Pre-Algebra
Enhanced College Preparatory, College Preparatory, Transition
Text: Prentice Hall Mathematics – Course 3
This course is taken predominately by seventh graders. It can also be taken by new eighth graders to Woodward Academy who have not successfully completed a pre-algebra course.
The course includes the following content:
- Integers and Algebraic Expressions
- Equations and Inequalities
- Graphing in the Coordinate Plane
- Real Numbers
- Applications of Proportions
- Applications of Percent
- Exponents and Powers
- Geometry
- Geometry and Measurement
- Using Graphs to Analyze Data
- Probability
- Algebraic Relationships
Enhanced College Preparatory: The course content is covered at standard grade-level pace. Although lessons are presented in a teacher-centered manner, students are expected to complete their mastery of concepts independently.
College Preparatory: The course content parallels that of the enhanced college preparatory course. The students are not expected to do as much work independently. This course is for those students who might be expected to have difficulty with a standard pre-algebra course. Time is allowed for more teaching, hands-on activities and projects and extensions to reinforce the objectives.
Transition: Presentation in this course is entirely teacher centered. The reading problems and applications are done together in this class. Review problems are completed by the students as homework and collected each day by the teacher. While standardized tests are used, alternative forms of evaluation are also employed according to the learning differences of the individual Transition student. Skill work is more in depth as mastery is less automatic for these students.
Pre-Algebra
Honors
Text: McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra
Students are selected for honors math on the basis of proven exceptional ability, grades in previous mathematics courses, and demonstrated ability to carry the added responsibility of such a course. The honors text is covered at a more rapid pace and to greater extent than the preparatory text. Honors students are required to do exploration problems which extend the concepts presented in each lesson. The teacher also provides supplemental activities and problems from various sources for the student to explore.
The course includes the following content:
- Variables, Expressions, and Integers
- Solving Equations
- Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities
- Factors, Fractions, and Exponents
- Rational Numbers and Equations
- Ratio, Proportion, and Probability
- Percents
- Linear Functions
- Real Numbers and Right Triangles
- Measurement, Area, and Volume
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Polynomials and Nonlinear Functions
- Angle Relationships and Transformations
Algebra I
Enhanced College Preparatory, College Preparatory, Transition
Text: Prentice Hall Algebra I
This course will be taken by eighth graders. It is basic to the understanding of further mathematics. The course includes significant work in the areas of statistics, probability, and geometry. It also includes work with scientific calculators and computers.
The course includes the following content:
- Tools of Algebra
- Solving Equations
- Solving Inequalities
- Solving and Applying Proportions
- Graphs and Functions
- Linear Equations and Their Graphs
- Systems of Equations and Inequalities
- Exponents and Exponential Functions
- Polynomials and Factoring
- Quadratic Equations and Functions
- Radical Expressions and Equations
- Rational Expressions and Functions
Enhanced College Preparatory: The course content is covered at standard grade-level pace. Although lessons are presented in a teacher-centered manner, students are expected to complete their mastery of concepts independently.
College Preparatory: The course content parallels that of the Algebra I – Enhanced College Preparatory. The students are not expected to do as much work independently. This course is for those students who might be expected to have difficulty with a standard first-year algebra course. Time is allowed for more teaching, hands-on activities and projects and extensions to reinforce the objectives.
Transition: Presentation in this course is entirely teacher centered. The reading problems and applications are done together in this class. Review problems are completed by the students as homework and collected each day by the teacher. While standardized tests are used, alternative forms of evaluation are also employed according to the learning differences of the individual Transition student. Skill work is more in depth as mastery is less automatic for these students.
Algebra I
Honors
Text: Key Curriculum Press - Discovering Algebra
Pre-requisite for Algebra 1 Honors
The students are selected on the basis of proven exceptional ability, grades in previous math courses, and the ability to carry added responsibility of such a course. Teaching instruction and expected work are carried at a more rapid pace and to a greater depth than in the enhanced college preparatory algebra class. The Honors students are required to do exploration problems which extend the lesson content, including experiments, research, and projects. Supplemental enrichment activities are used through the year when appropriate.
The course includes the following content:
- Fractions and Fractals
- Data Exploration
- Proporational Reasoning and Variation
- Linear Equations
- Fitting a Line to Data
- Systems of Equations and Inequalities
- Exponents and Exponential Models
- Functions
- Transformations
- Quadratic Models
- Probability
- Introduction to Geometry
Geometry
Honors
Text: McDougal Littell – Geometry
Pre-requisite for Geometry Honors is Algebra I.
Students are selected on the basis of proven exceptional ability, mastery of objectives presented in Honors – Algebra I, and the ability to carry added responsibility of such a course. Teaching instruction and expected work are identical to that presented in the upper school geometry course.
The course includes the following content:
- Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles
- Deductive Reasoning
- Parallel Lines and Planes
- Congruent Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Inequalities in Geometry
- Similar Polygons
- Right Triangles
- Circles
- Constructions and Loci
- Areas of Plane Figures
- Areas and Volumes of Solids
- Coordinate Geometry
- Transformations