MATH 11 SUBJECT ARTICLE

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The requirements to graduate are: math 10 course & math 11, or 12 course. If you have enough credits you don’t have to take math 12, but it is highly recommend because many fields require math 12 for university or college.

Palmer provides:

grade 8 to 9 math courses
incentive math 8, incentive math 8/9
workplace math 9
workplace math 10
foundations math 11
pre-ap enriched math pre calc 11
workplace math 12
foundations math 12, pre calc math 12
ap calc math 12

Math 10 foundations and pre calculus are required before taking math 11. You can choose between 2 kinds of math for math 11; foundations math 11 or pre-calculus math 11. Foundations is used for students that want to pursue careers involving social sciences, humanities, or art. Some examples are geography, history, english and music.

Pre calc is used for students that want to go into STEM (Science, technology, engineering, math) and math-based programs. Between the two, foundations is considered easier because it's less complex then pre- calculus because it covers less abstract material, less complex questions, and is also designed for students that are not pursuing math & science-based fields.

Overall the choice between foundations, workspace, and pre-calculus depends on your career path & what you intend on pursuing.

In math 11 pre calculus you learn about:

Real number system
powers with rational exponents
radical operations equations, polynomial factoring
rational expressions and equations
quadratics functions and equations
linear and quadratics inequalities
trigonometry which includes non-right triangles and angles in standard position
financial literacy: compound interest, investments, loans.

In math 11 foundation you learn about:

forms of mathematical reasoning
angle relationships
graphical analysis which includes linear inequalities
quadratic functions
systems of equations and optimization
applications of statistics, scale models
financial literacy.

Course Content

In math 11 workplace you learn about:

financial literacy: personal investments, loans, and budgeting
rate of change
how probability and statistics are used in different contexts
interpreting graphs in society
3D objects: angles, views, and scale diagrams