• Algebra II, Honors (5 periods, 5 credits)

    Prerequisites: Algebra 1, Geometry

    This course includes algebraic methods and graphing techniques with a special emphasis on problem solving.  It is a course for students with superior mathematical skills.

    AP Precalculus (5 periods, 5 credits)*

    Prerequisite: Algebra II, Honors

    This course is designed for students who study college level mathematics and for students who simply want further enrichment of their mathematical backgrounds.  The course will cover analytic geometry, trigonometric sequences, series, probability, and functions (trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic and polynomial).  Throughout the course, emphasis will be given to sketching graphs and finding the zeros of the venous functions.  The course will also include appropriate use of calculators to solve problems.

    AP Calculus BC (5 periods, 5 credits) 

    Prerequisite: Precalculus, Honors
     
    This course offers a comprehensive study of all of the objectives outlined in the AP Calculus Course Description.  Topics will include functions and limits, derivatives and their applications, integrals and their applications, differential equations and slope fields,  sequences, series, polynomial approximation, and analysis of curves given in polar, parametric and vector form. Students will use graphing calculators as an integral part of the instruction.  Students will be prepared to take the AP Calculus BC exam in May.
     

    Calculus III (5 periods, 5 credits)* 

    Prerequisite: AP Calculus BC with a 4 or 5 on the AP exam and teacher recommendation
     
    In this course, students will analyze and visualize curves, surfaces, and regions in two and three dimensions, in Cartesian, polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. Students will perform calculus operations on vector-valued functions including limits, derivatives, integrals, curvature, and the description of motion in space.
     

    Linear Algebra, Honors (5 periods, 2.5 credits)*

    Honors Linear Algebra is a one semester course.  It is taken concurrently with Calclus III and is offered in the fall.  Topics covered include systems of equations, vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, and diagonlization of a matrix.  Topics are introduced from both an algorithmic/computational aspect a theoretical/proof aspect. Students will learn basic use of MATLAB and will be expected to research and report on applications of linear algebra.
     
     
    *  Students can earn college credits through Middlesex College