Students expand their exposure to the world of Algebra through expressions, equations, functions, and inequalities. An emphasis will be placed on the use of appropriate functions to model real world situations and solve problems that arise from those situations. A focus is also on graphing functions by hand and understanding and identifying the parts of a graph.
Major topics include:
Equations, inequalities and linear functions
Quadratic relations and equations
Polynomial functions and equations
Radical functions and equations
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Rational functions and relations
Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Each module includes lessons that conclude with a brief quiz as well as a module exam. The course contains a cumulative final exam.
About Summer Math Courses
Summer initial-credit math courses are self-paced courses intended to help students accelerate their math study. The courses use content from Accelerate Education taught by certified VHS Learning teachers who will support students, answer questions, and provide feedback. The courses are hosted in the Buzz learning management system. Students may spend 60-80 hours completing this course, though time-spent will vary based on a student’s performance and capacity for independent study. Students will have up to 6-weeks to complete a course and can request a transcript in as little as 4 weeks, if they finish all course activities in that timeframe.
Course Essential Questions:
- How can algebraic expressions, equations, and functions be used to model and solve real-world problems?
- How do graphing techniques help us understand and interpret different types of functions?
- How do quadratic equations and their transformations relate to real-world scenarios and problem-solving strategies?
- How can the concepts of rational expressions and functions be applied to solving equations and inequalities in practical situations?
- How do complex numbers and their operations fit into the broader framework of algebraic problem-solving?
Course Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate effective methods for simplifying expressions and solving equations.
- Analyze, write and graph equations, inequalities, quadratics and polynomials.
- Construct models to solve real-world problems.
- Operate, solve and graph radical, exponential, logarithmic and rational functions.,
- Construct graphs and models to solve and represent equations.