Probability is the likelihood that a particular event will occur. The study of probability enables students to make predictions based on experimental data. Patterns and Relationships Recognizing patterns and relationships has been instrumental in the development of mathematics and the study of numbers. Exploring patterns and relationships allows students to develop and understand how mathematics applies to their understanding of the development of connections between and among numbers, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, functions, and change relationships. Geometry may also be developed as a mathematical system.
Number theory includes odd and even numbers, primes, factors and multiples.
An understanding of mathematical systems and number theory allows students to see mathematics as a cohesive whole. Discrete Mathematics Discrete mathematics is the study of points, ideas, and objects that are separate from each other or distinct. Graph theory, counting techniques, matrices and the mathematics of decision making are included as part of discrete mathematics. Discrete mathematics promotes the making of mathematical connections, provides advantage of the technological setting, and provides the opportunities for critical thinking and mathematical reasoning.