Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 111 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR MATHEMATICS › Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL › Section 111.40 - Algebra II, Adopted 2012 (One-Half to One Credit)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. Students shall be
				  awarded one-half to one credit for successful completion of this course.
				  Prerequisite: Algebra I.
(b)
				  Introduction.
(1) The desire to achieve
				  educational excellence is the driving force behind the Texas essential
				  knowledge and skills for mathematics, guided by the college and career
				  readiness standards. By embedding statistics, probability, and finance, while
				  focusing on fluency and solid understanding, Texas will lead the way in
				  mathematics education and prepare all Texas students for the challenges they
				  will face in the 21st century.
(2)
				  The 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.
(3) In Algebra II, students will build on the
				  knowledge and skills for mathematics in Kindergarten-Grade 8 and Algebra I.
				  Students will broaden their knowledge of quadratic functions, exponential
				  functions, and systems of equations. Students will study logarithmic, square
				  root, cubic, cube root, absolute value, rational functions, and their related
				  equations. Students will connect functions to their inverses and associated
				  equations and solutions in both mathematical and real-world situations. In
				  addition, students will extend their knowledge of data analysis and numeric and
				  algebraic methods.
(4) 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.