Health<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Description</strong> <strong>Book</strong> 2012-2013Health (3081-82) is a one-semester course required for all sophomores. Enroll in health the semester you do not enroll in physical education. Topicscovered in health include: mental health, stress management, drug/alcohol education, nutritional awareness, chronic, infectious and sexually transmitteddiseases; safety topics, human growth and development and lifelong health.‣ - None (.5 credit) Both Semesters 1020
MathematicsOptional calculator rental fee - $15<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Description</strong> <strong>Book</strong> 2012-2013Applied Algebra A (2005) is the first semester course in a two year (four semesters) sequence in the study of introductory algebra. The topics include:variables; order of operation; real number properties; integers; rational numbers; equations and formulas; and solving linear equations. Statisticsintegration topics include: stem-and-leaf plots and measures of central tendency.‣ - Consent of Middle <strong>School</strong> Instructor (.5 credit) Fall Semester 9, 10Applied Algebra B (2006) is the second semester course in a two year (four semesters) sequence in the study of introductory algebra. The topics include:ratio and proportion; percents; direct and inverse variation; graphing relations and functions; slope, writing and graphing linear equations; solving linearinequalities; and graphing linear inequalities in two variables. Statistics integration topics include: probability and odds; measures of variation; scatterplots and best fit lines; and box-and-whisker plots. Geometry integrations topics include; similar triangles; trigonometric ratios; parallel and perpendicularlines; and the midpoint formula.‣ - Applied Algebra A (.5 credit) Spring Semester 9, 10Applied Algebra C (2007) is the third semester course in a two year (four semesters) sequence in the study of introductory algebra. The topics include:solving systems of equations; polynomials; scientific notation; greatest common factors; factoring via distributive property; and factoring polynomials.‣ - Applied Algebra B or Algebra A & Consent of Instructor(.5 credit) Fall Semester 10, 11Applied Algebra D (2008) is the fourth semester course in a two year (four semesters) sequence in the study of introductory algebra. The topics include:graphing quadratic equations; solving quadratic equations by factoring, graphing, and the quadratic formula; solving rational equations; and solving radicalequations. Geometry integration topics include: the Pythagorean Theorem and the Distance Formula.‣ - Applied Algebra C (.5 credit) Spring Semester 10, 11Algebra A (2013) is the language in which all higher mathematics is written. This is the first semester of a two-semester course in the study of algebra.This course studies algebraic symbols and expressions, solving mathematical problems by the use of variables and the rules that govern our number systemand the structure of algebra.‣ - Consent of Middle <strong>School</strong> Instructor (.5 credit) Fall Semester 9, 10, 11, 12Algebra B (2014) is the second semester of a two-semester course in the study of algebra. This course continues the development of the topics in AlgebraA as well as studying linear functions, graphing, and systems of equations and radical expressions.‣ - Algebra A (.5 credit) Spring Semester 9, 10, 11, 12Applied Geometry A (2023) focuses on the language of geometry, construction of Euclidean figures, and the properties of lines, angles and triangles.Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of geometry.‣ - Applied Algebra D or Algebra B & Consent of Instructor (.5 credit) Fall Semester 10, 11, 1221