MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT

Ilm Academy’s High School Math program develops critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills through engaging, interactive learning. Students explore mathematical concepts through collaboration, investigations, discussions, and real-world applications. Individualized support, level-based placement, and after-school enrichment and remediation ensure every student is challenged and equipped to achieve academic success and build confidence in mathematics.

ABOUT OUR MATH PROGRAM

All math courses are designed and implemented with the objective of giving students opportunities to develop independent thinking, creative approaches to problem solving. An important element of our Math courses is interactive and collaborative learning. Students explore concepts through discussions, planning and carrying out investigations, obtaining and evaluating information and presenting their individual approaches with evidence and appropriate tools.

Students are individually supported in all levels. Students can take courses in Math by testing into a level. After school sessions for remediation as well as to advance a student are offered regularly.

GEOMETRY

Geometry course is designed for students to explore and learn concepts that make connections between abstract mathematical ideas with real world applications. Logical reasoning and argumentation based on evidence is an essential component of this course. Topics include Plane geometry, reasoning and proofs, congruency, similarity, trigonometry, transformations, circles, and surface area and volume.

ALGEBRA 2

Topics include graphing, interpreting and transforming linear, quadratic, trigonometric, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions. This course also includes complex numbers and sequences and series.nections between abstract mathematical ideas with real world applications. Logical reasoning and argumentation based on evidence is an essential component of this course. Topics include Plane geometry, reasoning and proofs, congruency, similarity, trigonometry, transformations, circles, and surface area and volume.

 

PRECALCULUS

This course is a continuation of Algebra II course and integrates topics from all prior math levels. Topics in this course are advanced with emphasis on applications. This course prepares students for Calculus and other college level math. Students expand their knowledge of functions and continue to build skills of analysis through graphing, modeling and real life problem solving. Topics such as vectors, sequences and series, limits, introduction to derivatives gives them the essential background for Calculus course.

AP CALCULUS

AP Calculus is offered to students who have demonstrated the ability to successfully complete the advanced math course. Prerequisites for this course include completion of Algebra II and PreCalculus with 80% and above grade in both those courses. Topics include Limits and continuity, differentiation and application of differentiation, integration, parametric equations, infinite sequence and series.