Credit:  1,0 
Term:  Year
Prerequisite:  Algebra 1 (MAT435) and completion of or concurrent enrollment in Geometry (MAT448)
Open to:  9-12
Graduation Requirement Satisfied:  3rd Year Math

College Entrance Requirement-This course focuses on functions, polynomials, periodic phenomena, and collecting and analyzing data. The course begins with a review of linear and quadratic functions to solidify a foundation for learning these new functions. Students make connections between verbal, numeric, algebraic, and graphical representations of functions and apply this knowledge as they create equations and inequalities that can be used to model and solve mathematical and real-world problems. As students refine and expand their algebraic skills, they will draw analogies among the operations and field properties of real numbers and those of complex numbers and algebraic expressions. Mathematical practices and habits of mind are embedded throughout the course, as students solve novel problems, reason abstractly, and think critically.