Mathematics
The DLS Math Department Mission Statement: "It is the goal of the DLS Math Department to equip the students to successfully envision and manipulate mathematical concepts with which they will be faced in the future."
Dallas Lutheran School’s Mathematics Department prepares college-ready math students through our requisite four-years of high school mathematics courses including Calculus. Our graphing calculator integrated curriculum follows the Larson-authored McDougall-Littell series. Dallas Lutheran focuses on individual student achievement, placing students in math courses that both challenge them as well as being the best fit for their overall success.
MA073 = Math 7
Required Grade 7 - 1 year 4 units Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to integrate and incorporate areas of math to other subjects and also the real world. The idea is to show students how math fits into the larger concepts. The following areas will be covered: problem-solving, number concepts, computation, beginner graphing, measurement, and statistics.
MA078 = Advanced Math 7
Elective Grade 7 - 1 year 4 units Prerequisite: Department Approval
This course is designed to integrate and incorporate areas of math to other subjects and also the real world. This is an accelerated course designed to prepare students for Algebra One. The following areas will be addressed: measurement, problem-solving, computation, statistics, geometry concepts, and modeling with a concentration on working with variables.
MA083 = Math 8
Required Grade 8 - 1 year 4 units Prerequisite: Math 7 completion
This course is designed to be a building block into Algebra One and Geometry. Students will learn the basic foundations needed for everyday use, future classes, and future careers. The following areas will be addressed: graphing, problem-solving, computation, basic number theory, statistics, geometric concepts, and simplifying expressions.
MA314 = Algebra 1B – Semester 1
Required Grades 9 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Department approval
This required course teaches students the rules with which to manipulate and solve for unknown variables. The focus will be on problem solving and solving double variable equations.
MA315 = Algebra 1B –Semester 2
Required Grades 9 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Department Approval
This required course teaches students the rules with which to manipulate and solve for unknown variables. The focus will be on using radicals and graphing quadratic equations.
MA310 = Algebra 1 – Semester 1
Required: Grades 8 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Department approval
This required course teaches students the rules with which to manipulate and solve for unknown variables of degree one (linear). Areas addressed will be: working with negative integers, solving single and double variable equations, and graphing linear equations
MA311 = Algebra 1 – Semester 2
Required: Grades 8 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Department Approval, MA 310
This required course teaches students the rules with which to manipulate and solve for unknown variables of degree two (quadratics) and degree one-half (radicals). Areas addressed will be: solving and graphing quadratic equations, solving and graphing radical expressions, introduction to higher families of equations.
MA320 = Geometry – First Semester
Required: Grades 9 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One
This required course teaches students to reason with logic via the use of theorems, proofs, and shape congruency. Areas discussed include: parallel lines, triangle congruency proofs, quadrilaterals, and essential geometric vocabulary.
MA321 = Geometry – Second Semester
Required: Grades 9 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One, MA320
This required course teaches students to examine the properties of geometric figures; including working with triangle trigonometry, circles, triangle inequalities, and properties of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
MA330 = Algebra Two – First Semester
Required: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One
Algebra 2 extends the concepts and methods of Algebra 1. Students will review problem solving techniques and linear graphing, study complex numbers, and learn quadratic and cubic graphing.
MA331 = Algebra Two – Second Semester
Required: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One, MA 330
Algebra 2 extends the concepts and methods of Algebra 1. Students will study polynomials, quadratic and exponential equations, sequences, and basic conic sections. This is designed as the final course for students not desiring to continue math studies beyond algebra, but preparing for college entrance exams.
MA335 = Algebra Two w/trig – First Semester
Elective: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One, Department Approval
Algebra 2 extends the concepts and methods of Algebra 1. Students will review problem solving techniques as well as linear graphing, study complex numbers, exponential equations, and quadratic and cubic graphing.
MA336 = Algebra Two w/trig– Second Semester
Elective: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra One, MA 335, Department Approval
Algebra 2 extends the concepts and methods of Algebra 1. Students will study conics, sequences, and trigonometry.
MA372 = Statistics
Elective: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Geometry
Designed for the student who desires another math credit but does not desire the advanced courses. Topics covered include math, computer, research, inference vs. descriptive output, probability problems, and permutations.
MA371 = Trigonometry
Required: Grades 10 -12, 1 semester 2 units Prerequisite: Algebra 2
Designed for the student who has taken Algebra 2 and would like to learn about trigonometry. Topics covered include circle and triangle trigonometry, graphing trigonometric functions, identities, and word problems.
Course: MA340 = Pre-Calculus – First Semester
Elective Grades 10 -12 1 semester 2 units
Prerequisite: Algebra 2 w/trig or Algebra 2 and Trig
This course is designed to prepare students to take calculus the following year by providing a strong foundation of concepts and problem solving techniques involving linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Additional topics include function operations, inverse functions, translation and stretching of functions, complex numbers, inequalities, and curve fitting techniques.
Course: MA341 = Pre-Calculus – Second Semester
Elective Grades 10 -12 1 semester 2 units
Prerequisite: MA 340
This course is designed to prepare students to take calculus the following year by reviewing linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions as taught in MA340. Trigonometric functions, relationships, and applications are covered in depth (circle and triangle). In addition, the course will introduce topics which occur in other classes including polar coordinates, complex numbers, vectors, matrices, combinations and probability, sequences and series, and curve fitting techniques.
Course: MA350 = AP Calculus – First Semester
Elective Grades 11-12 1 semester 2 units
Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus
Calculus of functions of one independent variable (aka Calculus AB or Calculus I). This course is designed for the student with a strong aptitude towards and interest in studying mathematics, science, engineering, or business at the college level. The course is based on four major concepts of calculus – limits, derivatives, definite integrals, and indefinite integrals.
Course: MA351 = AP Calculus – Second Semester
Elective Grades 11-12 1 semester 2 units
Prerequisite: MA 350
See MA350. Semester one focuses on the basic concepts of calculus, polynomials, trigonometric functions, and algebraic techniques for derivatives. Semester two reviews the basic concepts of calculus and focuses on applications, exponentials, logarithmic functions, slope fields, solids, algebraic techniques for integration, and locating extrema. After completion of the course, the student may find it possible to obtain college credit for calculus I. Typically this is done by taking an exam at the university he/she will attend or by taking the AP Calculus AB test at Lutheran High in May.