M21 Math 3
Level: Grade 8
Course Length: Year
This course gives extensive review of the skills acquired in Math 2 and extends those skills in preparation for high school course. Number sense, algebra, probability and statistics, geometry and measurement are studied. Topics include working with properties of real numbers to evaluate numeric expressions, understanding slope as a rate of change, using counting techniques to determine possible outcomes and surface area of prisms.
M25 Math 3 Advanced
Level: Grades 6, 7 and 8
Course Length: Year
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
Math 3 Advanced is designed to prepare students for algebra. Number sense, probability and statistics, geometry and measurement are studied. Topics include working with the properties of positive and negative exponents, understanding slope as a rate of change, applying the Fundamental Counting Principle, and surface area and volume of pyramids and cylinders.
M35 Algebra 1 Advanced
Level: Grades 7 and 8
Course Length: Year
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
Algebra 1 Advanced is an in-depth study of algebraic symbolism, systems of equations, graphing, problem solving and probability and statistics. Students will build upon their previous knowledge to understand the characteristics and representations of various functions and relations, including first degree equations and inequalities, polynomials, exponential and radical expressions, quadratic equations, complex numbers and rational algebraic expressions. This course is designed for highly motivated and mathematically talented students.