Mathematics / Contemporary Math
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This course emphasizes the practical aspects of mathematics. Topics include problem-solving, personal finance, statistics and probability. Written projects are required in a variety of mathematical applications such as a stock market portfolio analysis, a statistical case study, or historical research in mathematics. The final exam is a departmental exam.  |
Please note that the timelines listed below are a guide. Teachers modify their pacing based on student needs in order to ensure concept mastery.
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Unit 1 |
Fallacy |
September |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Appeal to Popularity |
Pages 14-22 |
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False Cause |
Pages 14-22 |
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Appeal to Emotion |
Pages 14-22 |
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Personal Attack |
Pages 14-22 |
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Red Herring |
Pages 14-22 |
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Unit 2 |
Logic |
September - October |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Proposition |
Page 22 |
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Universal Quantifiers |
Page 42 |
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Negation |
Page 23 |
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Conjunction |
Pages 25-26 |
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Disjunction |
Pages 26-28 |
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Conditional |
Pages 28-31 |
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Converse, Inverse and Contrapositive |
Pages 31-36 |
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Unit 3 |
Numbers in the Real World |
October-November |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Fractions |
Pages 136-152 |
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Percent |
Pages 154-171 |
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Discount |
Page 241 |
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Commission |
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End of Quarter 1 |
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Unit 4 |
Conversion |
November |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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US |
Page87 |
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Metric |
Pages 106-107 |
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Time |
Pages 92-95 |
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Currency |
Pages 90-92 |
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Temperature |
Pages 107-108 |
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Chain |
Pages 88 |
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Unit 5 |
Venn Diagrams |
December |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Set Notation |
Pages 38-41 |
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Subset |
Pages 40-41 |
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Disjoint |
Pages 40-41 |
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Intersecting |
Pages 40-50 |
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Uses of the Venn Diagram |
Pages 42-53 |
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Unit 6 |
Graphing |
January |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Interpreting |
Pages 352-380 |
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Drawing |
Pages 352-360 |
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Misleading |
Pages 370-373 |
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End of Quarter 2 |
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Unit 7 |
Stocks |
February |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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IPO |
Pages 257-261 |
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Markets |
Pages 257-261 |
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Stock Analysis |
Pages 257-261 |
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Stock Purchase |
Pages 257-261 |
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Trends |
Pages 257-261 |
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Unit 8 |
Taxes |
February |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Personal Income Literacy and Calculation |
Pages 290-299 |
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Unit 9 |
Personal Finance |
March |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Budgeting |
Pages 218-228 |
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Savings and Investments |
Pages 246-253 |
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Federal Budget |
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Federal Deficit |
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Simple Interest |
Pages 228-230 |
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Compound Interest |
Pages 230-238 |
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Continuous Interest |
Pages 238-239 |
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Loans- Personal, Student, Car |
Pages 269-276 |
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Mortgages |
Pages 278-295 |
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Present and Future Values |
Pages 245-275 |
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Credit Cards |
Pages 276-278 |
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Credit Literacy |
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End of Quarter 3 |
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Unit 10 |
Probability |
March-April |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Experimental |
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Theoretical |
Pages 453-454 |
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Law of Large Numbers |
Pages 478-479 |
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Or |
Pages 469-471 |
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And |
Pages 466-469 |
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Expected Value |
Pages 479-482 |
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Permutations – With and without repeats |
Pages 500-504 |
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Combinations |
Pages 504-506 |
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Unit 11 |
Statistics |
May |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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Sampling |
Pages 323-341 |
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Bias |
Pages 340-341 |
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Correlation |
Pages 381-387 |
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Scatter Plots |
Pages 382-385 |
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Box and Whisker Plots |
Pages 415-417 |
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Standard Deviation using the Range Rule of Thumb |
Pages 419-429 |
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Normal Distribution Curve |
Pages 424-431 |
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Unit 12 |
Problem Solving |
May-June |
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Concepts |
Resources |
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POLYA Method |
Page 119 |
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Critical Thinking in Everyday Life |
Pages 70-75 |