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🎯 Math Department
🍎 Math Department Staff Information
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Alan Simpson
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Alondra Gonzalez
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Brandon Tatum
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Dawn Myers
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Karissa Slack
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Lori Cook
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Mark Jacobsen
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Michael O'Brien
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Olivia Green
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📚 Math Course Offerings
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INTEGRATED MATH 1
1 MA Credit Grade 9
Course Overview: Students will study the three mathematical topics of statistics, algebra and geometry. Algebra skills focus on variables and number properties to solve multi-step equations and inequalities. Linear functions will be represented as tables, rules, and graphs and used for problem solving. Geometry skills covered will be basic geometric properties, transformations, congruence, and proof of geometric theorems. Finally, students will use statistics to summarize, represent, and interpret data using a variety of models. -
INTEGRATED MATH 1.5
1 MA Credit Grades 10, 11, 12
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This course is an expansion of topics covered in Integrated 1 and an introduction to Integrated 2 concepts including,algebra, geometry and probability. -
INTEGRATED MATH 2
1 MA Credit Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Overview:
Students will study the three mathematical topics of algebra, geometry and probability through an expansion of Integrated 1 skills. Algebra skills will focus on exponential, polynomial and quadratic functions. Geometry will study the relationships in polygons, similarity, right triangle trigonometry, circles, circumference, area and volume. Finally, students will learn how to find and apply probability. -
INTEGRATED MATH 3
1 MA Credit Grades 10, 11, 12
Course Overview:
This course is intended to prepare students for a 4-year university. Content for this course includes linear, quadratic, logarithmic, absolute value, rational, radical, polynomial, and trigonometric functions. Additionally, students will factor quadratic expressions, apply theorems about circles, use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically, model with geometry, as well as make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys. -
ALGEBRA 2
1 MA Credit Grades 11, 12
Course Overview:
This course is intended to prepare students for a community college or trade school. This course will have the potential to earn Math 95 credit through Mt. Hood Community College for seniors only. Content for this course includes solving equations and inequalities, solving systems of equations, complex numbers and factoring quadratic expressions. Additionally, students will study linear, quadratic, logarithmic, absolute value, exponential, rational and polynomial functions. -
PRE-CALCULUS
1 MA Credit Grades 10, 11, 12
Course Overview:
This course is intended to prepare students for a 4-year university. This is a college-level math course which will offer students the opportunity for Math 111/112 credit through Mt. Hood Community College. Topics covered in this course include advanced functions and equations, sequences and series, exponentials and logarithms. In addition, topics in probability and statistics will be touched on. This course prepares students to continue on to the Calculus or Statistics which are the key courses needed for the majority of four year college degrees. -
CALCULUS
1 MA Credit Grades 11, 12
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This is a college-level math course which will offer students the opportunity for Math 251 credit through Mt. Hood Community College. Students in this course will learn first year calculus via limits, derivatives, integrals, functions, and plane curves. -
IB MATH APPLICATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS SL
1 MA Credit Grades 11, 12
Course Overview:
This IB Diploma Program Mathematics Standard Level is designed for students who are interested in developing their mathematics for describing our world, modeling and solving practical problems using the power of technology. This course is for students seeking a humanities career path with a focus on geometric, statistics and probability mathematical topics. Students should be seeking IB status or desire a challenging college preparatory math class. -
GEOMETRY
1 MA Credit Grades 11,12
Course Overview:
Students will study a wide variety of traditional geometry topics beginning with reasoning, points, lines and planes, continuing with congruence of triangles, properties of polygons, trigonometry, surface area, volume and concluding with topics involving circles. Problem solving will involve building algebra skills and applied geometric situations such as finding measures of angles or sides of similar figures. Coordinate geometry will be used throughout the course.
💭 How to be successful in Math
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How To Be Successful In Math
- Attend nearly every class session and, when absent, seek ways to learn the materials covered in class.
- Conscientiously prepare work assigned for class.
- Learn from mistakes made on assignments. Seek help from the teacher, peers, and/or the math lab.
- Set aside time necessary to be successful.
- Study for exams by reviewing notes and assignments. Do extra problems in the book for concepts you feel you need more practice with.
- Pay attention to detail. Showing all steps vertically will help you avoid notational errors, e.g., accidentally changing digits, dropping or altering algebra symbols, leaving off negative signs, etc.
- Create a peer support network. Exchange phone numbers so that you can call each other to discuss any problems you are having with an assignment.
- Bring your materials to class. This includes your notebook, paper, assignments, textbook, a pencil, and a calculator - preferably a graphing calculator.
🔗 Smarter Balanced Prep
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Practice/Training/Performance Test
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Calculator Tutorial Videos:
http://learn.desmos.com/calculator
Desmos Graphing Calculator
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