Algebra II

Course #: 430                  Title:  Algebra II                           Levels:  A                    Credit:  1

Prerequisites: credits in Algebra I, Geometry

Textbooks:  Algebra 2:  by Larson, Kanold & Stiff; McDougall-Littell (2008)

Course Standards (based on Common Core State Standards for Mathematics)

Students will be able to:

·         See structure in algebraic expressions and write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems

·         Perform arithmetic with polynomials and rational expressions

·         Understand the relationship between zeroes and factors of polynomials

·         Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

·         Solve equations & inequalities in one variable and solve systems of equations

·         Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically

·         Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and be able to explain the reasoning

·         Understand the concept of a function and be able to use function notation

·         Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context

·         Analyze functions using different representations

·         Build functions that model a relationship between two quantities

·         Construct and compare linear, quadratic and exponential models and solve problems

·         Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model

Course content and structure (based on Connecticut Department of Education recommendations):

·         Algebra 1, Unit 6 - Review of Linear Systems – August - September (2 weeks)

·         Algebra 1, Unit 7 - Quadratic Functions – September – October (4 weeks)

·         Algebra 2, Unit 1 - Functions & Inverse Functions – October - November (5 weeks)

·         Algebra 2, Unit 2 - Polynomial Functions – December - January (5 weeks)

·         Algebra 2, Unit 3 - Rational Functions – January - February (5 weeks)

·         Algebra2, Unit 4 - Trigonometric Functions – March - April (5 weeks)

·         Algebra 2, Unit 5 - Logarithmic & Exponential Functions – April - May (5 weeks)

·         Algebra 2, Unit 6 - Inferential Statistics – May - June (5 weeks)