Mathematics

ACADEMIC ALGEBRA I   (MTH1300)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  Pre-algebra
Open to:  Freshmen

In this rigorous introductory Algebra I course, students will learn algebraic principles and applying them to the world around them. Students will be prepared for success on PA state standardized testing as well as college SAT testing. Students who attain great success may advance to Honors Geometry (MTH2500). Most students will be advised to continue their algebra and geometry learning with Academic Geometry (MTH2300) and Academic Algebra II (MTH2310).


HONORS GEOMETRY*   (MTH2500)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 93% in Academic Algebra I (MTH1300) or 8th Grade Algebra I and recommendation of 8th grade math teacher
Open to:  Intended for Freshmen
Other:  Grades weighted 105% for GPA and class rank

This is our most advanced study of geometric principles and their applications, intended for our very highest level mathematics students. Students will be prepared for success on PA state standardized testing as well as college SAT testing. Most students will be advised to continue advanced mathematics instruction with Honors Algebra II (MTH2510).


ACADEMIC GEOMETRY   (MTH2300)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 70% final average in Academic Algebra I (MTH1300) or a 77% final average in 8th Grade Algebra I.
Open to:  Freshmen, Sophomores

Our rigorous geometry course learning geometric principles and applying them to the world around them. Students will be prepared for success on PA state standardized testing as well as college SAT testing. Students who attain great success may advance to Honors Algebra II (MTH2510) but they must also have had great success in Academic Algebra I (MTH1300). Most students will be advised to continue their algebraic learning with Academic Algebra II (MTH2310).


HONORS ALGEBRA II*   (MTH2510)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least an 85% final average in Honors Geometry (MTH2500) or a 93% final average in Academic Geometry (MTH2300)
Open to:  Intended for Sophomores
Other:  Grades weighted 105% for GPA and class rank

This is our most advanced study in second year algebraic concepts and applications. Students will be prepared for success on PA state standardized testing as well as college SAT testing. Most students will be advised to continue their advanced mathematics instruction with Honors Trigonometry (MTH3520).


ACADEMIC ALGEBRA II   (MTH2310)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 70% final average in Academic Geometry  (MTH2300)
Open to:  Sophomores, Juniors

Our rigorous course in second year algebraic concepts and applications. Students will be prepared for success on PA state standardized testing as well as college SAT testing. Students who attain great success may advance to Honors Trigonometry (MTH3520). Most students will be advised to continue their mathematics learning with Academic Trigonometry (MTH3320) or Probability and Statistics (MTH4330).


PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS/ACADEMIC CONSUMER MATH WITH ALGEBRA  (MTH4330)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 70% final average in Algebra II (MTH3110) Academic Algebra II (MTH2310)
Open to:  Intended for Seniors

This course is intended for seniors who do not plan to pursue a career in mathematics, science or engineering and will not study Calculus in college.  Students who choose this course will study the basics of probability and statistical analysis as well as topics in consumer and career mathematics including income tax preparation, payroll, banking, car buying, insurance, credit, home buying, and investing.


HONORS TRIGONOMETRY & PRE-CALC*  (MTH3520)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisite:  At least a 85% final average in Honors Algebra II (MTH2510) or a 93% in Academic Algebra II (MTH2310)
Open to:  Intended for Juniors
Other:  Grades weighted 105% for GPA and class rank

This course is a more thorough and rigorous study of the topics included in Academic Trig & Pre-Calculus (MTH3320).
ACAD TRIGONOMETRY & PRE-CALC   (MTH3320)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 77% in Academic Algebra II (MTH2310) or a 93% final average in Algebra II (MTH3110)
Open to:  Juniors, Seniors

This course is intended as preparation for students who may take college calculus.  Triangle solutions are studied from both the Pythagorean and circular viewpoints.  The study includes functions, and graphs of lines, conic sections, locus, and polar equations.  Also included is the study of complex numbers, determinants, and higher degree equations.
 
 
AP STATISTICS   (MTH3730)
Credit: 1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisite:   At least a 93% in Academic Algebra II (MTH2310) or 85% final average in Honors Algebra II (MTH2510)
Open to:   Intended for Juniors concurrently with a Trigonometry course or Seniors after Trigonometry.  Sophomores should be sure to take Honors Trigonometry if taken concurrently with AP Statistics.
Other:  Grades weighted 110% for GPA and class rank

This course is intended for our most motivated math students who have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics including at least 2 years of algebra. Topics will include all work tested on the Advanced Placement Statistics Exam. Students will be prepared for and expected to take the Advanced Placement Statistics Exam administered in May.


AP CALCULUS   (MTH4740)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least an 85% final average in Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus (MTH3520) or a 93% average in Academic Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus (MTH3320)
Open to:  Seniors
Other:  Grades weighted 110% for GPA and class rank
This course is intended for students who have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics, including algebra, axiomatic geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry (rectangular and polar coordinates, equations and graphs, lines and conics). Topics studied include elementary functions, limits, differential calculus and integral calculus. Students are prepared for and expected to take the AP Calculus examination that is administered in May.


DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS   (MTH4340)
Credit:  1 credit - meets 50 mins, 6 days per cycle, full year
Prerequisites:  At least a 77% final average in Academic Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus (MTH3320) or a 77% final average in Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus (MTH3520)
Open to:  Seniors

Topics from advanced algebra, analytic geometry, and calculus are studied. These topics include distance between points and from a point to a line; conic sections (circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola); mathematical induction; polynomial function; rational functions; limits; and derivatives with applications to graphing, maxima and minima problems, and related rates and integral calculus.

 

Typical Math Sequences in Grades 7-12.

 

 

Although 3 math courses must be taken during grades 9-12 to meet state graduation requirements, it is recommended that students take a math class each year.  The advice of the student’s current math teacher should be sought before selecting the next math course.