Mathematics

Intermediate Algebra Course Numbers: 3464 & 3465 Grades: 7, 8, 9 Credit: 1.0

This course will focus on exponents and exponential models, functions, transformations, polynomials and quadratic models. It will also include the study of data exploration and a review of linear functions.

College Seminar/Foundation of College Math Course Numbers: 3960 & 3961 Grades: 9 Credit: 1.0

Note: Students will be selected for this course or will require dean approval.

Over the course of two semesters, cohort students will take both College Seminar and Foundations of College Math. College Seminar introduces students to information about college planning and supports the development of college readiness skills. Seminar students will practice research, time management, literacy and study skills to prepare them for success in their Early College classes. Foundations of College Math will focus on number sense, fluency in the algebra of lines, problem solving and communicating mathematical solutions using appropriate mathematics vocabulary. This course will prepare students for a series of math courses leading to College Algebra.

Geometry Course Numbers: 3455 & 3456 Grade: 9, 10, 11 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra or concurrent with Intermediate Algebra

Geometry in two and three dimensions is studied through investigation, conjecture, and proof. Students will explore geometry through use of dynamic geometry software. Topics include inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, construction, symmetry, transformations, congruence, similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, area, volume, and right triangle trigonometry

Advanced Algebra Course Numbers: 3405 & 3406 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Geometry or concurrent enrollment in Geometry.

Note: Students may be placed in their Advanced Algebra section based on standardized test data, performance in prior courses and teacher recommendation

This course builds on students’ Algebra skills. Topics include sequences, recursive formulas, linear models, linear systems, families of functions, transformations, exponents, matrices, polynomials, triangle trigonometry, probability, and statistics. Advanced Algebra Plus Course Numbers: 3407 & 3408 Grades: 8, 9,10 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Geometry or concurrent enrollment in Geometry.

Note: Students may be placed in their Advanced Algebra section based on standardized test data, performance in prior courses and teacher recommendation

This course is geared toward students who wish to take AP Calc 2 in high school and/or 10th grade students who are taking concurrently with Geometry.” the course builds on students’ Algebra skills. Topics include sequences, recursive formulas, linear models, linear systems, families of functions, transformations, exponents, matrices, polynomials, triangle trigonometry, probability, and statistic

Pre-Calculus 9/10 Course Numbers: 3401 & 3402 Grades: 9, 10 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Accelerated Geometry/Advanced Algebra with a B or higher or Advanced Algebra

This course is intended to be a two-semester path to Calculus for students who have had at least three years of high school mathematics, including trigonometry. This course consists of material from Advanced Algebra and College Algebra. Topics include polynomial,rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions andtheir inverses; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices anddeterminants; trigonometric identities; equations and applications;parametric equations; polar coordinates; sequences and series; probability; conics and modeling.

Pre-College Algebra Course Numbers: 3472 & 3473 Grades: 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Advanced Algebra, Concepts of Advanced Algebra

This course is for students who intend to go to college and would like a fourth year of math but who have not met the requirements for College Algebra. This course is designed to provide additional practice so that students can be prepared to take the Accuplacer exam. Topics include functions (linear, quadratic, power, exponential, logarithmic, rational), triangle trigonometry and unit circle trigonometry. This course is not intended for credit recovery.

College Algebra - ARCC Course Numbers: 3431 & 3432 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Students are expected to meet requirements to register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your Dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale High School. Students will earn 4 college credits for MATH 1200 College Algebra I, upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 4: Mathematical/ Logical Reasoning. Students can enroll for both college and high Course Numbers: 3424 & 3425

school credit.

Topics include functions and function inverses; exponential and logarithmic functions; polynomial and simple rational functions; introduction to linear programming; systems of equations and inequalities; sequences and series; probability; and modeling. This course is a continuation of Calculus 1. Topics include techniques

College Precalculus - ARCC Course Numbers: 3433 & 3434 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Students are expected to meet requirements to register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your Dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale High School. Students will earn 4 college credits for MATH 1210 Pre-Calculus, upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning. Students can enroll for both college and high school credit.

This course is intended to be a one-semester path to Calculus for students who have had at least three years of high school mathematics, including trigonometry. This course consists of material from Math 1200 and Math 1201. Topics include polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices and determinants; trigonometric identities; equations and applications; parametric equations; polar coordinates; sequences and series; probability; conics and modeling. (Cannot be taken for credit if student has received credit for both Math 1200 and Math 1201.)

AP Statistics Course Numbers: 3426 & 3427 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Advanced Algebra

Topics include: measures of center and variability, distribution functions, correlation and causation, uncertainty and randomness, sampling procedures, experimental design, probability, inference, confidence intervals, and tests for significance. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take the AP Calculus 1 Course Numbers: 3422 & 3423 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Precalculus

Topics include functions and graphing, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, differential equations, and applications. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take the Calculus AB Advanced Placement exam, which may earn them college credit.

AP Calculus 2 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: AP Calculus 1

corresponding AP exam, which may earn them college credit. of integrations, calculus in parametric and polar equations, differential equations, sequences and series, vectors, vector functions, and applications. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take the Calculus BC Advanced Placement exam, which may earn them college credit.

AP Computer Science Course Numbers: 3420 & 3421 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Precalculus with a C or better or concurrently enrolled in Pre-Calculus Note: Course credit will be applied as an elective credit.

This course is designed to introduce students to computer science and computer programming through the implementation of algorithms in the Java programming language. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and language structure. Students are asked to write complete or partial computer programs to solve various problems. Topics include language syntax, object oriented programming, arithmetic and logical expressions, parameter passing, conditional statements, recursion, sorting and searching techniques and arrays. At the end of the course students will be prepared to take the AP Computer Science A exam.

AP Computer Science Principles Course Numbers: 3418 & 3419 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Successful completion of middle school algebra. It is also recommended that the students have completed geometry, pre-calc, or enrolled in pre-calc. This course will be an elective credit and does not supersede a student’s need to complete Intermediate Algebra, Geometry, and Advanced Algebra.

In addition to a focus on learning how to program, this year long, college-level course is also designed to help students widen the scope of computer science through an exploration of the creative aspects of computer science as well as understanding the intellectual and everyday contributions that computer science offers. AP Computer Science Principles will include the big ideas of creativity, abstraction, data, algorithms, programming, the internet, and the global impact of computing.

Hybrid AP Calculus 1 Course Numbers: 3422H & 3423H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: College Precalculus –ARCC (3433 & 3434). Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. Class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Mounds View High School. This course meets during the regular school day, either period 1 or 6. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

Topics include functions and graphing, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, differential equations, and applications. The online hybrid option is open to students who have the discipline to learn independently. Students will be responsible for reading the textbook, watching online videos, doing homework, and participating in online forums on their own time. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take the Calculus AB Advanced Placement exam which may earn them college credit. Hybrid AP Calculus 2 Course Numbers: 3424H & 3425H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: AP Calculus 1 (3422 & 3423). Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. In-class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Mounds View High School. This course meets during the regular school day, either period 1 or 6. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

This course is a continuation of Calculus 1. Topics include techniques of integrations, calculus in parametric and polar equations, differential equations, sequences and series, vectors, vector functions, multivariable calculus, and applications. The online hybrid option is open to students who have the discipline to learn independently. Students will be responsible for reading the textbook, watching online videos, doing homework, and participating in online forums on their own time. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take the Calculus BC Advanced Placement exam, which may earn them college credit.

Hybrid Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra Course Numbers: 3466H & 3467H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: AP Calculus 2 (3424 & 3425). Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. Inclass days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Mounds View High School. This course meets during the regular school day, either period 1 or 6. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

This course is designed for students to continue their mathematics education beyond Calculus 2. The first semester focuses on calculus of many variables and vector calculus. These multivariable calculus topics include partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields, line integrals, line surface integrals, and applications in three-dimensions. The second semester consists of a university-level Linear Algebra course. The Linear Algebra topics include vectors, matrices, systems of equations, subspaces, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, vector spaces, and applications.

Hybrid AP Statistics Course Numbers: 3426H & 3427H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. In class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging two in-class days per week at Mounds View High School. This course meets during the regular school day, either period 1 or 6. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration. Graphing calculator required. College credit can be obtained for work in this course by passing the Statistics Advanced Placement exam in May.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

Topics include: measures of center and variability, distribution functions, correlation and causation, uncertainty and randomness, sampling procedures, experimental design, probability, inference, confidence intervals, and tests for significance. The online hybrid option is open to students who have the discipline to learn independently. Students would meet in class 2 days per week at Mounds View High School during the school day. Students would be responsible for reading the textbook, watching online videos, doing labs using statistics software, doing homework, and participating in online forums on their own time.