Mathematics Electives
Course Descriptions
NEISD No. 2947
Course Description: This non-calculus based course introduces the student to the management, interpretation and analysis of data. Topics include exploratory data analysis, observing patterns and departure from patterns; planning a study and deciding what data to measure and how to measure it; producing models using probability and simulation; and applying techniques for statistical inference and confirming models. Projects, cooperative group problem-solving, and writing are part of the concept-oriented instruction and assessment. Application fields include psychology, engineering, sociology, business, medicine, economics, biostatistics and more. Students will prepare to take the College Board Advanced Placement Exam in Statistics.
NEISD No. 2951
Course Description: This course primarily involves the study of the properties of natural numbers and integers. Topics include mathematical induction, prime numbers, divisibility, and congruence. This course may be offered as an independent study course.
NEISD No. 2952
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the fundamental concepts related to linear algebra with an emphasis on the computational and geometrical aspects of the subject. Topics include matrix algebra, vector spaces, determinants, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and applications. This course may be offered as an independent study course.
NEISD No. 2955
Course Description: This course is designed primarily for those students who wish to further their knowledge of numerals, probability and statistics, mathematical systems, numerical trigonometry, and sets and logic. This course may be offered as an independent study course.
NEISD No. 2954
Course Description: This course is a study of important mathematicians and the historical development of numbers and numerals, methods of computation, geometry and algebra. This course may be offered as an independent study course.
NEISD No. 2960
Course: THREE DIMENSIONAL CALCULUS - HONORS
Credit: 1.0
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisites: Calculus BC/AP
Course Description: This course extends and enhances concepts from the AP Calculus curriculum. Topics include conic sections, parametric equations, vectors and vector-valued functions, the calculus of functions of several variables, and infinite series. Relevant applications are woven into all topics. The use of graphing calculators and computers is integrated throughout the course. Students will be involved in developing projects related to the topics covered.
NEISD No. 2218
Course Description: Course Description: This course is designed to remediate students to successfully complete the math portion of the TAAS Test. The thirteen TAAS objectives are re-taught using both standard teaching methods and computer based practice. LOCAL CREDIT ONLY! This course will not count toward State graduation requirements.
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