This course focuses on the behavior of people in groups. Course instruction is designed to familiarize students with various cultures and the problems resulting from people living in groups. Course content includes topics as culture, subcultures, social institutions, collective behavior, social change, social deviation, the family, religion, racial and ethnic minorities, poverty, and crime. Students […]
Learn MoreThis course is designed to spark students’ motivation and critical thinking about their living world as they engage in real-world data analysis and problem solving. Course instruction emphasizes the integration of content with science practices—powerful reasoning tools that support students in analyzing the natural world around them. Course content includes emphasis on analytical reading and […]
Learn MoreThis year-long course will expand on students’ prior learning of United States history. This curriculum includes the history of the United States from the rise of Industrialization (1877 AD) through the modern era (2000s). This course will also particularly emphasize American relations with European nations and other world powers, as well as the rise of […]
Learn MoreIn this course, students study the historical development of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today. As a result of the increased rigor of the Honors course, students are required […]
Learn MoreIn this course, students study the modern development and evolution of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today. As a result of the increased rigor of the Honors course, students […]
Learn MoreThis course provides students with an understandingof economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. Students study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Course content relates […]
Learn MoreIn addition to the course content covered in Advanced Algebra Honors, students engage in advanced studies at an accelerated pace in topics leading up to Calculus. After a review of linear equations, inequalities, and systems, students move purposefully into the study of functions. Students discover the nature of graphs and deepen their understanding of polynomial, […]
Learn MoreThis course weaves together previous studies of algebra, geometry, and mathematical functions into a preparatory course for calculus. Topics include fundamental concepts of Algebra, functions and graphs, polynomials and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, topics in trigonometry, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, conic sections and analytic geometry, […]
Learn MoreIn this course, students use mathematical knowledge and practices to solve problems. This course strengthens students’ understanding of functions in preparation for the process of differentiation and integration. Calculus concepts explored include limits and continuity, derivatives, definite integrals, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, and techniques of integration. Course instruction places emphasis on the exploration […]
Learn MoreThis course will focus on the mathematical theory and methods of linear algebra. Students will become competent in solving linear equations, performing matrix algebra, calculating determinants, and finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors. On the theoretical side, students will come to understand a matrix as a linear transformations relative to a basis of a vector space. Students […]
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