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Course Number: 623-624 Grade 11-12

FULL YEAR 2 Credits

Core 40 & AHD elective & directed elective course

Prerequisite: Intro to 2- or 3-Dimensional Art, Drawing I, a third art course, and Teacher Recommendation. This is a grade weighted course. Students are required to take the Advanced Placement exams in May in order to receive the grade weight.

This course is designed for students who are seriously interested in a visual arts career. Students will create a college level portfolio of 27 works of art using a variety of 2D media such as oil paint, colored pencil, pastels, and graphite while also exploring a variety of subject matter from portraiture and life drawing to multi-media and abstract concepts. Students creating a 2D portfolio may also include photography and computer imagery into their portfolio. This course involves a significant commitment of time and energy as students will also need to work outside the classroom to complete the portfolio requirements.

MATHEMATICS

Those students who desire to take five years of mathematics may find it necessary to "double up"; that is, take two mathematics courses in one year. This doubling should take place after the freshman year has been successfully completed, and, then only with Teacher Recommendation.

PREREQUISITES

The Brownsburg High School mathematics curriculum is defined by successful completion of sequential math courses. Mastery of sequential mathematical skills and concepts is of primary importance. Algebra I is the foundation of the mathematics curriculum. To advance to the next sequential course, students must demonstrate proficiency in Algebra I concepts. Students who do not pass Algebra I will be placed in a credit recovery, as a means to gain proficiency, as they continue with their required Math courses.

RECOMMENDATIONS

In all mathematics courses the teachers utilize their best professional judgment and recommend, to each student, the mathematics course for the following year. Prerequisites are also to be considered in the Teacher Recommendation. We emphasize to the students that prerequisites, including grade requirements, and Teacher Recommendations are critical in placement in appropriate courses.

SEQUENCING

The chart below is a suggested path of study based upon a student’s Algebra 1 starting point. All final decisions should be discussed with the student’s guidance counselor and/or current mathematics teacher.

ALGEBRA I

Course Number: 209-210 Grade 9-12

FULL YEAR 2 Credits

Core 40 & AHD Mathematics course

Algebra I formalizes and extends the mathematics that students learned in the middle grades. Five critical areas comprise Algebra I: Relations and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Nonlinear Equations; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; and Polynomial Expressions. The critical areas deepen and extend understanding of linear and exponential relationships by contrasting them with each other and by applying linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend, and students engage in methods for analyzing, solving, and using quadratic functions. The Mathematical Practice Standards apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

GEOMETRY

Course Number: 211-212 Grade 9-12

FULL YEAR 2 Credits

Core 40 & AHD Mathematics course Prerequisite: Algebra I

Geometry provides students with experiences that deepen the understanding of two- and three-dimensional objects and their properties. Deductive and inductive reasoning as well as investigative strategies in drawing conclusions are stressed. Properties and relationships of geometric objects include the study of the following: (1) points, lines, angles and planes; (2) polygons, with a special focus on quadrilaterals, triangles, right triangles; (3) circles; and (4) polyhedral and other solids. An understanding of proof and logic is developed. Use of graphing calculators and computer drawing programs is encouraged.

ALGEBRA II

Course Number: 215-216 Grade 9-12

FULL YEAR 2 Credits

Core 40 & AHD Mathematics course Prerequisite: Algebra I and Geometry

Algebra II builds on work with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and allows for students to extend their repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. Students work closely with the expressions that define the functions, and continue to expand and hone their abilities to model situations and to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. Algebra II is a course that expands on the topics of Algebra I and provides further development of the concept of a function. Topics include: (1) relations, functions, equations and inequalities; (2) conic sections; (3) polynomials; (4) algebraic fractions; (5) logarithmic and exponential functions; (6) sequences and series; and (7) counting principles and probability.

ALGEBRA II (HONORS)

Course Number: 217-218 Grade 9-12

FULL YEAR 2 Credits

Core 40 & AHD Mathematics course

Prerequisite: B- or higher in Algebra I and Geometry and Teacher Recommendation This is a grade weighted course for the class of 2016 and beyond.

Algebra II builds on work with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and allows for students to extend their repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. Students work closely with the expressions that define the functions, and continue to expand and hone their abilities to model situations and to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. Algebra II is a course that expands on the topics of Algebra I and provides further development of the concept of a function. Topics include: (1) relations, functions, equations and inequalities; (2) conic sections; (3) polynomials; (4) algebraic fractions; (5) logarithmic and exponential functions; (6) sequences and series; and (7) counting principles and probability.

This course enriches the same material as Algebra II with more emphasis on theory, a higher degree of difficulty in problem solving and independent study. This course also includes additional topics such as matrices, conic sections, and basic trigonometry.