Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry - Honors

School District of Upper Moreland Township
2900 Terwood Road
Willow Grove, Pa 19090

Planned Course for Mathematics

Course: Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry - Honors

Standards: 
NQ   Number and Quantity
A     Algebra
F     Functions
M    Modeling
G    Geometry
SP   Statistics and Probability

Course Description
The School District of Upper Moreland Township’s Mathematics Program provides courses to meet the educational needs, interests and ability levels of all students.  The high school courses are designed to apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world situations; they prepare students to think and reason mathematically. Additionally, courses demand that students develop a depth of understanding and ability to apply mathematics to various situations preparing students for future college and career expectations.  

This course’s content is aligned to the Common Core State Standards. It includes the study of triangle trigonometry, trigonometry and its relation to the unit circle, trigonometric equation solving, sequences and series, all characteristics of functions, conic sections, polar coordinates, parametric equations, vectors, matrices, exponential growth and decay, binomial expansion, limits and an introduction to differentiation.  Real-world situations and applications are embedded in the development of mathematical concepts throughout the course. Students are encouraged to purchase the TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for participation in this course.

Prerequisite: 
Earn a minimum grade of 90% in Geometry or 80% in Geometry – Honors; and
Earn a minimum grade of 90% in Algebra 2 or 80% in Algebra 2 – Honors

Specific and measurable objectives to be attained by students:
Specific objectives for this course are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in the scope and sequence document for Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry - Honors.

Materials: 

Text:
Dietiker, Leslie, et al. Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry. 2nd ed. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Printable Resources: 
Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry Blackline. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Technology:
Online support materials from CPM Educational Program: www.cpm.org
TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator
TurningPoint Audience Response System
Geometer’s Sketchpad
LinkIt!

Other Resources: 
Manipulatives
Teacher created materials

Instructional Activities:
A balanced mathematics program demands the use of a variety of activities to stimulate thinking, conceptualizing, generalizing and problem solving.  Below is a list of those different activities.

  • Differentiation

  • Critical Reasoning

  • Higher Level Thinking Skills

  • Collaboration

  • Questioning

  • Authentic real-world tasks

  • Use of appropriate resources and technology

  • Self Assessment

  • Reflection

  • Modeling

Estimated instructional time to be devoted to achieving objectives: 
Approximately 89 minutes per day on an alternating block schedule.

Procedure for measurement of student progress on attaining objectives: 
Teachers use a variety of assessments to determine student proficiency:

  • Formative assessment

  • Summative assessment

  • Participation/class work

  • Group discussion

  • Group collaboration

An explanation of how student grades will be determined:
Students will be evaluated in the areas of projects, tests, quizzes, homework, classwork and other performance assessments.  Grades will be determined by at least five assignments per marking period.

6-12 Mathematics Curriculum                                         Course: Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry - Honors                                       March 2020