• Math Department

Math Graduation Requirements

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    Four Carnegie Units of Math are required to be earned toward graduation.  Please refer to the Collins Hill Cluster Math Sequence document to see the various courses your student has to choose from based upon their current math placement.

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Math Clubs and Activities

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    Academic Team


    Mu Alpha Theta

Math Department Chairs

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    Melissa Medina


    Rori Smith

  • Algebra: Concepts and Connections

    Algebra: Concepts & Connections *Graduation Requirement; State EOC assessment

    The identified prerequisite for this course is 8th Grade Mathematics.  

    This is the first in a sequence of required high school mathematics courses.  It includes modeling linear functions; analyzing systems of linear inequalities; investigating rational and irrational numbers; modeling and analyzing quadratic and exponential expressions, equations, and functions; investigating univariate and bivariate data; and algebraic connections to geometric concepts.

  • Geometry: Concepts and Connections

    Geometry: Concepts & Connections *Graduation Requirement

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

    This is the second in a sequence of required high school mathematics courses.  It includes operations with polynomial expressions using geometric shapes; geometric constructions and proofs; congruence; similarity; right triangle trigonometry; properties of circles; unit circle; applications of volume; and applications of compound probability.

  • Accelerated Geometry: Concepts & Connections

    Accelerated Geometry: Concepts & Connections *Graduation Requirement

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Enhanced Grade 8 + Algebra: Concepts & Connections or Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

    This is the second in a sequence of required high school mathematics courses.  This course incorporates all content in Geometry: Concepts & Connections (satisfying graduation requirements) along with select AKS from Enhanced Advanced Algebra + Precalculus: Concepts & Connections.   It includes operations with polynomial expressions using geometric shapes; geometric constructions and proofs; congruence; similarity; right triangle trigonometry; applications of trigonometry to general triangles; properties of circles; unit circle; applications of the six trigonometric ratios; applications of volume; compound probability; and descriptive and inferential statistics.

  • Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections

    Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections *Graduation Requirement

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Geometry: Concepts & Connections or Accelerated Geometry: Concepts & Connections.

    This is the third in a sequence of required high school mathematics courses.  It includes descriptive and inferential statistics, exponential and logarithmic functions; radical and rational functions; quadratic and polynomial functions; exploring linear algebra and matrices; and trigonometry and the unit circle.

  • Enhanced Advanced Algebra and AP PreCalculus: Concepts & Connections

    Enhanced Advanced Algebra + AP Precalculus: Concepts & Connections *Graduation Requirement

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Accelerated Geometry: Concepts & Connections or Geometry: Concepts & Connections.

    This is the third in a sequence of required high school mathematics courses.  The course incorporates 2 years of content from the standard math sequence: Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections and AP Precalculus.  It includes descriptive and inferential statistics, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions; quadratic and polynomial functions; exploring linear algebra and matrices; rational and piecewise-defined functions; trigonometry and the unit circle; conic sections and polar equations; vector quantities and parametric equations; and sequences and series.  Students taking this course may be eligible for the Advanced Placement Precalculus exam.

  • Pre-Calculus

    Precalculus

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

    This course is a high school mathematics core credit.  It includes rational and piecewise-defined functions; trigonometric expressions and functions; trigonometric identities and equations; conic sections and polar equations; vector quantities and parametric equations; and sequences and series. 

  • Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making

    Advanced Mathematical Decision Making 

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

    This course is a high school mathematics core credit.  It includes mathematical reasoning; probability; statistical studies; mathematical models; vectors and matrices; and network models.

  • Statistical Reasoning

    Statistical Reasoning

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections.

    This course is a high school mathematics core credit. It includes studying statistics as a problem-solving process and the role of questioning; collecting and considering data and types of studies; analyzing data and the role of distributions; and interpreting results to answer a statistical investigative question.

  • CP Calculus

    Calculus

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Precalculus.

    This course is a high school mathematics core credit.  It includes exploring limits and continuity, establishing and using the derivative; applications of derivatives; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; and applications of integrals.

  • AP Statistics

    AP Statistics

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Enhanced Advanced Algebra and Precalculus: Concepts & Connections or Precalculus.

    This course follows the AP syllabus developed by the College Board for the Advanced Placement Statistics Exam.  It includes an  in-depth experience in statistical concepts and methods; data collection and exploration; experimental and theoretical probability; probability distributions; and descriptive and inferential statistics. 

  • AP Calculus AB

    AP Calculus AB

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Enhanced Advanced Algebra and Precalculus: Concepts & Connections or Precalculus.

    This course follows the AP syllabus developed by the College Board for the Advanced Placement Calculus AB Exam.  It includes an in-depth examination of limits; derivatives and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions; continuity; applications of derivatives to related rates; maxima and minima; curve sketching; integration formulas; applications of the definite integral; and methods of integration.

  • AP Calculus BC

    AP Calculus BC

    The identified prerequisite for this course is Enhanced Advanced Algebra and Precalculus: Concepts & Connections or Precalculus.

    This course follows the AP syllabus developed by the College Board for the Advanced Placement Calculus BC Exam.  It includes an in-depth examination of limits, derivatives, and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions; continuity; applications of derivatives to related rates; maxima and minima; curve sketching; integration formulas; applications of the definite integral; methods of integration, graphing, and integrating in polar coordinates; infinite sequences and series; power series; vectors; and differential equations.

  • Advanced Calculus II

    Advanced Calculus II

    The identified prerequisite for this course is AP Calculus AB.

    This course is a high school mathematics core credit.  It includes integral evaluation; limits of sequences; application of polar and parametric equations; L’Hospital’s Rule; application of Taylor’s Theorem; MacLaurin series; differentiation and integration of power series; three dimensional coordinate geometry; vectors; and vector calculus.