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Department Head: Kristen Weis
Tenth Grade:
Regents Geometry
This course is a continuation of the Regents math program. This course includes geometric relationships, constructions, locus, informal and formal proofs, transformational geometry, and coordinate geometry. All students in this course will be expected to take the Regents Geometry exam at the end of the year.
(1 credit)
Regents Algebra 2
This is the second course of the two-year program preparing for the Regents Integrated Algebra examination. All students in this course will be expected to take the Integrated Algebra exam at the end of the year.
(1 credit)
Math 3B Honors
Pre-requisite: Math 1AB Honors
This course is a continuation of the honors program and requires study of material beyond the content included in the NYS Regents Syllabus for Math B. All students are expected to take the Math B Regents examination at the completion of this course. In addition, all students will compete in a number of mathematics competitions as part of this course.
(1 credit)
Digital Electronics (DE)
•Grades: 11 & 12
•No pre-requisite, but upper level Math skills recommended.
•May be taken for college credit
•This course may be taken as a Math credit or Applied Engineering credit.
This course is an introduction course dealing with the concepts involved in modern
circuitry. Computer simulation software is used to design and test digital circuitry prior to the actual construction of circuits and devices. Once tested, students will create circuits by exporting their designs using chips and other components. Students will work with digital circuits that are found in watches, calculators, video games, computers, and thousands of other devices. The use of these "smart" circuits is present in virtually all aspects of our lives, and its use is increasing rapidly, making digital electronics an important course of study.
(1 credit/full year)
Eleventh Grade:
Business Math
This is a full-year course that will allow students to apply the practical applications of math to daily life situations. Students will learn how to calculate gross and average pay, net pay, fringe benefits and commission. Topics such as budgeting, paying taxes, banking, saving, investing, borrowing, buying, leasing and running a home and/or motor vehicle will also be covered. This may count as part of the mandatory third year of math requirement. (1 credit)
Intermediate Algebra/Trigonometry
A course designed to prepare our students for an introductory level college mathematics class. It includes 30 weeks of in-depth algebra and 10 weeks of trigonometry. Many non-math/science college programs require at least one semester of mathematics. This course would be the minimum required for a student planning a college program. (1 credit)
Introductory Analysis
Pre-requisite: Math 3B Honors
May be taken for college credit.
An in-depth study of elementary functions from both an algebraic and graphical approach. This course will provide a more than adequate preparation for the study of calculus. This course is offered for college credit through GCC. In addition, all students will compete in a number of mathematics competitions as part of this course. (1 credit)
Math 3B
Pre-requisite: Math 2AB
This course continues the topics covered in Math A including trigonometry, statistics, logarithms, and transformations. It also covers additional topics from the New York State developed curriculum for Math B. All students are expected to take the Math B Regents examination at the completion of this course. (1 credit)
Twelfth Grade:
Advanced Algebra
May be taken for college credit.
This course is a college level course which will review and extend algebra skills including work with functions, logarithms, and trigonometry. This course is offered for college credit through GCC. (1 credit)
Calculus
Pre-requisite: Introductory Analysis
May be taken for college credit.
This course fully covers the concepts of functions, limits, continuity, the definition of a derivative and its applications, along with the integral and its applications. This course is offered for college credit through GCC. Students also have the option of taking the AB Calculus Advanced Placement exam. All students will compete in a number of mathematics competitions as part of this course. (1 credit)
Pre-Calculus
Pre-requisite: Math 3B
May be taken for college credit.
A course designed to act as a foundation for the study of Calculus. Topics covered may include advanced algebra, conic sections, analytic geometry, trigonometry, complex numbers, logarithms, polar coordinated, elementary functions, matrices, determinants, and solutions to higher-degree equations. This course is offered for college credit through GCC. (1 credit)
Introduction to Computer Programming
This course is designed for novice computer programmers. The main objective of the course is to learn the core concepts of object-oriented design; the language used to implement these object-oriented designs will be Java. This course will help to provide a foundation for students interested in taking the AP A exam. Major topics include:
·classes/objects
·input/output
·loops
·algorithms
·graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
·sorting and searching algorithms
(1 credit)
Programming - Advanced
Pre-requisite: Introduction to Computer Programming
This course is designed for advanced computer programmers. The course is project-based, allowing students to more deeply apply the topics they learned last year. At the end of the course, students may take the AP exam The language used to implement these object-oriented designs will be Java. At the conclusion of the course, students will be given the choice of taking the AP AB exam; some colleges and universities will grant up to 2 semester's worth of college credit for their equivalent course(s) if the AP AB Exam score meets their criteria. Major topics include: 2 dimensional arrays, design & implementation of abstract classes, Data Structures (List, Set, Map, Iterators, Linked Lists, HashSet, TreeSet, HashMap, and TreeMaps0, and graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Also, students will be expected to participate in the American Computer Science League (ACSL).
(1 credit) |