Math and Music Studio

New Classes

Geometry  This course will be studies in Euclidean Geometry focused on the basic theorems of Euclid.  Students present their own proofs fo the major theorems in class along with proofs of related theorems.

Meets:  Monday, Wednesday 9:30 am to 10:30 am (Pacific) 

Spring Semester starts:  January 2, 2011
Spring Break: Easter week 4/2 through 4/6
Spring Semester ends: May 23, 2011

Textbook:
  Geometry by Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown, and John W. Jurgensen, copyright 1997.  The publisher is Houghton Mifflin Company.   The ISBN is 0-395-77120-X. Please use this "exact" ISBN number.
                   
Prerequisites:  The student will need a good working knowledge of Algebra 1.  This includes the ability to factor a quadratic equation and graph a linear equation in standard form.
                           
Course Topics:  Parallel Lines, Transversals, Triangles, Congruence, Perpendicular Bisectors, Parallelagram Theorems, Trapezoids, Similarity,  Right Triangles, Trigonometry, Pythagorean Theorem, Law of Cosines, Trig Addition Formulas, Circles, Inscribed Angle Theorems, Polygons, Area and Perimeter.  
                         
                             

Calculus  

Meets:  Mondays, Wednesdays 8:00 am to 9:30 am (Pacific)

Spring Semester starts: January 2, 2011
Spring Break: Easter week 4/2 through 4/6
Spring Semester ends: May 23, 2011

Textbook:  Calculus, 4th edition by James Stewart, copyright 1999. The publisher is Brooks/Cole Company.  The ISBN is 0-534-35949-3.  Please use this "exact" ISBN number.
                   
Prerequisites:  The student will need a good working knowledge of Algebra  and Trigonometry.  This includes Linear and Quadratic Functions, Polynomials, Complex Numbers, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Conic Sections, Analytic Trigonometry, Inverse Trig Functions, Vectors, Dot Product, and Matrix Algebra. 
                           
Course Topics:  Limits, Derivatives, Related Rates, Mean Value Theorem, Optimization, Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, , Volumes and Surface Areas, Sequences and Taylor Series.  


Algebra II 

Meets: Tuesdays, Thursdays  8:00 am to 9:30 am (Pacific)

Spring Semester starts: January 3, 2011
Spring Break: Easter week 4/2 through 4/6
Spring Semester ends: May 24, 2011

Textbook:  "Algebra and Trigonometry, Structure and Method, Book 2" by Brown,Dolciani, Sorgenfrey and Kane, copyright 1994.  The publisher is Houghton Mifflin Company.  The ISBN is 0-395-67610-X.  Please use this "exact" ISBN number.
                    
Prerequisites:  Algebra I and Geometry.
                          
Course Topics:   Linear Equations, Polynomials, Rational Functions, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations, Conic Sections, Trigonometry


Algebra I 

Meets: Tuesdays, Thursdays 9:30 am to 10:30 am (Pacific)

Spring Semester starts: January 3, 2011
Spring Break: Easter week 4/2 through 4/6
Spring Semester ends: May 24, 2011

Textbook:  Algebra, Structure and Method Book 1 by Brown, Dolciani, Sorgenfrey and Cole, copyright 1994.  The publisher is Houghton Mifflin Company.  The ISBN is 0-395-67608-8.  Please use this "exact" ISBN number.
                    
Prerequisites:  The student will need a good working knowledge of Arithmetic.  This includes the ability to perform three digit multiplication,  long division, and add a column of positive and negative numbers.

Course Topics:  Polynomials, Factoring, Rational Functions, Linear Equations, and Quadratic Functions.