OnRamps Discovery Precalculus & College Algebra

Parents and Students,

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!  I look forward to interacting with each one of you.  With so many wonderful students coming into my classes, I anticipate learning just as much from you, as you will from me.  We will be working hard throughout the year, and I know you will meet the challenges that will face you.  Know that I am here not only to teach you, but to support you in your success.

Course Descriptions

Advanced Precalculus

In Precalculus, students continue to build on the K-8, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry foundations as they expand their understanding through other mathematical experiences. Students use symbolic reasoning and analytical methods to represent mathematical situations, to express generalizations, and to study mathematical concepts and the relationships among them. Students use functions, equations, and limits as useful tools for expressing generalizations and as means for analyzing and understanding a broad variety of mathematical relationships. Students also use functions as well as symbolic reasoning to represent and connect ideas in geometry, probability, statistics, trigonometry, and calculus and to model physical situations.  As students do mathematics, they continually use problem-solving, language and communication, connections within and outside mathematics, and reasoning (justification and proof). Students also use multiple representations, technology, applications and modeling, and numerical fluency in problem-solving contexts.

OnRamps Precalculus

Using a creative and connected approach, students deepen and extend their knowledge of functions, graphs, and equations from their high school algebra and geometry courses so they can successfully work with the concepts in a rigorous university-level calculus course. This course is designed to push students well beyond “drill and kill” exercises, emphasizing conceptual understanding of mathematical definitions and developing logical arguments with their peers. This course may be used to fulfill the mathematics component of the university core curriculum and addresses the following three core objectives established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: communication skills, critical thinking skills, and empirical and quantitative skills.

College Algebra

This course offers an in-depth study and applications of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations using matrices. Additional topics such as sequences, series, probability, and conics may be included.

Precalculus Syllabus:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_oi67m6U7EamRbl-RMfJ1BY2aPvyms5A/view?usp=drive_web&authuser=0