2 Algebra II is a course designed to reinforce skills learned in Algebra I as well as introducing topics necessary for higher level math courses. The topics given to high priority in Algebra II are solving of all types of equations and inequalities, graphing functions and solving application problems. Calculators and computer work is integrated where appropriate. This course is offered to students recommended as most able in mathematics. The content of the course includes all topics in Algebra II, presented from a more abstract and theoretical standpoint.
Emphasis is on the structure and the deductive nature of mathematics.
Topics include congruence, similarity, parallel lines, polygons, measurement, areas and volumes, etc. The course begins with constructing basic definitions within geometry, then progressing to the discovery of properties of several geometrical figures. These concepts are introduced visually, analytically, inductively, and deductively, thus allowing the students opportunity to write and discuss the mathematics being discovered. This course is designed to introduce the student to the vocabulary and concepts of plane geometry and to apply those concepts using the processes of logical reasoning to attain a better understanding of the world around them. The development of theorems will necessitate a working knowledge of measurement, congruence, similarity, parallelism, larity, transformations, probability, perimeter, area, volume, trigonometry, and application of algebra concepts of geometry.