Approved math score on High School Placement Test. This course is designed to teach Algebra I in a two-year sequence to those students who need reinforcement in computational skills and who have a limited background in the basics of mathematics. The freshmen in Algebra I, Part I, study integers, fractions, decimals, and directed numbers which are incorporated into basic algebra. Throughout the year, the students are tested on their comprehension of the competency in basic mathematical skills fundamental to learning algebraic principles. This is an accelerated course based on undefined terms, definitions, postulates, and theorems.
Major emphasis is placed on inductive and deductive reasoning essential in proving theorems.
Topics include parallel lines and planes, congruent triangles, similar triangles, the theorem of Pythagoras, circles loci, Ceva s theorem, transformations, constructions, coordinate geometry, area, surface and volume. Algebra I and teacher recommendation. This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of Euclidean Geometry. Topics include the mathematical structure of geometry, induction, deduction, elementary symbolic logic, angle relationships, parallel lines and planes, congruent triangles, and circles. Students learn to write two-column deductive proofs, apply properties of congruent triangles to other polygons, and perform elementary classical constructions.