Site Maintained by Web Designers of Middlebury Mathematics Department Initial placement into a college preparatory or advanced course sequence is by examination and departmental approval. This course offers an intensive study of the fundamentals of algebra. Included in the course are signed numbers, solving equations in one variable, polynomials, functions, and systems of linear equations.
Special emphasis is placed on problem solving and use of technology.
This course emphasizes the development of deductive reasoning and concise creative thinking. Students use what they learn about lines, triangles, polygons, and circles to solve numerical and algebraic geometry problems. The study of right triangle trigonometry and coordinate geometry is included in this course. Computer applications, including the Geometer's Sketchpad, are integrated into this program. This course covers linear and quadratic functions, inequalities, and polynomials.