*Honors Advanced Algebra (40230 or 40221)

Note: May be taken concurrently with Honors Geometry with approval of the math department.

Building upon basic concepts developed in Algebra and Geometry, this course expands those concepts and develops additional ones for those students with above average math ability. Engineers, chemists, physicists, persons in business and industry rely on advanced Algebra to solve many problems. Linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, rational, and radical functions and their graphs are developed in this class. Along with one and two variable statistics, additional topics include analytic geometry, matrices, and probability. Also studied are series and sequences, linear regression, conic sections, the binomial theorem, composition and inverse functions, variation, the fundamental theorem of algebra, graph theory, and recursion. This course is for students with above average and superior math skills, as it covers these topics at a faster, more in-depth pace than Advanced Algebra. Students who plan to take Pre-Calculus should take Honors Advanced Algebra. Honors Advanced Algebra is a college-prep course.

(40221) Freshmen will be placed in the course upon recommendation of their 8th grade algebra teacher and math department approval.

Required Items: A TI-83/84 graphics calculator.