on interpretation and communication. Additional topicscovered include normal distributions, introductory topics in samplingand experimental design, and probability.MA402 Statistics IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA400 Statistics 1Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course continues the study of statistics, including correlationand regression, sampling distributions, and confidence intervals andsignificance tests. Emphasis is on gaining understanding of statisticalinference procedures. Calculators and computers are used as toolsin this course.MA404 AP Statistics (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling orpermission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is designed to teach students to think about problemsfrom a statistical point of view. Topics begin with univariate dataanalysis, including summary statistics and graphical techniques, withemphasis on interpretation and communication. Additional topicscovered include normal distributions, introductory topics in samplingand experimental design, and probability.project. Calculators and computers are used as tools in the course.Topics normally covered include the derivative, techniques ofdifferentiation, local linearity of functions, linear approximations, andthe concept of a limit.MA412 AP Calculus AB (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA410 APCalculus AB (I)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computersare used as tools in the course. Topics normally covered includeapplications of the derivative, Euler’s method, implicit differentiationand related rates, and the concepts of definite and indefiniteintegrals.MA414 AP Calculus AB (III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA412 APCalculus AB (II)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labMATHEMATICSMA406 AP Statistics (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA404 APStatistics (I).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course continues the study of statistics, including topics inprobability, sampling distributions, inference procedures for meansand proportions, and chi-square tests for goodness of fit, homogeneityand independence. The course involves projects that requirestudents to gather data and analyze results.MA408 AP Statistics (III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA406 APStatistics (II).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course completes the topics on the AP Statistics syllabus withinitial focus on correlation, regression, and inference procedures forslope. After the AP examination, students work on topics beyondthe AP syllabus and/or projects.MA404, MA406, and MA408 constitute a comprehensive introductionto Statistics and include all of the topics on the AP Statisticssyllabus.MA410 AP Calculus AB (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA305 Precalculusand Modeling or permission of the Dean of MathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course introduces students to the concepts of differentialcalculus and the applications of calculus to mathematical modeling.Through class discussions, problem solving, laboratory experiences,and writing assignments students discover the important conceptsof calculus, develop an understanding of these concepts, and usethese concepts in solving realistic problems. This course generallyincludes the completion of a substantial mathematical modelingThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computers areused as tools in the course. Topics normally covered include basictechniques of integration, calculating area and total change of afunction, numerical approximations of integrals, separable differentialequations, and other applications of definite integrals.MA410, MA412, MA414 constitute a comprehensive study of calculusand include all of the topics on the AP Calculus AB syllabus.MA420 AP Calculus BC (I): ContemporaryCalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA305Precalculus and Modeling or permission of the Dean ofMathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course introduces students to the concepts of differentialcalculus and the applications of calculus to mathematical modeling.Through class discussions, problem solving, laboratory experiences,and writing assignments students discover the important conceptsof calculus, develop an understanding of these concepts, and usethese concepts in solving realistic problems. This course generallyincludes the completion of a substantial mathematical modelingproject. Calculators and computers are used as tools in the course.Topics normally covered include the derivative, local linearity offunctions, linear approximations, some applications of the derivative,l’Hopital’s rule and the concept of a limit.NCSSM 2008-0919COURSE CATALOG