| Pilot Site: |
| | This is a district-wide pilot course
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| Grade Range: |
| | 10–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None. |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters. |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Mathematics: Intermediate |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | c - Mathematics |
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| Course Description: |
| | Financial Algebra is a mathematical modeling course that is algebra-based, applications-oriented, and technology-dependent. The course addresses college preparatory mathematics topics from Advanced Algebra, Statistics, Probability, Pre-calculus, and Calculus under seven financial umbrellas: Banking, Investing, Credit, Employment and Income Taxes, Automobile Ownership, Independent Living, and Retirement Planning and Household Budgeting. The course allows students to experience the interrelatedness of mathematical topics, find patterns, make conjectures, and extrapolate from
known situations to unknown situations. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9243 - Integrated Mathematics III |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Gerver, Sgroi 2018, Financial Algebra: Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications, Second Edition, Cengage Learning |