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MATH ARTICLE 1
MATH COURSE CONTENTS
1. WORKPLACE MATH
2. FOUNDATIONS MATH
3. INCENTIVE MATH
4. PRE-CALCULUS MATH
5. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CALCULUS 12
6. ENRICHED COURSES
Enriched courses are classes for students who excel at math and demonstrate an extended understanding of the subject. Palmer offers Pre-Calulus 11 enriched program, and students placed into this course are expected to participate in contests.​​​
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This course moves at a faster pace and delves more deeply into topics to build a more profound grasp of concepts, rather than just memorizing formulas, and it includes exponent law, polynomial factoring, radicals, rational expressions, inequalities, quadratic functions, and trigonometry.
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ENRICHED COURSES
After a student has taken a Grade 8 math course, they are recommended to take workplace math if they have previously struggled in other math courses.
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Workplace math is designed to help a student learn foundational math skills to prepare for math courses that are needed for graduation. Depending on the student's progress and grade, only particular math courses will be covered.
If a student displays a strong understanding of the core content and core competencies, then they are recommended to take more advanced math courses.
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Key topics being covered are computational fluency, geometry, measurement, data and graph analysis, probability, trigonometry, and financial literacy. Students that take this course and continue this course will have a more difficult chance to being accepted into serious science-related universities.
WORKPLACE MATH
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This course is offered to students in Grades 10 - 12. It is a step above Workplace Math and is usually given to students who have shown a complete understanding of the regular math courses.
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​Students can establish a foundation of mathematical competence with units orientated around mathematical reasoning, angle relationships, graph analysis, applications of statistics, scale models, financial literacy, and the reviewing the course curriculum from earlier years to ensure a complete understanding.
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Although it is possible to get accepted into serious top universities (such as UofT, UBC, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale), studying higher intellect courses. If a student does not wish to pursue any further education or would like to study in a less serious university, this course is likely to ensure a spot.
FOUNDATIONS MATH
PRE-CALCULUS MATH
This course is offered to students in Grades 10 - 12. It is a step above Workplace Math and is usually given to students who have shown a complete understanding of the regular math courses.
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​Students can establish a foundation of mathematical competence with units orientated around mathematical reasoning, angle relationships, graph analysis, applications of statistics, scale models, financial literacy, and the reviewing the course curriculum from earlier years to ensure a complete understanding.
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If a student would like to enter a science-based or arts university, they would ensure a higher chance for a spot taking AP classes, although it is still likely to have a spot taking Pre-Calculus. This course caters for students who are looking to pursue a higher education.
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INCENTIVE MATH
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CALCULUS 12
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Advanced Placement Calculus 12 is a demanding, college-level high school course that requires students to have a fundamental understanding of calculus, and prepares students for the AP exam in May, which will determine if they are eligible for AP Calculus 12 course credit. Course credit allows the student to skip a year of calculus in university.
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AP Calculus covers topics such as, limits, differentiation, derivatives, anti-derivatives, curve-sketching, integration, and problems that include rate, growth, and decay.
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To be selected into this course, students are to be recommended it, and are not placed automatically. To meet the criteria to be considered, students will have to maintain an 80% in either Pre-Calculus 11 or Mathematics 11 Enriched, and should have taken or taking calculus 12.
Incentive math courses is a program designed to accelerate a student's math education, starting in Grade 8, allowing them to complete math Grades 8 - 10 by the end of Grade 9.
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The incentive mathematics 8 course contains units that percentages, exponent laws, fractions, linear relations and equations, polynomials, the Pythagorean theorem, and probability.
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Since this is not a required course, and is catered for students with an above average grade, there is a requirement to stay in the program, which is a 73%, otherwise they will be placed in a regular mathematics class.
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In addition, after reaching the end of Grade 9, they will be placed in Pre-Calculus 11 Enriched if they are able to satisfy a criteria of at least an A. If not, Incentive students will be placed in Pre-Calculus 11 in the following year.​​