The essence of mathematics is not tomake simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. ~ S. Gudder
If you are going into GRADE 10 or 11, please read the following:
The high school mathematics curriculum will be changing during the 2010-2012 school years. The Grade 10 courses changed in the 2010-2011
school year. The Grade 11 courses will change in 2011-2012, and the Grade 12 courses in 2012-2013. The information below outlines how the
new curriculum will look as a whole, and describes the content for the Grade 10 level.
A graphing calculator for students taking courses in the “-1” or “-2” streams is mandated by Alberta Education. The TI-83/83 Plus or TI-84/84
Plus are recommended as the calculators of choice for this school.
The content covered for this course is: SI and Imperial units of measure and conversions, Surface Area and Volume of 3-D objects, Trigonometric Ratios and Right Triangles, Polynomial Expressions and Factoring, Irrational Numbers, Slope, Lines and Line Segments, Linear Relations, Domain, Range, Functions, and Systems of linear Equations.
Students that score 65% or higher in this course will be recommended to the “-1” stream.The content covered for this course is: SI and Imperial units of measure and conversions, Applications of SI and Imperial units to length, area, volume, capacity, mass, temperature, 2-D and 3-D objects; Spatial Reasoning, Pythagorean Theorem, Convex Polygons, Trigonometric Ratios, Angles, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines; Currency Exchange and Income; and Manipulation and Application of Formulas.
If you have completed Math 10-3, you may try Math 10C with teacher recommendation, or continue on to Math 20-3. Course Fee: $21.00 (Consumable Workbook)The content covered for this course is: absolute value, radical, quadratic, and rational functions and equations, trigonometry of angles in standard position, sine law, cosine law, polynomial factoring, systems of equations, quadratic inequalities, reciprocal functions, and arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
Recommended prerequisite: 65% or higher in Math 10CThe content covered in this course is: properties of angles in triangles, cosine law, sine law, inductive and deductive reasoning, radical expressions and equations, normal distribution, confidence intervals, quadratic functions, and a mathematics research project.
Prerequisite: At least 50% in Math 10C.Students that get a mark over 50% will continue on in the "-2" stream, and students that get a mark less than 50% will be recommended to the "-3" stream.The content covered in this course is: surface area, volume and capacity, trigonometry involving more than one triangle, problems involving scale, representations of 2-D and 3-D objects, puzzles that involve numerical reasoning, personal budget, compound interest, financial institution services, credit card and loans, slope, proportional reasoning, bar graphs, histograms, and line and circle Graphs
Pure Math 30 includes the study of exponents and logarithms, trigonometry, conic sections, transformations, probability distributions, and permutations, combinations, and the binomial theorem. Students must write a Provincial Diploma exam worth 50% of their grade to complete this course. The format of this exam has now changed and will include only multiple choice and numerical response type questions.
Recommended Prerequisite: 65% in Pure Math 20.Applied Math 30 contains 6 topics: matrices and pathways, statistics and
probability, finance, cyclic, recursive and fractal patterns, vectors, and
design.
Students must write a Provincial Diploma exam worth 50% of their
grade to complete this course. The format of this exam has now changed
and will include only multiple choice and numerical response type questions.
An addition to the Applied Math stream, Algebra 35 will be offered in the
second semester in order to comply with more demanding post-secondary
requirements, and acceptance to a wider range of programs.
The design of Algebra 35 is to provide students with more knowledge and
skill in applying algebra as a tool of mathematical inquiry and problem
solving. Topics included in the course are polynomials, rational expressions,
systems of equations, quadratics, exponents and logarithms, and
trigonometry.
Students do not write a Provincial Diploma Exam at the end of this course.
A final course mark of 65% will be recognized by NAIT as an equivalent
to successful completion of Pure Math 30 for all programs.
Math 31 is the most advanced high school mathematics course and is
designed for students who are presently taking or have completed Pure
Math 30. Math 31 emphasizes the practical and theoretical aspects of
differential and integral calculus.
Students do not write a Provincial Diploma Exam at the completion of this
course. Math 31 is required for admission into the Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Science (Honours and Specialization Math or Physics), and
strongly recommended before entering a Faculty whose program contains
an introductory Calculus course.