MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The Mathematics program at Montini Catholic High School is designed to provide each student with the opportunity to develop his or her mathematical talents to the fullest. Accordingly, daily assignments and frequent assessments will be viewed as a means to strengthen the students’ mathematical skills. Additionally, there is a mandatory summer assignment for all students entering any level of algebra, geometry, algebra II, or calculus. There will be a diagnostic assessment on the material during the first week of classes. The department feels the student is best served by ability-level grouping; it has a special program for the slow learner and an accelerated program for the mathematically gifted. Registration for all courses is subject to department approval. 304
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING I (Semester Course) 1/2 Credit Grade: 9 Prerequisite: Student currently enrolled in 314 Algebra I or above or approval of department chair The course begins with the study of what it means to be an engineer, the different concentrations of engineering, societal impacts of engineering, and the connection engineering has to math and science. The major focus of the course is to expose students to the engineering design and reporting processes. This will be achieved through hands-on collaborative projects. Projects may include but are not limited to: Egg Drop, Paper Airplane, Circuits, House Design, Hurricane Tower, and Rubber Band Cars.
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FOUNDATIONS IN ALGEBRA Grade: 9 Prerequisite: Placement & Proficiency Test Scores
1 Credit
This course focuses on number sense in preparation for algebra. Concepts covered are real numbers, decimals, fractions, percents, ratios, proportions, prime and composite numbers, negatives and absolute value; analyzing tables, pictographs, charts; factors, multiples, exponents; area, perimeter, volume; relationships, functions, coordinate plane, graphing points; terms, and operations with terms. 312
MODERN ALGEBRA I Grade: 9 Prerequisite: Placement & Proficiency Test Scores
1 Credit
This course reinforces the computational skills of arithmetic while covering topics of modern algebra. The course covers the critical components of properties of real numbers, expressions, polynomials, solve equations and inequalities, solve systems of equations and inequalities, properties of exponents (both rational and irrational), functions, linear models, exponential models, quadratic models, properties of rational and irrational numbers, single variable statistics, and two variable statistics.
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