High School Math Courses

Year-Long Courses

Each of these courses goes for four hours a day for the entire six weeks of summer school. Enrollment is limited and preference goes to Bellarmine students. Students that have completed the 9th grade prior to summer school enrollment are eligible to receive 10 units of credit for each of these courses. Tuition for Accelerated Geometry and Accelerated Algebra 2 is higher for each course.

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Accelerated Geometry: This is a fast paced, highly demanding course that covers the entire year-long Bellarmine geometry curriculum in just 6 weeks. The course is four hours in length and is considered a 2 course class ($950). Students taking this course will receive ten 10 units of credit on their transcript. To be eligible for enrollment you must (a) be a current Bellarmine student having successfully completed your freshman year; or (b) be a current non-Bellarmine high school student and have obtained a recommendation from your most recent math teacher. Enrollment is limited and preference will be given to Bellarmine students. To obtain credit, a student may not miss more than one day of this class. There are no exceptions to the attendance policy
Accelerated Algebra 2: This course is meant for students (not incoming freshmen) who have completed both Algebra 1 and Geometry, and who intend to cover the entire year of Algebra 2 over the course of the summer term so that they may try to advance into PreCalculus in the Fall. It is not for the faint of heart! Students who are considering this course must be willing to work hard, remembering that each day will equate to about a week during the regular year; they should also have performed well in their Algebra 1 course (we recommend at least an A- in regular Algebra 1, or at least a B- in an advanced Algebra 1 course). The first few days will be a fast-paced review of many basic Algebra 1 concepts, and then the majority of the course will consist of delving deeper into those concepts, as well as introducing new concepts, such as: functions, complex numbers, logarithms, quadratic and higher degree equations and conic sections. nrollment is limited and preference will be given to Bellarmine students. To obtain credit, a student may not miss more than one day of this class. There are no exceptions to the attendance policy.

Semester-long Courses

The below courses satisfy one semester in each of the subject areas. Students that have completed the 9th grade prior to summer school enrollment are eligible to receive 5 units of credit for each of these classes. A course listed with an 'A' is the equivalent of the first semester while a course listed with a 'B' would be the second semester. Students may not take both the A & B of a course as the only courses offered as a complete year are Accelerated Geometry and Accelerated Algebra 2.

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Algebra 1A: The first semester of a course designed to develop mastery of fundamental algebraic concepts preparing students for future math courses It covers the fundamentals of algebra such as binary operations with real numbers and variables, factoring, radicals and exponents. Incoming freshman might consider taking this course.
Algebra 1B: The second semester of a course designed to develop mastery of algebraic concepts preparing students for future math courses. It covers concepts such as factoring, rational expressions and equations, solving systems of equations and inequalities, roots and radicals and quadratic equations.
Algebra 2A: The first semester of a course designed to prepare students for college-level mathematics by further developing their mathematical vocabulary and problem solving skills in the context of realistic applications. Topics include lines, graphing linear equations, and solving inequalities.
Algebra 2B: The second semester of a course designed to prepare students for college-level mathematics by further developing their mathematical vocabulary and problem solving skills in the context of realistic applications. Topics include factoring techniques, quadratics, conic sections, logarithms, complex numbers and functions.
Calculus 1A: Calculus 1A will introduce to the student limits, the definition of the derivative, and techniques of Differentiation. If time permits, we will study Riemann sums and an approximation of the definite integral. The objective of the course is to give students an exposure to calculus so that the students are better prepared for AP calculus in the Fall.
Geometry 1A: The first semester of a class where students develop logical reasoning skills and creative problem solving skills while discovering the fundamental concepts of Euclidean Geometry. Topics include space geometry, inductive and deductive reasoning, constructions, properties of triangles and congruent triangles.
Geometry 1B: The second semester of a course where students develop logical reasoning skills and creative problem solving skills while discovering the fundamental concepts of Euclidean Geometry. Topics include the properties of polygons, circles, area and surface area, Pythagorean Theorem and special right triangles, volume and right triangle trigonometry.
Pre-Calculus 1A: This course will introduce a student who has completed Algebra 2 with a grade of B minus or better to Precalculus mathematics. The objective of the course is to successfully prepare the student for a rigorous Precalculus course. The topics to be studied include fractional expressions, modeling with equations, inequalities, introductions to functions, the Unit Circle, trigonometric functions of real numbers, trigonometric graphs, and right triangle trigonometry.