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As long as a branch of science offers an abundance of problems
so long is it alive.
-- David Hilbert
The Mathematics Curriculum of Lowell High School has a wide
range of courses for students. They vary from Algebra to Advanced
Math Topics. In this section of the Math Department web site,
you can learn about each course, plan your future classes,
or you can just be amazed by the many classes. If you don't want
to navigate through all the links, just select "Slideshow"
from the menu on the right for a simple but enjoyable presentation of
the math courses.
Course Listing
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9th |
- Math A (Pre-algebra)
- Algebra 1 & 2
- Accelerated Math 1H & 2H (Honors Algebra)
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10th |
- Geometry 1 & 2
- Geometry 1H & 2H
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11th |
- Advanced Algebra 1 & 2
- Adv. Algebra/ Trigonometry 1H
- Adv. Algebra/ Analytical Geometry 2H
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12th |
- Trigonometry
- Adv. Math Topics
- AP1 & AP2 Calculus
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Course Descriptions
- Scientific calculators are used in all of
our courses. Graphing
calculators are used in the Trigonometry, Advanced Topics, and
Calculus classes.
Algebra Geometry Adv. Algebra Trigonometry Adv. Math Topics.
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Algebra 1 |
This course covers the following topics
with emphasis on vocabulary and symbols: basic set notation,
basic set theory, the four fundamental operations on real and
rational numbers, the algebraic and graphic solution of linear
equations and inequalities in one and two variables, and the
interpretation of correlated word problems. |
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Algebra 2 |
This course completes the year of basic
knowledge of Algebra. It includes all forms of factoring, solutions
of quadratic equations in one variable, the use of the Quadratic
Formula, developing facility in the use of fractions including
an introduction into ratio and proportion, understanding and
using irrational roots of quadratic equations, interpretation
and solution of correlated word problems, and using and understanding
formulas. |
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Geometry 1 |
This course introduces geometry with these
following topics: understanding the nature of proof; achieving
spatial perception; understanding the geometric relationships
of incidence, congruence,
perpendicularity, and parallelism; accumulating and organizing
geometric facts; and the maintenance and extension of previously
learned mathematical skills and knowledge. |
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Geometry 2 |
Geometry 2 follows and extends course content
from Geometry 1. Taken together, as a sequence, these two courses
constitute an entire whole. Specifically, Geometry 2 is concerned
with: 1) achieving further spacial perception; 2) understanding
the geometric relationship of similarity; 3) practice and application
of geometric facts; 4) synthesis of algebraic geometry in the
Cartesian Coordinate System; and 5) maintenance and extension
of previously learned mathematical skills and knowledge. |
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Adv. Algebra 1 |
This continuation of the first year of
algebra devotes its study to relations and functions, the solution
of systems of equations and inequalities, the complex number
plane, quadratic functions, the
binomial expansion, the study of real number exponents, and the
introduction of vectors. |
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Adv. Algebra 2 |
The course includes exponential and logarithmic
functions, trigonometric functions and their inverses, identities,
trigonometric equations, and graphs of functions and their inverses. |
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Trigonometry |
The study of analytic geometry includes
fundamental concepts, first-degree equations, second-degree equations
(conics), transfomation and rotations in the plane and curve
sketching surfaces of revolution, polar coordinates including
graphing and transformations, polar form of complex numbers and
a review of the graphs of the trigonometric functions and their
inverses. |
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Adv. Math Topics |
An in-depth study of a potpourri of advanced
high school mathematics topics including: polar coordinates and
graphs, vectors and matrices, probablity, statistics, limits,
math inductions, and symbolic logic. |
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