A second course in algebra covering a review of polynomials and factoring exponents and scientific notation, algebraic fractions, radicals and radical equations, higher order equations, graphing of general algebraic equations, conic sections, and application problems. A course covering linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, graphs and functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, exponential and logarithmic functions, binomial theorem, and applications. A unified course in plane analytic geometry and trigonometry. Explores elementary differential and integral calculus with applications in business, social sciences, sciences, computer science, and mathematics. This course uses a graphing calculator or Mathematica, a symbolic equation solving computer program, to aid in the understanding of calculus.
Foundations of mathematics provide a logical base to reason in mathematics and everyday life.
Topics include set theory, combinatorics, probability, and various introductory topics in statistics such as graphical data representation, frequency distributions, sampling, normal density curve, correlation, and linear regression. Purchase of a specific brand and model of a graphing calculator is required. Elementary probability, organization of data, binomial and normal distributions, sampling, basic statistics, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation. This course uses both a statistical calculator and statistical software. A study of sets, systems of numeration, development of the decimal system, metric and English systems of measurement and geometry.