Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 127 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter O - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS › Section 127.754 - Engineering Mathematics (One Credit), Adopted 2015

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. This course is
				  recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Algebra II. This
				  course satisfies a high school mathematics graduation requirement. Students
				  shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
				  instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
				  relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
				  and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Science, Technology, Engineering, and
				  Mathematics (STEM) Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing
				  scientific research and professional and technical services, including
				  laboratory and testing services, and research and development
				  services.
(3) Engineering
				  Mathematics is a course where students solve and model design problems.
				  Students will use a variety of mathematical methods and models to represent and
				  analyze problems that represent a range of real-world engineering applications
				  such as robotics, data acquisition, spatial applications, electrical
				  measurement, manufacturing processes, materials engineering, mechanical drives,
				  pneumatics, process control systems, quality control, and computer
				  programming.
(4) The mathematical
				  process standards describe ways in which students are expected to engage in the
				  content. The placement of the process standards at the beginning of the
				  knowledge and skills listed for each grade and course is intentional. The
				  process standards weave the other knowledge and skills together so that
				  students may be successful problem solvers and use mathematics efficiently and
				  effectively in daily life. The process standards are integrated at every grade
				  level and course. When possible, students will apply mathematics to problems
				  arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. Students will use a
				  problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information,
				  formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the
				  solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of
				  the solution. Students will select appropriate tools such as real objects,
				  manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology and techniques such as mental
				  math, estimation, and number sense to solve problems. Students will effectively
				  communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using
				  multiple representations such as symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language.
				  Students will use mathematical relationships to generate solutions and make
				  connections and predictions. Students will analyze mathematical relationships
				  to connect and communicate mathematical ideas. Students will display, explain,
				  or justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language
				  in written or oral communication.
(5) Students are encouraged to participate in
				  extended learning experiences such as career and technical student
				  organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(6) Statements that contain the word
				  "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
				  phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.