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Algebra 1
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10 credits/year
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This course introduces students to variable expressions and their use in representing variable quantities in real world situations.
Students learn to manipulate and evaluate the expressions and to solve for the variable when the value of a variable expressions unknown.
They also learn two-dimensional graphing and to solve quadratic equations. Each student must have and maintain his/her own scientific calculator.
Meets the University of California “c” and California State University requirements.
Prerequisites: Adequate score on the Mercy High School Mathematics Placement Examination or a grade of “B” or better in Pre-Algebra or a grade
of “C” in Pre-Algebra combined with an adequate score on the Mercy High School Mathematics Placement Examinations and instructor’s/department chair’s
approval. Note: It is recommended that students do not take this course for the first time in summer school.
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Geometry
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10 credits/year
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Students will study angles, parallel lines, polygons, congruent and similar triangles, circles, right triangle trigonometry, and some
three-dimensional figures. Inductive reasoning is used to form conjectures, and deductive reasoning is used in proofs. Meets the
University of California “c” and California State University requirements.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in Algebra 1.
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Algebra 2
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10 credits/year
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Students will learn various classes of complex numbers and functions and– linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and rational – and their
use in mathematical modeling. They also will learn functional graphing and systems of equations. Each student must have and maintain his/her
own scientific calculator for the course. Meets the University of California “c” and California State University requirements.
Prerequisites: A grade of C in both Algebra 1 and Geometry or Instructor’s/Department Chair’s approval. Note: It is recommended that
students do not take this course for the first time in summer school.
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Pre-Calculus
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10 credits/year
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This course is intended for students who wish to pursue further studies in mathematics, engineering, or science. It covers both trigonometry and
college level advanced algebra. Each student must have and maintain his/her own scientific calculator for the course. Fulfills the University of
California “c” and California State University requirements.
Prerequisite: A grade of B or better in both Algebra 2 and Geometry or a grade of C in Geometry and sufficient scores on the appropriate CSU/UC
tests and Instructor’s/Department Chair’s approval.
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Advanced Placement Calculus AB
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10 credits/year
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This course covers the necessary fundamentals of a university calculus course for mathematics, science or engineering majors.
It prepares students for the Advanced Placement Calculus AB test by covering both differential and introductory integral calculus
with an emphasis on limits, continuity, derivatives, rates of change, Reimann integrals, and applications. Each student must have
and maintain his/her own TI-89 graphics calculator for the course. Fulfills the University of California “c” and California State
University requirement.
Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in Pre-Calculus.
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Advanced Placement Calculus BC
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10 credits/year
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The Calculus BC course develops students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and provides experience with its methods and applications.
The course emplasizes a multirepresentational approach to calculus, with concepts, results, and problems being expressed graphically, numerically,
analytically, and verbally. This is an extension of Calculus AB, with common topics requiring a similar depth of understanding.
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