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MATH 10 PURE Pre-IB (5 credits) Full Year
The outcomes of the Pre-IB Math 10 Pure are identical to Math 10 Pure but involve additional enrichment activities. Enrichment includes: an exploration of the historical development of formulas, experimental and group work focusing on mathematical ideas, and a project incorporating mathematics into various aspects of daily living such as games, building construction, and design.

MATH 20 PURE IB (5 credits) Semestered
This course is the first required for those students wishing to complete the IB Mathematical Methods program in their Grade XII year. It must be taken in the first semester of their grade 11 year and will include all the topics covered in the regular Math 20P course as prescribed by Alberta Learning. In order to meet the requirements of the IB Math Methods course, topics such as functions (inverse and composite) and function graphing will be covered in greater detail and critical thinking will be emphasized throughout. The students will also be required to complete two portfolio projects, which will be included in their evaluation in the grade 12 year.

MATH 30 PURE IB (5 credits) Semestered
This course is intended for students working towards completion of the IB Mathematical Methods program and should be taken in the 2nd semester of their grade 11 year. The course includes all of the topics covered in the regular Math 30 P course described earlier, in order to meet the Alberta Learning requirements and prepare students for the provincial diploma exam. Other topics are also taught to meet the requirements of the IB Mathematical Methods program. These include:

Infinite geometric sequences/series and convergence

Independent vs. Dependent probability events, mutually exclusive events, Venn diagrams and conditional probability

MATH 31 IB (Full Year)
This is the final course required to complete the IB Mathematical Methods program. At its completion, students will be prepared for the IB examination in May of their grade 12 year. The course includes all of the topics covered in the regular Math 31 course described earlier, in order to meet the Alberta Learning requirements, but also includes topics necessary to complete the IB Mathematical Methods program. These include:

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Areas using Sine and Cosine laws

Iteration functions and their graphs

Newton’s Method of finding roots

Further differentiation: y = ax and y = logax

Vector Geometry