The second in a two quarter sequence. Introduces and develops graphing of linear equations, solutions to systems of equations, linear programming, and radical expressions and equations. Introduces the function concept andstudies functions from the analytic and geometric viewpoint. Emphasizes the solution of quadratic equations and the study of quadratic functions. Focus is on problems solving techniques for the technical fields.
Emphasis is on algebraic methods.
Development of a mathematical vocabulary, skills with algebraic expressions, formula manipulations, graphing techniques, solving linear quadratic and systems of equations. Introduces concepts of data collection, organization and summaries. Develops the fundamental concepts of mean, median and standard deviation. Studies the concept of probability with some fundamental techniques for calculating probabilities. Introduces probability distributions, emphasizing the binomial, normal, and Chi-squared distributions.