The poetry of Logical Ideas, Mathematics

Monday & Wednesday, 11:30-12:25 PM 4th Period

• $265/Semester

This course is to help students transition easily from arithmetic to algebra. We will be reviewing skills they have learned in previous arithmetic classes and building on those skills. Variables are introduced early in the text. We will work with numerical expressions and evaluate algebraic expressions of all kinds.

Topics covered throughout the year: Procedures for solving simple equations; Learning how to work with decimals, integers, and rational numbers; Solving more difficult equations and inequalities; Ratios, Proportions, and Percents; Geometry.

Required Textbook

Pre-Algebra Student Edition, 3rd edition, BJU Press ISBN 978-1-64626-010-2 (SKU#525089)

Class Supplies Needed: Binder or Folder, Spiral-Bound Notebook, Pencils, Calculator (optional); Students will be required to do most arithmetic without calculators.

Monday & Wednesday, 8:30 -9:25

1st Period

• $265/Semester
• Prerequisite; Pre-Algebra
• Credit Hours: 2

Foundational concepts of algebra are introduced in this class. Special attention is paid to expressions, equations, inequalities, and graphing.  Students will also begin learning about polynomials, quadratic equations, and rational equations.

Required Textbook

Algebra I Student Text (3rd ed. Copyright update) BJU Press ISBN 978-1-62856-562-1

Class Supplies Needed: Textbook, Folder or Binder, Notebook, Pencils, Graph Paper, Calculator (Optional).

Monday & Wednesday, 10:30 -11:25

3rd Period

• $265/Semester
• Prerequisite; Algebra I
• Credit Hours: 2

This course covers the basic tools of geometry; investigating geometric figures, transformations, triangle relationships, measuring in the plane, measuring in space, reasoning and parallel lines, congruent triangles, quadrilaterals, similarity, and right triangle trigonometry.

Required Textbook

Geometry Student Text (4th ed.) BJU Press ISBN: 978-1-60682-894-6

Class Supplies Needed: Textbook, Folder or Binder, Notebook, Pencils, Graph Paper, Calculator (Optional).

Monday & Wednesday, 1 - 1:55 PM  

5th Period

• $265/Semester
• Prerequisite: Algebra I
• Credit Hours: 2

The goal of this course is to develop thinking and reasoning skills, to provide general knowledge of basic mathematical concepts including number systems, geometry, and functions, to develop problem-solving abilities, and to develop speed and accuracy in computation.

Topics studied are polynomials, linear equations, linear relations, quadratic equations, polynomial functions, systems of equations and inequalities, radicals, rational expressions and equations, and trigonometry.

Required Textbook

• Algebra 2 Student Edition 3rd edition, BJU Press, ISBN 978-1-64626-475-9 (SKU#536995)

Class Supplies Needed: Textbook, Folder or Binder, Notebook,  Pencils, Graph Paper, and Calculator (Optional).

Monday & Wednesday, 2 - 2:55 PM

6th Period

• $265/Semester
• Prerequisite: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
• Credit Hours: 2

This course will continue the topics covered in Algebra I and II, including trigonometry, polynomials, functions and inverses, equations, complex numbers, etc. We will also be studying new topics, such as conic sections, polar graphs and matrices. Plans are to delve into limits and differential calculus, as time allows.

Required Textbook

• Precalculus for Christian Schools, BJU Press, Pub. 2002, ISBN 1-57924-614-1
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Class Supplies Needed: Textbook, Folder or Binder, Notebook, Pencils, and a Graphing Calculator, TI-83 Plus or higher.