Curriculum GuideHonors Algebra II/Trigonometry Page 1
Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry
Prerequisite:
- Successful completion of Geometry or Honors Geometry
- Be in compliance with the SSD Honors and AP Criteria Policy
Building on their work with linear and quadratic functions, students will extend their repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational,
radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Students will work closely with the expressions that define the functions, and continue to
expand and hone their abilities to model situations and to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex
numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. Other topics that are included in this course are arithmetic
and geometric sequences, probability, permutations, and combinations. A study of the conic sections and their graphs will also be included.
Building on their previous work with functions, and on their work with trigonometric ratios and circles in Geometry, students now use the
coordinate plane to study angles in standard position and understand radian measure. The trigonometric functions, their graphs, and
identities will be explored.
This course is part of an accelerated curriculum in mathematics beginning with Algebra I in eighth grade so that the students, after
successful completion of this course, will have the opportunity to progress to Honors Elementary Analysis and Advanced Placement
Calculus.