Description
Formerly titled Math You Can Use in College. No matter what you plan on majoring in once you go off to college, you will have to take at least one math course before you graduate. Statistics is required by just about every major. Business, science, and technology degrees need basic calculus. Even many education and liberal arts programs require a course in graphical analysis and/or trigonometry.
That is why Essential Math for College and Careers was developed. We will spend time on concepts you could possibly use again and not on the concepts you will probably never see after high school. This course is application-based and focuses on important real-life topics including:
- Using Trigonometry to build structures
- Understanding the mathematics behind financial decisions (calculating mortgage payments, how to calculate future value of an investment, leasing vs. buying a car)
- Using statistics to make predictions about the future
- Using quadratics to determine the distance projectiles will travel
- An introduction to calculus-based applications
A common thread throughout the course is the use of spreadsheets to help evaluate these mathematical explorations. Students should have, at a minimum, a fundamental understanding of how spreadsheets work. A spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel is not required as Google Spreadsheets will be used. An online graphing calculator will also be used during the course.
Prerequisites
Algebra II and Geometry. Students must have access to a spreadsheet program.
Course Objectives
- Learn To navigate and work cooperatively in this environment.
- Become familiar with the graphing calculator and its applications.
- Introduce and use basic trigonometry.
- Explore concepts of graphical analysis.
- Discuss basic skills and concepts used in statistics.
- Use concepts learned To solve practical applications.
- Learn what math classes you can expect To take in college.
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Details
Discipline:
Mathematics
Level:
High School Standard
Program:
High School
Grade:
10, 11, 12, 13
When Offered:
Fall
Duration:
15 weeks
Lab Kit Purchase Required:
No
Accredited:
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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