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Proyecto Access-New York PREP Curriculum Outlines, PREP I & II |
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Class Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum, and Klutch: Integrated Mathematics Course 2. Publisher: MERRILL Description: This course exposes students to compound
statements, Truth tables, Rules of Inference, Quantifiers, Paradoxes, Elementary Set
Theory, Boolean Algebra, and Switching Networks. (Course 2, MQ3) Class Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum. Description: This course provides essential concepts for the study of Algebra. Topics: problem solving strategies, exponents, scientific notation, integer operations, order of operations, evaluating expressions, translating phrases and equations, solving equations.
Problem Solving (Algebra (Level 1))Class Hours: 1-hour/4 days a week/8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum Description: This course is designed for students who have had pre-algebra and will most likely be taking Algebra 1 (Course 1, MQ1). Topics: Problem solving strategies, operations with rational numbers, combining and evaluating expressions, Equations and inequalities, Absolute value, Polynomials and Exponents, Factoring, Quadratic Equations. Problem Solving (Algebra (Level 2))Class Hours: 1-hour/4 days a week/8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum Description: This course is designed for students who have had Algebra I (Course 1, MQ1) and will most likely be taking Algebra II (Course 1, MQ2). Topics: Problem solving strategies, Equations and inequalities, Absolute value, Factoring, Quadratic Equations, Linear Equations, System of Equations, Rational Expressions and Equations. Problem Solving (Algebra (Level 3))Class Hours: 1-hour/4 days a week/8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum Description: This course is designed for students who have had Algebra I (Course 1, MQ1 and MQ2) and will most likely be taking algebra II (Course 2, MQ4). Topics: Factoring, Linear Equations, Radical Expressions and Equations, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations, Problem Solving Strategies. Problem Solving (Geometry)Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum. Description: This course is designed for students who have completed Algebra I (Courses 1, MQ1 & MQ2) and will most likely be taking geometry (Course 2, MQ3). Topics: problem solving strategies, points, lines, planes, angles, polygons, polyhedral, area, perimeter, circles, symmetry, similarity, ratio and proportions, constructions. Problem Solving (Advanced Math)
Class Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum. Description: This course is designed for students who have completed Algebra I and Geometry (Courses I and II). Topics: evaluating expressions, dividing polynomials, function notation, diophantine equations, dimensional analysis, interior angles of polygons, imaginary numbers, Law of cosines, logarithms, angles of elevations. Introduction to Engineering Class Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 4 weeks Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum. Description: Lecture / laboratory hands-on project oriented class with the following topics: The Engineering Profession, measurements, simple mechanics, work-energy, engineering design; in class and laboratory demonstration of engineering principles and team designs of bridges, rockets, electrical motors, levers, pulley systems, magnets, springs, interface circuit boards. Computer ScienceClass Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 4 weeks Required Text: Tex PREP Curriculum Description: Lecture / Laboratory class focusing on: Introduction to computers, explanation of basic hardware and software applications; solving problems by developing algorithms and using flow charting; writing programs in BASIC.
Research and Study SessionsClass Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: NYPREP Curriculum. Description: A daily small group class that provided students with time to work on class assignments, computer projects, writing assignments, engineering model projects, or personal development activities such as resume writing, note-taking, stress reduction, building self esteem, following directions, college researching, and career planning.
Internet TechnologiesClass Hours: 1 hour / 2 days per week / 4 weeks Required Text: NYPREP Curriculum. Description: Lecture / Laboratory class focusing on majors Internet Programs such as electronic mail, ftp (for file transfer, newsreaders, World Wide Web browsers (e.g., Netscape) and searching tools. Problem Solving (PREP II)Class Hours: 1 hour /4 days a week/8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum Description: Numerous and varied experiences with problem solving as a method of inquiry and application so that students can: use problem solving approaches to investigate and understand mathematical content, formulate problems, develop and apply a variety of strategies to solve problems, verify and interpret results, generalizes solutions and strategies to new problem situations, and acquire confidence in using mathematics meaningfully. PhysicsClass Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum. Description: Lecture / Laboratory class focusing on: Mechanics, Electricity, and Laboratory applications. Algebraic StructuresClass Hours: 1 hour / 4 days per week / 8 weeks Required Text: TexPREP Curriculum. Description: This course reviews and expands the student’s understanding of the properties of real number systems. Clock arithmetic is used as a vehicle for understanding many of these properties. Topics: groups, rings, and fields.
*Examinations: A minimum of three partial tests, and a comprehensive two-hour final examination. *Grades: A, B, C, D, and F |