The department’s mission is to develop in each student a love of mathematics, confidence in his/her abilities, and a sense of responsibility for his/her academic achievement.
While preparing students for the most rigorous college programs, the curriculum also exposes them to the history and beauty of mathematics. The wide range of course offerings enables students to complete four years of mathematics at the Upper School.
Ability grouping allows students to be successful as well as challenged. The pace of the course and the depth of study of various topics differ between courses offered at multiple levels.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : Algebra INext Sequential Course: Honors Algebra II or College Prep Algebra II
This course provides the core of the general concepts and theorems of Geometry. While formal two-column and coordinate proofs are introduced, emphasis is placed on the development of logical and evidence-based thinking. The traditional concepts concerning lines, angles, planes, polygons, congruence, and similarity are connected to real-world applications and careers. The course also covers topics such as areas, surface areas and volumes of solids. Practice in applying concepts is strengthened by spiral review and occasional references to SAT-formatted questions. The goal of the course is to build a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Geometry.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- in Algebra I and department recommendationNext Sequential Course: Honors Algebra II or College Prep Algebra II
This course begins with an introduction to the terms and fundamental concepts in the field of Euclidean Geometry. Using these building blocks throughout the year, students derive powerful theorems and develop an understanding of geometric concepts.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : GeometryNext Sequential Course: Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, and AP Statistics
This course begins with a review of Algebra I topics, including linear equations, functions, and inequalities. Students solve systems of equations using graphing, substitution, and linear combinations.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- in both Algebra I & Geometry Honors and department recommendationNext Sequential Course: Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, and AP Statistics
This course includes the study of linear equations, linear data models, and linear relations. Students explore techniques of factoring, graphing parabolas, solutions of quadratic equations, and the algebraic properties of powers, roots, and exponents.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : Algebra IINext Sequential Course: Calculus, Advanced Placement courses Calculus AB, AP Statistics
This course focuses on the interconnectedness between a function, its graph, and its relationship to relevant everyday topics.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- in Algebra II Honors and department recommendationNext Sequential Course: Calculus, Honor Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics
In this course, students complete a summer assignment review of Algebra 2 Honors topics in preparation for the various topics in math analysis that are required for learning calculus.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : B- in Precalculus and department recommendationNext Sequential Course: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics
This course is intended for students who want to learn some of the practical applications of calculus while increasing their understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- in Precalculus Honors, and department recommendationNext Sequential Course: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics
This course is intended for students who want to learn the practical applications of traditional calculus while understanding the mathematical concepts underlying the techniques they have acquired. Students study nearly all the topics covered in a one semester, college-level calculus course in a non-AP setting.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- Honors Precalculus or B+ in Honors Calculus, and dept. recommendationNext Sequential Course: AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics
A formal study of limits and continuity provides the foundation for the study of differential and integral calculus.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : AP Calculus AB minimum grade of 3 on the AP exam or Honors Calculus and department recommendation
This course covers all topics listed in the current Advanced Placement BC Calculus syllabus. In conjunction with Advanced Placement Calculus AB, it is equivalent to two semesters of first-year college calculus.
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : Algebra II
Statistics is a field that has applications in many academic disciplines. This introductory course in statistics provides students with a strong statistical base that is applicable to many courses of study in college.*Students may not take both Statistics and AP Statistics
Full Year - 5 CreditsPrerequisite : A- in Algebra II/Honors Algebra II or A- in Precalculus or B+ in Honors Precalculus or B in Calculus or B- in Honors Calculus or AP Calculus AB; and department recommendation
In this course, students are introduced to the processes of designing experiments and statistical studies, as well as the tools for appropriately displaying and describing one-variable and two-variable data.
Full Year - 2.5 CreditsPrerequisite : GeometryNext Sequential Course: Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, and AP Statistics
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