Vegreville Composite High

     The learning outcomes are organized into four strands.  These strands include numbers, patterns and relations, shape and space, and statistics and probability.  The content of the Math 7 course includes:

• Coordinates and Design
• Operations and Decimal Numbers
• Geometry and Measurement
• Fractions, Decimals and Percents
• Probability
• Introduction to Fraction Operations
• Add and Subtract Fractions
• Circles
• Add and Subtract Integers
• Patterns and Expressions
• Solving Equations
• Working with Data

     The learning outcomes are organized into four strands.  These strands include numbers, patterns and relations, shape and space, and statistics and probability.  The content of the Math 8 course includes:

• Fractions
• Proportion and Scaling
• Percent
• Data Management
• From Integers to Rational Numbers
• Measurement
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Powers and Roots

     The aim of the mathematics 9 course is to prepare students to use mathematics confidently to solve problems and to communicate and reason mathematically.  Skills such as estimation and mental mathematics will be developed to connect mathematical ideas to everyday experiences and to assist in problem solving, processing information, and making connections.  The objective of this course is also tp prepare the students for future high school mathematics courses.  The units covered in this course include:

• Review
• Chapter 1 - Data Analysis
• Chapter 2 - Algebraic Operations and Equations
• Chapter 3 - Congruence & Similarity
• Chapter 4 - Right Triangle Calculations
• Chapter 5 - Powers and Roots
• Chapter 6 - Polynomials
• Chapter 7 - Geometry
• Chapter 8 - Transformations

     The Pure Mathematics 10 program is a course designed to follow the Grade 9 Mathematics program with the underlying assumption that students already have a basic understanding of polynomials, Pythagorean Theorem, three trigonometric ratios and estimation given a set of pertinent data. The program also takes into consideration the availability of modern technology and incorporates calculators, smart boards and computer software into its design so that students are able to keep abreast with technology. Students will work individually, in pairs, and in groups in order to make learning and communication about mathematics meaningful. Topics studied include:

• real numbers
• number patterns
• polynomials
• rational expressions and equations
• relations and functions
• coordinate geometry
• measurement
• statistics and probability

     The Mathematics 10 Applied course will focus on the application of mathematics in problem solving.   Students will be taught mathematical operations and concepts through lecture, activities, projects and other instructional strategies. Students will be required to construct graphs, scale diagrams and tables, and use computers and spreadsheet programs to perform long and complex mathematical calculations. 

     Technology is an integral part of applied mathematics.  The graphing calculator and spreadsheets are the primary technological tools used in applied mathematics.  The units taught in this course are:

• Chapter 1 - Measurement
• Chapter 2 - Number Patterns
• Chapter 3 - Relations & Functions
• Chapter 5 - Line Segments
• Chapter 6 - Linear Functions
• Chapter 7 - Trigonometry                                  

     Pure Math 20 is a highly theoretical, technical and intense study of Mathematics meant for students who are planning to use math in further study. Students who wish to succeed in this course must be willing to make a commitment to work hard and complete all assignments. Many of the topics covered are dependent on students understanding previously studied material.  The course includes the following units:

• 1 &2     Systems of Equations &Linear Inequalities
• 3          Quadratic Functions
• 4          Quadratic & Polynomial Equations
• 5          Functions
• 6          Mathematical Reasoning
• 7          The Circle
• 8          Coordinate Geometry & Trigonometry
• 9          Finance
•             Review                                                                               

     The Mathematics 20 Applied course is an extension of the Mathematics 10 Applied course.  New concepts will be taught that are an extension of the material learned in grade 10.  Technology is an integral part of applied mathematics.  Understanding how to use the graphing calculator is very important in this course. Through lectures, activities and projects, the content of the course will include the following units:

Chapter 1-Linear and  Nonlinear Systems of Equations            

Chapter 2-Linear and Nonlinear Systems of Inequalities          

Chapter 3-Graphing                                                             

Chapter 4-Circle Geometry                                                  

Chapter 5-Measurement                                                      

Chapter 6-Finance                                                               

Review                                                                               

     Pure Mathematics 30 is a senior academic math course that is required for entrance to many universities and colleges. This is a demanding course which requires diligent work habits. Topics studied include:

• transformations
• conics
• trigonometric functions
• trigonometric equations and identities
• logarithms and geometric series
• permutations and combinations
• statistics

     Applied Mathematics 30 is a senior math course that focuses on the application of mathematics in problem solving. Through challenging and interesting activities and projects, students further develop their skills in mathematical operations and in understanding concepts. Algebraic processes are addressed as a result of the activity or investigation students are involved in. Technology is an integral part of applied mathematics. The graphing calculator and spreadsheets are the primary technological tools used in this course. Topics studied include:

• matrices and pathways
• statistics and probability
• finance and spreadsheets
• cyclic and fractal patterns
• vectors
• design

     This is a highly advanced Calculus course designed for students entering post-secondary programs that recommend or stipulate this entrance requirement (ie; Engineering, Business, Science, etc.). It is desirable that students complete Pure Mathematics 30 before taking Mathematics 31. Topics studied include:

• limits and rates of change
• derivations and applications
• extreme values and curve sketching
• trigonometric and logarithmic functions and derivations
• differential equations
• area and integration