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Ar introduces students to modern elementaryalgebra. The goals of the course place particularemphasis on problem-solving and analysis, as well asthe improvement of skills and confidence. Exercises andproblem sets use examples and data drawn from realworldsituations. Prerequisite: Pre-algebra. Text: Larsonet al., ALgebm 1.C1e&UtdryThts course covers Euclidean plane and solid geometry.Students learn to create and test conjectures inductivelyand to prove their conjectures formally. "They alsoreview key concepts and skills from Algebra I throughoutthe course. Prerequisite: Algebra I. Text: Larson etal., Geometry.c;e&Utdry H01UirsGeometry Honors covers Euclidean plane geometrywith numerous explorations of three-dimensional figures.The primary theme of the course is the interplaybetween conjecture and proof, between inductive anddeductive reasoning. Students work to create and communicatemathematical analyses clearly and concisely,both verbally and in writing. Many investigations offerglimpses of the mathematics students will encounter infuture years: functions and rate of change, combinatoricsand probability. Prerequisites: Algebra I and thepermission of the department. Text: Jurgensen, Brown,Jurgensen, Geometry.mathematics, probability and statistics throughout theyear. Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry. Text: Larson,et al., ALgebra 2.Atae!Jra II H01Uirs"'fhis course includes all topics from Algebra II and alsocontains a full treatment of trigonometry. Studentsstudy all major families of functions from real analysisand their transformations, compositions and applications.Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry or GeometryHonors, and the permission of the department.Text: Larson et al., ALgebra and Trigonometry.PrPrecalculus develops all the major continuous functionsutilized in real analysis, with special emphasis on usingthese functions in modeling real-world phenomena.Students also study bivariate data analysis and a fulltreatment of trigonometry. Prerequisite: Algebra II.Text: Connally et al., FLmctio11s ModeLing Change: APreparation for CaLcuLus.Pr H01UirsIn the first half of the year, students in Precalculus Honorsstudy a variety of precalculus topics drawn fromdiscrete mathematics and analysis. The second half ofthe course covers differential calculus and its applicationsand begins to prepare students for the AdvancedPlacement Calculus BC exam. Prerequisites: AlgebraII Honors and the permission of the department. Text:Hughes-Hallett et al., CaLcuLus.Arf!continues the study of algebra begun inAlgebra I, focusing on algebraic representations andapplications of all major families of functions. Studentsalso study selected topics from linear algebra, discreteAdvMU-ed P: ABAdvanced Placement Calculus AB covers differentialand integral calculus, with an emphasis on applicationsdrawn from the physical, biological and social sciences.II I ll 1: I5