Why This Class
As your student prepares for the fast pace of high school, you want them to have strong math skills that allow them to keep up and excel. You want your student to gain confidence not only in math, but in themselves. This course will help them do just that!

In this course, students continue learning how mathematical thinking and problem-solving can help them in every aspect of life. They discover how algebra can help them solve even more real-world problems by working on complex equations with multiple variables. Students also explore linear functions, learn how to use data to find trends, and use graphing to find solutions to tough algebra problems.

By the end of this course, students are ready for more advanced high school math concepts. They are more confident both in solving math problems and tackling logic and reasoning challenges in everyday life.

Why This Class
As a parent, you know your student wonders how certain math skills will apply to their future. You want your student to understand the important role math plays in life and develop the problem-solving skills to become the person they want to be.

In this course, students start thinking about what they want to do when they grow up and how math can help them get there. They learn how algebra helps solve real-life problems by completing exercises with numbers and operations, patterns of geometry, and equations with one unknown. Students also learn how to solve problems with two-variable linear functions and start learning about statistics. Throughout the course, students focus on connecting concepts they have been learning their whole lives to prepare for more advanced math in high school.

By the end of this course, students understand the importance of a strong mathematical foundation and have the necessary skills to succeed in high school math. They can solve more complex problems and equations than ever—and relate them to the real world.

Why This Class
No one knows your student like you do—including how they best learn math. If you’ve found a third-party math curriculum that works for your student and they want to continue using it, an Independent Studies Math course lets them do so while still earning high school credit.

Students in Independent Studies Math courses use a math curriculum of their choice to learn the right concepts for their skill and/or grade level. Here are a few more things to know about this course:

Students in this course receive traditional letter grades
Students complete two competency exams—a midterm and a final
Students receive a list of foundational topics to study for the exams
The midterm and final exams are delivered on the CK-12 math learning platform

Why This Class
To excel at school and in life, your student needs to hone the skill of abstract thinking: the ability to see beyond the here-and-now and recognize the patterns and connections between ideas. This course helps by training your student in the tools of advanced algebra, applying the fundamentals of arithmetic to abstract scenarios.

Mentors in this course guide students on an exploration of rational, logarithmic, sinusoidal, inverse, and composite functions. Students also learn to model real-world situations with statistics. By doing so, they learn lifelong skills including data interpretation and advanced handling of measurements, proportions, and equations. In the process, they prepare for post-secondary math courses or a high school diploma and expand their view of math as a real-world problem-solving tool.

By the end of this course, students gain confidence in the process of using a concrete set of principles to solve an abstract problem. This new skill prepares them to excel in future math learning—and to think more creatively and dynamically in every area of life.

Why This Class
As a parent, you want an open door for your student to embark on whatever career path they choose. Understanding advanced algebra is essential for anyone hoping to work in a STEM-related field—and it’s a requirement for most college applications. This course covers the algebra that will help ensure your student can pursue their goals without being held back.

Mentors in this course help students apply their existing mastery of arithmetic to problems involving variables instead of numbers. With the help of mentors and math tutors as needed, students also learn about exponential functions, radical functions, and complex numbers. In the process, they gain higher-level skills that will especially prepare them for success in a math-based trade or technical career.

Students emerge from this course with an enhanced ability to notice what changes and what remains constant—both in math and life. They are on track to completing the math skill set that will open doors along their chosen future path.

Why This Class
As a parent, you sometimes need to make decisions without having all the facts—and count on principles to deduce the right answer. You want your student to be comfortable with this process in their life, too. This course helps by guiding them through advanced geometry lessons, while also polishing their algebra skills and introducing trigonometry.

Mentors in this course help students explore geometric proofs (the ancestors of modern logic) involving lines and angles, apply the principles of probability to real-life scenarios, and learn what types of problems trigonometry can solve. With the support of mentors and math tutors, students also take their first dive into quadratics and the quadratic formula. In the process, they complete the foundational math training that will prepare them to excel in advanced high school courses and beyond.

By completing this course, students gain experience in using principles to evaluate a limited set of facts and extract the truth. They come to appreciate the value of this skill in daily life, as well as math.

Why This Class
Note: This class is offered as both a Classic course and Honors course. Honors Math is for highly engaged students who like to think deeply and challenge themselves. Honors students will engage with a weekly project, reading, problem of the week, or research topic that will help them dive deeper into the subject and think more critically. These weekly WAM also provides students with an opportunity to explain their deep thinking and push past procedural math to a more complete, conceptual understanding.

Why This Class
As a parent, you want your student to hone the skill of making smart decisions. Both algebra and geometry promote logical thinking skills that help adults make wise financial choices and intelligently analyze news reports. This course integrates lessons from both branches of math to bring your student’s judgment to a new level, in math and everyday life.

Mentors in this course introduce students to exponential properties and help them extend the core concepts of arithmetic to polynomials—and then apply it all to real-life scenarios. Students use geometry to explore the mathematical characteristics of solids, circles, and conic sections. With the help of math tutors as needed, they also use the principles of exponential growth and decay to answer practical questions.

By the end of this course, students round out their foundational skills in algebra and feel prepared to take on more advanced studies. Most importantly, they gain a more logical mindset that equips them to make better decisions every day.

Why This Class
To prepare your student for a healthy and happy future, you want to help them master the art of decision making. This course helps by raising your student’s skill-level in geometry—which has been a core feature in the education of thousands of leaders because it teaches the analytical and deductive reasoning methods that lead to good decisions.

Students in this self-paced course use our math learning platform to examine proofs involving lines and angles, explore the properties of circles and other conic sections, apply the principles of probability to real-life scenarios, and learn the applications of trigonometry to new kinds of problem-solving. With the support of math tutors as needed, students also develop their spatial reasoning skills and see how mathematics defines shapes and their properties.

By the end of this course, students gain experience in using principles to analyze a given set of facts and, in turn, decide what’s true. They also realize the value of that skill in life and leadership, as well as math.

Why This Class
As a parent, you know life has its ups and downs. You want your student to become skilled at solving life’s problems with a level head, using logic to balance out emotion. This course helps by guiding your student on an introduction to geometry, which offers a set of logical thinking skills they can’t gain any other way.

Students in this self-paced course use our math learning platform to refine their reasoning skills through studying and applying concepts such as triangles and trigonometry, area and perimeters, lines and angles, and foundational statistics. With the help of math tutors as needed, students improve as logical thinkers as they practice taking a systematic approach to solving problems—beginning with what they know and moving step by step toward solutions.

Students emerge from this course with the awareness that many questions (in math and life) require a methodical, logical, multi-step approach to answer. They are more calm and persistent in solving problems wherever they find them.

Why This Class
As they reach the end of high school, your student is almost ready to apply their years of education to life as an adult. This course combines all those years of math learning and helps your student connect complex math concepts to the real world—transcending their current understanding.

Specifically, students in this self-paced course apply definite integrals to calculate the areas under curves and explore real-life applications of physics and statistics. They learn the differentiation and integration of transcendental functions by exploring logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions. Students also fine-tune their understanding of integration techniques and begin the study of infinite series and sequences.

By the end of this course, students have a solid foundation in calculus and are ready for their next level—whether that’s college mathematics or simply applying their current knowledge and critical thinking skills to adult life.