studies will allow you the opportunity
to engage in discussions regarding legal
problems, contemporary issues and the
ramifications of those issues. All class
members will learn when and how to
consult professional counsel.
MATH
Course sequences in mathematics
vary and should be selected based
on students’ post-secondary plans.
Although there is some flexibility,
college-bound students especially should
consider carefully which sequence would
best serve their intentions following
graduation.
Instruction and discussion of what
constitutes academic integrity will be
consistent through all Math classes in
order to assure that students have the
opportunity to understand the concepts
presented, including how to recognize
the difference between times when
working with other students contributes
to greater understanding of the material,
versus times when group work hinders
individual comprehension.
Courses in order that they appear in this
section
(* fulfills requirement, 3 credits are
needed for graduation, # NCAA
approved)
Foundations of Math I *
Foundations of Math II *
Foundations of Math III *
Foundations of Math IV *
Algebra I *#
Algebra with Discrete Math *#
Geometry *#
Algebra II *#
Trigonometry *#
Probability and Statistics *#
Honors Algebra I *#
Honors Geometry *#
Honors Algebra II *#
Honors Pre-Calculus *#
Honors Statistics *#
AP Statistics *#
Honors Calculus A *#
AP Calculus AB *#
AP Calculus BC *#
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Accounting
Honors Accounting
On the Money - Financial Literacy
The following course sequence
is designed to provide necessary
mathematical knowledge and skills for
students who plan military enlistment or
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direct entry to the workforce following
graduation from Thornton Academy.
students to concepts beyond linear
functions.
Foundations of Math I
1 credit
Math is a useful skill to have. Common
tasks such as measuring the ingredients
for a recipe, determining the mileage of
a driving trip, or figuring out the cost of
an item on sale all depend on good math
understanding. Math I is a non-college
preparatory course in the principles
of pre-algebra. Students will practice
Foundations of Math skills: adding,
subtracting, multiplication, division,
and fractions using both positive and
negative integers. While learning
Foundations of Math, students will be
introduced to the concepts of variables,
constants, solving one variable equations
and graphing. During the second half
of the course students will use slopeintercept equations and graph those
linear equations.
Foundations of Math IV
1 credit
Prerequisite: Math III
Consumer math is a field of mathematics
that applies Foundations of Math skills
to situations common to daily living
such as buying a car, budgeting money,
investing, and paying taxes. This course
will prepare seniors planning to enter the
workforce directly after high school with
an introduction to these critical life-long
skills.
Foundations of Math II
1 credit
Prerequisite: Math I
Working in a trade, such as carpentry,
electrical work, mechanics, and
plumbing requires the ability to estimate
job costs and use technical math skills
specific to the field. Knowledge of slopes,
areas, volumes, and distances is essential.
Math II is a non-college preparatory
course in the principles of geometry.
Students will study many of the topics in
a traditional high school geometry class
but omit the element of proofs. Emphasis
is placed on patterns and inductive
reasoning, coordinate geometry, angles,
parallel lines, triangles, congruence,
similarity, quadrilaterals, polygons,
circles, surface area, and volume.
Foundations of Math III
1 credit
Prerequisite: Math II
Since aptitude testing has been shown
to be twice as accurate as job interviews
in predicting future job performance,
the use of employment testing has
grown dramatically in recent years.
Math III is a non-college preparatory
course in the principles of Algebra
I. The course will include a review of
basic algebraic concepts learned in
Math I, such as variables and order of
operations. Students will learn how to
solve linear equations, including multistep equations, equations with multiple
variables and equations involving
decimals, as well as write a linear
equation based on the graph of a line.
A study of exponents will introduce
The following course sequence
is designed to provide necessary
mathematical knowledge and skil