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Mathematics Department Framingham High School

Mathematics Department Framingham High School. Parents or Guardians,

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Mathematics Department Framingham High School

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  1. Mathematics DepartmentFramingham High School Parents or Guardians, This document will assist you in designing a schedule for your child. It is intended to simplify the many options in the Math Department. If you need further details regarding a specific course, please see the 2010-2011 Program of Studies or call me at extension 1300. Sincerely, Paul J. Maiorano pmaioran@framingham.k12.ma.us

  2. Guiding Principles • Broad concepts and widely applicable methods should be emphasized. The focus of our courses is neither manipulation nor memorization of an extensive taxonomy of functions, curves, theorems or problem types. Thus, although facility with manipulation and computational competence are important outcomes, they are not the core of these courses.   • Technology should be used regularly by students and teachers to reinforce the relationships among the multiple representations of functions, to confirm written work, to implement experimentation, and to assist in interpreting results. • Students should be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal. They should understand the connections among these representations. • Adapted from College Board AP Philosophy

  3. Guiding Principles • Students should be able to communicate mathematics both orally and in well-written sentences and should be able to explain solutions to problems. • Students should be able to model a written description of a physical situation with a function. • Students should be able to use technology to help solve problems, experiment, interpret results and verify conclusions. • Students should be able to determine the reasonableness of solutions, including sign, size, relative accuracy, and units of measurement. Adapted from College Board AP Philosophy

  4. Mathematics Core Curriculum

  5. Core Curriculum Options Geometry, Honors Geometry, CP1 Algebra 1, CP1 Algebra 1, CP2 Electives C++, Honors JAVA, Honors Creative Math, Honors Problem Solving, Hon/CP1 Mathematics DepartmentGrade 9

  6. Core Curriculum Options Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2, CP1 Geometry, CP1 Geometry, CP2 Electives C++, Honors JAVA, Honors Creative Math, Honors Problem Solving, Honors/CP1 Mathematics DepartmentGrade 10

  7. Core Curriculum Options Advanced Math, Honors Advanced Math, CP1 Algebra 2, CP1 Algebra 2, CP2 Electives AP Statistics Problem Solving, Honors/CP1 SAT Prep Math, Honors/CP1 C++, Honors JAVA, Honors Creative Math, Honors Mathematics DepartmentGrade 11

  8. Core Curriculum Options Calculus BC/AB, AP Statistics, AP Introduction to Calculus, CP1 Advanced Math, CP1 Advanced Math, CP2 Finite & Discrete Math, CP1 Statistics, CP1 Project Mathematics, CP1 Electives Topics in Calculus AB & BC Problem Solving, Honors/CP1 Computer Science A, AP SAT Prep Math, Honors/CP1 C++, Honors JAVA, Honors Creative Math, Honors Mathematics Department Grade 12

  9. Why Double Up in Math? • Geometry & Algebra 2 – 10th Grade • Who? • Students who are presently in Algebra 1CP1 • Getting ALL to Proficient by 2014! • Increase Numbers in our AP Classes. • Benefits of Participating in an AP Program • Advanced Math & AP Statistics—11th Grade • Who? • Students who are presently in Algebra 2, honors • Allows Students to Complete Two AP Mathematics Courses

  10. Department Highlights • SAT, MCAS and AP Results • Local and National Mathematics Competitions • New England Mathematics League • Math Olympiad • American Mathematics Competition • American Invitational Math Exam

  11. SAT Scores

  12. FHS MCAS Results

  13. A Closer Look @ MCAS Results

  14. AP Results

  15. Benefits of an AP Program

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