Mathematics Department

Math course at the Career Center include college-prep material taught with an emphasis on technical applications. Courses are aligned to the Ohio Content Standards and Ohio Graduation Test material. We have integrated several technology components in our classes. These include the Texas Instruments Navigator System, graphing calculators, Geometer’s Sketchpad, and Smart Board technologies. Please contact us with any questions.

Courses Offered:

Transitions Math

This class is designed to help students meet the requirements of the Ohio Graduation Test. Material covered includes all of the Ohio ninth and tenth grade standards for mathematics. This class is similar to a first year course in Algebra, but focuses on the nature of the problems assessed on the Ohio Graduation Test.

Algebra I

Algebra I is a study of the language, concepts, and techniques of mathematics that will prepare students to approach and solve problems following a logical succession of steps. Skills taught in the course prepare students for upper level math and science courses and have practical uses.

Algebra II

Algebra II is a course which reviews the concepts taught in Algebra I and begins an investigation of advanced algebraic concepts, including; systems of linear equations, quadratic equations, complex numbers, conic sections, exponential functions and matrices and determinants, and trigonometric functions and vectors.

Applied Geometry

Geometry is a mathematical course that will focus on ideas and applications concerning shapes, visualizations, diagrams, and other items and how they can be analyzed and manipulated using mathematical skills of reasoning and numerical operations. We will draw on other topics addressed in other math classes, including Algebra, such as measurement and equations. Topics include reasoning, right triangle trigonometry, plane Geometry, similarity, and three-dimensional geometry.

Advanced Math

This is a course that is designed to expose students to mathematical ideas and concepts beyond the traditional high school Algebra II course. It includes a short, but detailed, review of Algebra II and will progress through several key concepts of trigonometry. Included in this course is an introduction to advanced concepts traditionally examined in a College Algebra or Pre-Calculus course.