Course Description:
- This course will help students make connections and build relationships between algebra and arithmetic, geometry, and probablilty and statistics. Connections also will be made to other subject areas through practical applications. This approach to learning algebra will help students attach meaning to the abstract concepts of algebra.
- The course will require students to use algebra as a tool for integrating and solving a variety of practical rpoblems. Tables and graphs will be used to interpret algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities as well as to analyze functions. Matrices will be used to organize and manipulate data.
- Graphing calculators, computers, spreadsheets, and other appropriate technology will be used as tools to assist in problem solving. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to talk about mathematics, to use the language and symbols of mathematics in representations and communication, to discuss problems and problem solving, and to develop confidence in mathematics.
Prerequisites:
- Pre-Algebra or Algebra Foundations
