The Magnet Mathematics Curricula provide opportunities and experiences for students to learn at an accelerated pace, broadening and deepening their understanding of concepts, integrated themes, and connections among the various branches of mathematics and other disciplines. Students use calculators, computers, and other tools for learning and doing mathematics. There e is an emphasis on higher-level thinking and problem solving that requires students to question, explore, reconceptualize, transform, and apply knowledge in a variety of ways.
Students learn to read, write, and speak in the language of mathematics.
They gain an appreciation of the economy, power, and elegance of mathematical notation and terminology and its role in the development and application of mathematical ideas. Major mathematical topics and the underlying properties and structures of various mathematical systems are introduced in Grade 6 and revisited with extensions and connections in all of the magnet mathematics courses. The program aims to present mathematics as a unified whole rather than a field with isolated strands. This course provides a motivating and challenging experience for those who have completed all or a substantial part of the K-8 ISM curriculum. It is designed to provide a strong foundation for future magnet mathematics courses.