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Grade Ten Courses
Mathematics Essentials 10 Graduation 1.0
Credit
This course provides students with the mathematics they will use in everyday
situations at work and at home. Topics include: pay options and deductions;
paying taxes; buying decisions; banking transactions and saving money;
investing and borrowing money; buying a car; and planning and taking a trip.
This course and Mathematics Essentials 11 satisfy the two-mathematics-course
requirement for graduation, and is open to students who have successfully
completed at least grade 8 mathematics.
Mathematics Foundations 10
Graduation 1.0 Credit
This course is offered to meet the needs of students who have completed
grade 9 mathematics but who experienced difficulty and want a basic
introduction to high school mathematics. Topics covered are the same as
those for Mathematics 10 described below with the exception that linear
programming is not covered in Mathematics Foundations 10. Other differences
in the courses are in pacing, depth and level of difficulty.
Prerequisite: Grade 9 Mathematics.
Text: Constructing Mathematics Book 1
Mathematics 10 Plus Academic 2.0
Credit
This course is offered for students who want an academic mathematics course
delivered at a slower pace than the typical introductory high school course.
A student who chooses to enroll in this course will spend the whole year in
his/her mathematics class instead of half the year or 2 semesters instead of
one. Extra time will increase the likelihood that a student meets the
outcomes of the course which are the same as the outcomes for Mathematics 10
described below. Students who successfully complete this course will earn
two credits – one elective credit and one Mathematics credit.
Prerequisite: Grade Nine Academic Mathematics.
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 1
Mathematics 10 Academic 1.0 Credit
The topics to be covered include:
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data management including stem
and leaf, box plots and normal curves
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networks and matrices
[optional component]
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patterns, relations, equations
and predictions with focus on linear relations
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modeling functional
relationships including line of best fit and median-median line
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relationships in right angle
triangles including the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometric ratios
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geometry in the context of
designing efficient packaging
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linear programming
Graphing calculators will be
used throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Grade Nine Academic Mathematics.
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 1
Math 10 IB
Prep Academic 1.0 Credit
Content includes a rigorous approach to topics covered in Math 10 as well as
additional topics such as analytical geometry, study of irrational numbers,
and an extensive study of quadratics.
Prerequisite: acceptance into IB through application
Grade Eleven Courses
The following options are
available to students entering Grade 11:
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Students seeking a graduation
credit only in their grade 11 year will take Math Foundations 11.
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The majority of students who
do not intend to take calculus as part of their post-secondary study will
take Math 11 in their grade 11 year and Math 12 in their grade 12 year.
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Students who plan further
study in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering or other disciplines
requiring calculus will take two mathematics courses in their grade 11
year— Advanced Mathematics 11 and Advanced Mathematics 12. These courses
are prerequisites for Pre-calculus Mathematics 12, which students will
take in their grade 12 year.
Mathematics Foundations 11 Graduation 1.0
Credit
This course follows Mathematics Foundations 10. Topics to be covered
include:
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making decisions in consumer
math
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linear programming
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trigonometry with emphasis on
applications
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statistics with emphasis on
the normal curve and standard deviation
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independent study unit
Prerequisite: Mathematics
Foundations 10 or Mathematics 10 or Mathematics 10 Plus
Text: Constructing Mathematics Book 2
Mathematics 11 Academic 1.0 Credit
This course is designed with the majority of university-bound students in
mind. The focus is on applications of mathematics in a variety of
disciplines and it fulfills the requirements for admission to most
university and post-secondary programs that do not involve a calculus
course.
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book
2
Graphing Calculators will be used on a daily basis throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 10 or Mathematics 10 Plus
Advanced Mathematics 11 Advanced
1.0 Credit
This course covers the same topics as Math 11 above. The topics, however,
are covered in more depth and the assignments will be more challenging.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 10
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 2
Grade Twelve Courses
The following options are
available to students entering Grade 12:
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Students seeking a graduation
credit only in their grade 12 year will take Math Foundations 12.
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The majority of students not
intending to take calculus as part of their post secondary study will take
Math 12 in their grade 12 year.
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Students who plan further
study in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering or other courses
requiring calculus will take Pre-calculus 12 and may also choose to take
Calculus 12.
Mathematics Foundations 12 Graduation 1.0
Credit
This course presents students with learning opportunities involving
practical applications of mathematics to, elementary technology and science
as well as their daily lives. Students extend their study of measurement,
geometry and trigonometry through applications that arise in industry and
trades. They extend their number and operation sense primarily through
business and personal finance applications. They further develop their
graphing skills and ability to represent and interpret relationships among
quantities. Reasoning and communication skills in mathematics are emphasized
in the unit on statistics. There is minimal emphasis on formal algebraic
methods. Students are taught to use appropriate technology efficiently.
Prerequisite: Mathematics Foundations 11 or Mathematics 11.
Texts: Mathematics for Business and Constructing Mathematics Book 3
Mathematics 12 Academic 1.0 Credit
This course follows Mathematics 11 and is designed for those students not
intending to take calculus as part of their post-secondary study. Topics to
be covered include:
Graphing Calculators will be
used on a daily basis throughout the course. Prerequisite recommended:
Mathematics 11 or Advanced Mathematics 11
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 3
Advanced Mathematics 12 Advanced 1.0
Credit
This course covers the same topics as Math 12 below. The topics, however,
are covered in more depth and the assignments will be more challenging.
Prerequisite recommended: Advanced Mathematics 11
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 3
Pre-calculus 12 Academic 1.0
Credit
This course is designed to expand the student’s mathematical insight and
knowledge in preparation for courses at the post-secondary level in
mathematics and related fields. It is intended for students who will take at
least a full year of calculus in their program at a postsecondary
institution.
This course follows Advanced Mathematics 11 and Advanced Mathematics 12.
Topics to be included are:
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Sequences and Series
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Functions: composition of
functions and their graphs
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Introduction to limits and
derivatives
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Functions: rational,
irrational, absolute value, piecewise, exponential and logarithmic.
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Trigonometry
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Complex numbers and polar
coordinates
Prerequisite: Advanced
Mathematics 11 and Advanced Mathematics 12
Text: Mathematical Modeling Book 4
Calculus 12 Advanced 1.0 Credit
This course is designed for students who wish to build a deeper foundation
in calculus (beyond that given in Pre-Calculus Mathematics 12 level). The
concepts of a limit, derivative, definite integral and indefinite integral
will be developed numerically, verbally, graphically and algebraically using
applications. Students will examine the fundamental properties of
derivatives and explore derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric,
exponential and logarithmic functions. Using area under the curve to
approximate distance (as a product of time and variable speed) will evolve
into the study of The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Applications will
include displacement, velocity, acceleration, exponential and logistic
population growth, area between curves, volumes of solids, length of curves
and surface area. Throughout the course, the development of and connections
between concepts will be emphasized through multiple representations and
real-world contextual situations.
Prerequisite: Registration in Pre-calculus 12 or Advanced Pre-calculus 12
Text: Calculus - A Search for Meaning (Gage)
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