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Foundations of Algebra A - Fall 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 Foundations of Algebra B- Spring 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 Students use reasoning and discovery to learn basic skills and concepts of Algebra in a problem-solving environment. Basic skills include operations with integers and variable expressions, solving and graphing linear equations, and solving systems of linear equations. Time will be spent in having students develop problem-solving skills and in having students make numerical, graphical, and algebraic connections in their work. Analysis of linear functions, as well as an introduction to other types of functions, and work with ratios will prepare students for additional work in subsequent math courses. Designed for the students who are not ready to take a full year of Algebra I. Students will cover the topics in the first half of the regular Algebra I course with more time taken to develop topics, practice new skills, and review material. Does not meet the requirements for entering Geometry. This course is divided into two semesters to be taken in the same year.
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Foundations of Algebra C- Fall 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 Foundations of Algebra D- Spring 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 Students use reasoning and discovery to learn basic skills and concepts of Algebra in a problem-solving environment. Basic skills include operations with integers and variable expressions, factoring of polynomials, solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, and solving systems of linear equations. Time will be spent in having students develop problem-solving skills and in having students make numerical, graphical, and algebraic connections in their work. Analysis of linear and quadratic functions, as well as an introduction to other types of functions, work with ratios, square roots, and absolute value will prepare students for additional work in subsequent math courses. Designed for students who have taken Foundations of Algebra A. Students will essentially cover the topics in the second half of the regular Algebra I course with more time taken to develop topics, practice new skills, and review material. This course is divided into two semesters that must be taken in the same year. Prerequisite: Foundations of Algebra A (full year) or department approval.
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Algebra IA-Fall 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 Algebra IB-Spring 1/2 credit; for 9, 10, 11, 12 This course aims to deepen and extend student understanding built in previous courses by focusing on developing fluency with solving linear equations, inequalities, and systems of equations; extending these skills to solving quadratic and exponential functions; exploring functions, including sequences, graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally; and using regression techniques to analyze the fit of models to distributions of data. This course is divided into two semesters that must be taken in the same year.
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