Content Areas

No changes made Spring 2015

Each Quick Recall round contains an equal number of questions from each subject area.  Each Written Assessment exam has balanced proportions from each category.

## Mathematics

Most questions are computational, but vocabulary and history may also be covered.

1. Number and Quantity: Real and Complex Numbers, Radicals, Rational Exponents
2. Number and Quantity: Vectors, Polar Coordinates, Matrices, Fractals
3. Number and Quantity: Set Theory, Base Changes, Sequences and Series, Binomial Theorem
4. Algebra: Equations and Inequalities (including Linear, Absolute Value, Quadratic, Exponential, Logarithmic, Radical, Rational, and Trigonometric), Systems of Linear and Non-Linear Equations and Inequalities
5. Algebra: Variations, Polynomials, Rational Expressions
6. Functions: Functions and Their Graphs (including Linear, Absolute Value, Quadratic, Exponential, Logarithmic, Radical, Rational, and Trigonometric), Inverses, Compositions of Functions
7. Functions: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, including their properties and applications
8. Functions: Radian Measure, Unit Circle, Trigonometric Identities
9. Functions: Polynomial Functions (including End Behavior, Zeros, Rational Root Theorem, Remainder Theorem, Descartes Rule of Signs, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra) and Rational Functions
10. Geometry: Congruence and Similarity, including Transformations in the Plane and Similarity in Transformations
11. Geometry: Triangles Including Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles, Right Triangle Trigonometry, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines
12. Geometry: Quadrilaterals, Polygons, Polyhedrons
13. Geometry: Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, Volume
14. Geometry: Circles, including all theorems, Arc Lengths, and Areas of Sectors
15. Geometry: Coordinate Geometry and Conic Sections
16. Statistics and Probability: Counting Principles, Probability of Independent and Dependent Events, Conditional Probability, Probability of Compound Events, 2-way frequency tables
17. Statistics and Probability: Random Variables, Probability Distributions (including Uniform, Binomial, Geometric, and Normal), Expected Value
18. Statistics and Probability: Use Statistics to interpret Data, including Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Spread, Regression, Confidence Intervals, and Hypothesis Testing
19. Calculus: Limits and Derivatives
20. Calculus: Integrals and Differential Equations

 Science

1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Botany: Vascular and Non-Vascular Plants, Photosynthesis, etc.
3. Vertebrates and Invertebrates
4. Genetics: Including DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis
5. Cells: Including Mitosis, Meiosis, Osmosis, Diffusion, Respiration
6. Protista, Monera, Fungi, Viruses
7. Ecology, Environmental Issues, Resources and Conservation
8. Chemistry: Processes, Reactions
9. Chemistry: Elements, Compounds, Periodic Table
10. Chemistry: Laws, Gas Laws, Matter, Energy
11. Chemistry: Acids, Bases, Salts, Solutions
12. Chemistry: Nuclear, Atomic, Modern
13. Chemistry: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
14. Physics: Mechanics including Newton’s Laws, Kepler’s Laws
15. Physics: Energy, Work, Thermodynamics
16. Physics: Vibrations, Waves, Sound
17. Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
18. Modern Physics: Quantum Physics, Particle Physics, Relativistic physics
19. Astronomy, Astronomers, Space Travel
20. Earth Science
21. Science History, Famous Scientists, Current Science Events

 Social Studies

1. Government: Types, Characteristics, and International Relations
2. Government: United States, Roles of Officials, Parties, Personnel, Constitution
3. Major Supreme Court Cases
4. Sociology and Psychology
5. Economics: Principles and Practices; Theories and Theorists – Emphasis on Krugman, Ricardo, Smith, Keynes, Galbraith, Tobin, Hume, Veblen, Friedman
6. Geography: United States, political and physical
7. Geography: World, political and physical
8. World Civilization: Prehistory to the Middle Ages – Europe, China, and India
9. World Civilization: Renaissance and Reformation
10. World Civilization: Post-Renaissance/Reformation to 1800
11. World Civilization: 1801-1900
12. World Civilization: 1901-present
13. U.S. History: Prehistory and Pre-Columbian History
14. U.S. History: Discovery and colonization (1492-1774)
15. U.S. History: New Nation to the Civil War (1775-1860)
16. U.S. History: Civil War/Reconstruction to World War I (1861-1918)
17. U.S. History: Post-war, Depression, World War II (1919-1945)
18. U.S. History: Modern Era (1946-2009)
19. Current History: People and Events from 2010 to the present

 Language Arts

1. Early Literature including Indian, Sanskrit, Chinese, Persian and Faith-based Literature
2. Ancient Greek and Roman Literature to 400 A.D.
3. Medieval Literature (to 1400) including Arabic Faith-based Literature
4. Renaissance European and English Literature 1400-1600
5. British, European and Russian Literature 1600-1800
6. American Literature before 1800
7. British, European and Russian Literature 1800-1900
8. American Literature 1800-1900
9. Award-winning British poetry and novels since 1900
10. Latin American, African and Eastern Hemisphere Literature (any era, excluding European and Russian)
11. Nobel Prize in Literature Winners
12. Drama since 1900: Emphasis on British and American
13. Award-winning American poetry and novels since 1900
14. Pulitzer Prize Winners: Fiction
15. Short stories 1900-present
16. Literary Devices and Techniques
17. Grammar and Mechanics
18. English word origins with Greek/Latin roots, Common Foreign Words and Phrases

 Arts and Humanities

1. Visual Art: Elements, forms, purposes, terms, concepts
2. Visual Art: Artists and their works – Emphasis on Degas, Rubens, Hopper, Kahlo, Mondrian, Fragonard, Durer, Brancusi, Leonardo, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Dali, Cole, van Dyck, Renoir
3. Visual Art: Art periods, themes, styles, historical and cultural aspects
4. Architecture and architectural elements – Emphasis on Middle Eastern and Asian, Ancient Greece and Rome
5. Architecture: Architects and their works – Emphasis on Bernini, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Santiago Calatrava, Frank Gehry, Brunelleschi, Antoni Gaudi, LeCorbusier, Louis Sullivan
6. Music: Elements, forms, purposes, terms, concepts, styles
7. Composers and their works – Emphasis on Berlioz, Bartok, Mahler, Palestrina, Handel, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Haydn; Modern American and Contemporary
8. Music: Movements, time periods, historical and cultural aspects
9. Musical theatre, opera, operettas
10. Dance: Elements, forms, purposes, terms, concepts
11. Dancers and choreographers: famous roles and contributions
12. Philosophers and philosophy – Emphasis on Aristotle, Lao-Tzu, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Thomas Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Confucius,  Zoroaster
13. World religions, religious leaders and religious history
14. Mythology: Greek, Roman and Norse gods, goddesses and characters
15. Contemporary drama, music and art – 1940 to present
16. Drama/Theater: Elements, forms, concepts, historical and cultural aspects
17. Drama/Theater: Notable works
18. Film masterpieces and documentaries, famous directors (Award-winning and notable nominees)