Any student falling below the minimum level of proficiency on the HSPA test must enroll in this course and must also enroll in another math course at the same time. This is the first course of a two-year program, which provides the students with an integrated and applied approach to algebraic and geometric concepts. Algebraic topics include properties of real numbers, integers, single variable equations, and rational numbers. Many topics are introduced through the use of hands-on laboratory experiences. This course continues the study of mathematics by reviewing and building on the skills from Integrated Mathematics 1.
Students work with number patterns, ratio and proportion, exponents and properties of integers.
They also are introduced to angle relationships, perimeter and area, symmetry and congruence, and geometric transformations, the coordinate plane, and distances. In addition, they are introduced to data interpretation and the concepts of mode, mean, median and range. This third course of the sequence provides the students with the fundamentals of geometry. The course includes the study of basic geometric concepts, congruent triangles through transformations, properties of parallel and perpendicular lines, similarity relationships, coordinate geometry and properties of quadrilaterals. Whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages are reviewed and instruction in algebra and geometry concepts is provided.