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** Clear Creek ISD Mathematics Course Recommendation Chart  ** ||

This chart indicates recommended course sequences for grades 9 through 12. ** (Bold type indicates preferred course.)  ** It is strongly suggested that student and parent(s) consult with student’s counselor and mathematics teacher in order to determine the most appropriate course choice and sequence. 8th Grade Math || =   = || =  Algebra I  = || 8th Grade Math (PreAP/GT) || || ** Algebra I (PreAP/GT) ** || Algebra I || =   = || =  Geometry  = || Algebra I (PreAP/GT) || || ** Geometry (PreAP/GT) ** || Geometry || =   = || =  Algebra II  = = Algebra II Enriched  = || Geometry (PreAP/GT) || =   = || =  Algebra II Enriched  = ** Algebra II (PreAP/GT) ** || Math Models (Must be taken before Algebra II if counted as one of the four Math credits for graduation)  || =   = || =  Algebra II  = || Algebra II || || ** Independent Study: Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making  ** ** (pending SBOE approval) ** Algebra III or College Algebra || Algebra II (Enriched) || || = Precalculus  = = AP Statistics (AP/GT)  = || Algebra II (PreAP/GT) || || ** Precalculus (PreAP/GT) ** = AP Statistics (AP/GT)  = || Precalculus || =   = || =  College Algebra  = ** AP Statistics (AP/GT) ** || Precalculus (PreAP/GT) || =   = || =  AP Calculus AB (AP/GT)  = || AP Statistics (AP/GT) || =   = || =  College Algebra  = ** Precalculus ** || AP Calculus AB (AP/GT) || =   = || =  AP Calculus BC (AP/GT)  = || **Beginning with the graduating class of 2010-2011, the State of Texas requires that all students on the Recommended or Distinguished High School Graduation Plan earn four state mathematics credits for graduation.** Clear Creek I.S.D. Policy EIF (Local) requires all students to be enrolled in a math class in grades 9 through 11.  ** Mathematics  ** ||
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**__ 2001 Target TAKS – Mathematics, __**__ 0.5 credit (local) **GPA Level 2** __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 9 – 12 **Prerequisite(s):** Counselor Approval ** Notes: ** Scaled score below 2100 on previous year’s Math TAKS; Counselor Approval Target TAKS is a semester-long course recommended for all students who failed the mathematics portion of the TAKS test at their previous grade level. This course will provide remediation within the school day for students who have failed, or are in danger of failing, the mathematics portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Target TAKS will be taken concurrently with a student’s mathematics course. Objectives for each content area and grade level course will be the TAKS objectives for the tests which students require remediation. Strategies will be course-specific and will include such elements as test-taking strategies, problem solving in math and science, reading for meaning, and other content-specific strategies. This course, required for high school graduation, addresses foundation concepts for high school mathematics including algebraic thinking and symbolic reasoning, function concepts, and relationships between equations and functions. It also incorporates underlying mathematical processes including computation and problem-solving, communication and representation of mathematical concepts, and applications and connections to other disciplines. This course will address a variety of algebraic concepts through the use of manipulatives and technology, such as computers and graphing calculators, in order to help students gain a more meaningful understanding of these concepts. **__ 2021 Algebra I (PreAP/GT), __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 1** __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 9 **Prerequisite(s): **Mathematics: Grade 8 or Mathematics: Grade 8 (PreAP) ** Notes: ** None This course encompasses and extends upon all of the concepts and skills included in Algebra I, while providing for development of higher level and critical thinking through derivation of formulas, algebraic proofs, and development and implementation of a problem-solving plan. The mastery of algebraic concepts is enhanced through the use of technology such as graphing calculators and computers, and through applications and connections to other disciplines, both inside and outside of mathematics. This course, required for high school graduation, addresses foundation concepts for high school mathematics including geometric thinking and spatial reasoning, geometric figures and their properties, and the relationship between geometry and other mathematics, and other disciplines. Hands-on activities, computers, and graphing calculators are utilized to illustrate and reinforce geometry concepts. ** Notes: ** None This course encompasses and extends upon all of the concepts, skills, and technology applications included in geometry, as well as providing students with the opportunity to do research on the history and development of geometry. This course also includes units in trigonometry and coordinate geometry, symbolic logic, and tessellations. Special projects related to geometry are required throughout the year. **__ 2711 Mathematical Models with Applications, __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __ **Grade Level(s):** 11-12 **Prerequisite(s):** Algebra I and Geometry ** Notes: 2714 ** Mathematical Models with Applications: Sheltered (For English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; see page 163. For the 9th grade classes of 2004 – 2006, this course does not fulfill a mathematics requirement for the Recommended or DAP Graduation Plans This course is designed as a transitional course between Geometry and Algebra II and is only for students who need to strengthen their math skills prior to enrollment in Algebra II. This course is not required prior to taking Algebra II. Beginning with the 9th grade class of 2007-2008, this course must be taken PRIOR to Algebra II if it is to be counted as one of a student’s four required State math credits on the Recommended Graduation Plan. This course will not be counted as one of the four required State math credits on the Distinguished Achievement Plan. This course includes the use of algebraic, graphical, and geometric reasoning to demonstrate patterns and structures, to model information, and to solve problems from various disciplines. Students will use mathematical methods to model and solve real-life applied problems involving personal finance, probability and statistics, science, and fine arts. This is an activity-based course involving data gathering and group projects, and will include extensive use of technology including computer software and graphing calculators. **__ 2211Algebra II, __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __** Grade Level(s): ** 11 **Prerequisite(s):** Geometry ** Notes: ** **2214** Algebra II: Sheltered (For English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; see page 163**;** This course emphasizes Algebra II TEKS and Exit TAKS objectives. This second-year algebra course addresses foundation concepts and skills necessary for further math study, as outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), with emphasis on preparation for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. Topics in this course include algebraic thinking and symbolic reasoning; functions, equations and their relationships; and the relationship between algebra and geometry. This course will also review topics from Geometry and Algebra I, as tested on the TAKS. The use of manipulatives, models, computers, and graphing calculators is incorporated throughout the course, in order to enhance and reinforce mastery of algebraic concepts. **__ 2217 Algebra II (Enriched), __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __** Grade Level(s): ** 11 **Prerequisite(s):** Geometry or Geometry (PreAP/GT) ** Notes: ** None This second-year algebra course includes concepts and skills necessary for higher-level high school mathematics study. Concepts and skills incorporate and extend beyond the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, and are addressed with depth and complexity. Topics include, but are not limited to, algebraic thinking and symbolic reasoning; functions, equations and their relationships; and the relationship between algebra and geometry. The use of manipulatives, models, computers, and graphing calculators is incorporated throughout the course, in order to enhance and reinforce mastery of algebraic concepts. **__ 2221 Algebra II (PreAP/GT), __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 1** __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 10-11 **Prerequisite(s):** Geometry or Geometry (PreAP/GT) ** Notes: ** None This course encompasses and extends upon all of the concepts, skills, and technology applications included in Algebra II (Enriched), as well as offers opportunities to abstract generalizations from complex situations and to transfer and apply knowledge to new situations. Students will use higher level thinking skills in algebraic proofs and derivation of certain equations, and will be challenged through complex and in-depth problems associated with a variety of supplemental topics. The use of manipulatives, models, computers, and graphing calculators is incorporated throughout the course, in order to enhance mastery of algebraic concepts. **__ 2299 Independent Study: Algebra III, __**__ 0.5 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __** Grade Level(s): ** 12 **Prerequisite**: Geometry and Algebra II  ** Notes ** : This course will be taught in a classroom setting; Availability of this course is dependent upon enrollment. This course should be followed by Independent Study: College Algebra. This semester-long course extends upon concepts and skills from Algebra II and prepares students to pass the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) or other college mathematics placement test required for College Algebra. This course will include the study of linear and quadratic functions, polynomial functions, inequalities, transformations of functions, exponents and logarithms, conic sections, and trigonometry functions, and sequence and series. **This course will not count as one of the required math credits for high school graduation.** **__ 2731 Ind. Study: Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making, __**__ 1credit (state) (Pending SBOE approval) **GPA Level 1** __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 12 ** Prerequisite:** Geometry and Algebra II   ** Notes: 2734 ** Independent Study: Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making, Sheltered (For English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; see page 163; Availability of this course is dependent upon enrollment. This course extends upon concepts and skills from Algebra II and prepares students to pass the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) or other college mathematics placement test. The primary focal points of Independent Study: Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making include the use of statistical methods, analysis of information using data and probability, modeling change and mathematical relationships, mathematical decision making in finance and society, and spatial and geometric modeling for decision making. Students will learn to become critical consumers of the quantitative data that surround them everyday, knowledgeable decision makers who use logical reasoning, and mathematical thinkers who can use their quantitative skills to solve problems related to a wide range of situations. **__ 2311 Precalculus, __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 11-12 **Prerequisite(s):** Algebra II, Algebra II (Enriched), or Algebra II (PreAP/GT) ** Notes: ** **2314** Precalculus: Sheltered (For English Language Learners), LPAC approval required; see page 163. This course addresses concepts and skills including use of symbolic reasoning and analytical methods for representing mathematical situations, expression of generalizations, and the study of mathematical concepts and the relationships among them. Functions, equations, and limits will be used as tools for making generalizations, and for analyzing and understanding a broad variety of mathematical relationships. Functions, as well as symbolic reasoning, will be used to represent and connect ideas in geometry, probability, statistics, trigonometry and calculus, and to model physical situations. The use of models and technology will be integrated throughout the course. **__ 2321 Precalculus (PreAP/GT), __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 1**  __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 11-12 **Prerequisite(s): **Algebra II (Enriched) or Algebra II (PreAP/GT) ** Notes: ** This course is recommended for students planning to take AP Calculus. This course encompasses and extends upon all of the concepts, skills, and technology applications included in Precalculus, as well as provides opportunities for higher level thinking and abstraction. Trigonometry and advanced algebraic and geometric concepts will be studied, with emphasis on derivation, proof, real-world application, graphical interpretation, and connection and extension to other topics and disciplines.  **__ 2421 Calculus AB (AP/GT), __**__ 1 credit (state)  **GPA Level 1**  __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 11-12 **Prerequisite(s):** Precalculus or Precalculus (PreAP/GT) ** Notes: ** This course prepares students for the College Board Advanced Placement Calculus AB Exam. AP Calculus AB is a course designed by the College Board Advanced Placement Program, and taught according to the standards set forth by the College Board. Topics in AP Calculus AB include, but are not limited to, functions, graphs, and limits; derivatives, integrals, and their applications; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; anti-differentiation techniques and applications; and numerical approximations to definite integrals. This course incorporates extensive use of technology. **__ 2521 Calculus BC (AP/GT), __**__ 1 credit (state)  **GPA Level 1**  __ ** Grade Level(s): ** 12 **Prerequisite(s):** Calculus AB (AP/GT) ** Notes: ** This course prepares students for the College Board Advanced Placement Calculus BC Exam AP Calculus BC is a course designed by the College Board Advanced Placement Program, and taught according to the standards set forth by the College Board. AP Calculus BC is an extension of AP Calculus AB, rather than an enhancement; common topics require a similar depth of understanding. In addition to the topics in AP Calculus AB, topics in AP Calculus BC will include, but are not limited to, parametric, polar, and vector functions, their derivatives, integrals, and applications; differential equations; additional antiderivative techniques; improper integrals; and sequences and series, and their approximations. This course incorporates extensive use of technology.      (PreAP/GT) AP Statistics is a course designed by the College Board Advanced Placement Program, and taught according to the standards set forth by the College Board. Topics in AP Statistics are divided into four major themes: exploratory analysis, planning a study, probability, and statistical inference. Exploratory analysis of data makes use of graphical and numerical techniques to study patterns and departures from patterns. Planning a study involves collecting data according to a well-developed plan, in order to obtain valid information on a conjecture. Probability is the tool used for anticipating what the distribution of data should look like under a given model. Statistical inference guides the selection of appropriate models. This course incorporates extensive use of technology.
 * __ 2011 Algebra I, __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __
 * Grade Level(s): ** 9 **Prerequisite(s):** Mathematics Grade 8
 * Notes: ** ** 2014 ** Algebra I: Sheltered (For English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; see page 163.
 * __ 2111 Geometry, __**__ 1 credit (state) **GPA Level 2** __
 * Grade Level(s): ** 10 **Prerequisite(s):** Algebra I
 * Notes: ** ** 2114 ** Geometry: Sheltered (For English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; see page 163.
 * __ 2121 Geometry (PreAP/GT __**__ ), 1 credit (state)  **GPA Level 1** __ Grade Level(s): 9-10 Prerequisite(s): Algebra I or Algebra I (PreAP/GT)
 * __2621 Statistics (AP/GT), __**__1 credit (state) **GPA Level 1** __**Grade Level(s): ** 11-12 **Prerequisite(s):** Algebra II (Enriched) or Algebra II
 * Notes: ** This course prepares students for the College Board Advanced Placement Statistics Exam