FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS AND PRE-CALCULUS 10

To ensure that students are prepared for the demands of further education and the workplace, problem solving will be addressed throughout the course. Instruction through concrete, visual and abstract means will be incorporated into all areas of the curriculum as students move between different levels of understanding. Students will focus on several key topics including prime factorization, trigonometry, solving polynomial equations, factoring, relations and

functions, financial math, and systems of linear relations. Students must purchase a Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS calculator or use Desmos Test Mode on phones. This course is required for graduation and is the final common math course including both foundation and pre-calculus aspects of mathematics. In the Spring report card (March), students will be advised on enrolling in either of Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-Calculus 11 based on their achievement. Generally, a minimum of Proficient in all three learning standards should be consistently achieved in end of unit and cumulative tests by the end of the year to be successful in Pre-Calculus 11. Please review the prerequisites of each course carefully and discuss with the Dept Head Mr. Ito for more advice. Please consult our university counsellors regarding your post-secondary criteria with respect to your math courses.