Integrated Math 2 vs. Algebra?
What's the difference? I'm going into my freshman year of the IB[International Baccalaureate] Program and some of my friends are taking integrated math 2. I'm taking Algebra. Is there even a difference?
Is Math 1 (SAT II) the same as Algebra 1 & Geometry?
According to Mathematics Level 1 Subject Test from the College board, you will need “At least three years of college-preparatory mathematics, including two years of algebra and one year of geometry.” Studying Algebra and geometry will be great help, but you will need a strong math background. I recommend tying some of the free practice problems on that website and seeing how you do. If all goes well and you do want to take the test, I would get this practice book by the college board: The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests, 2nd Ed because it is the only place to get a full length, genuine SAT Math I Subject test. I would also get a Barron's SAT Math 1 and a Princeton Review SAT Math 1 book for extra techniques, review on topics you may be unfamiliar with, and practice tests (which are slightly different from actual SAT Math 1 Tests.)Good Luck!
Which math is higher Algebra 1 or Geometry?
Normally a student takes Algebra 1 before Geometry. There are several reasons for this (1) Geometry is the first course in which a student has to constantly write proofs. Most students find this to be anywhere from difficult to impossible. (2) Historically students understand Algebra 1 fairly well - the same is not true of Geometry. (3) You don't need Geometry for Algebra 1, you need a little bit of Algebra 1 for Geometry. (4) Many of the students whom I have taught tell me that Geometry was more difficult than Algebra 1, and Algebra 2, and Trigonometry. Essentially, until they got to Calculus they felt that Geometry was their toughest course. Calculus was found to be tougher than Geometry. I would say that, after arithmetic, Algebra 1 is the easiest class that you will ever take. It is also, IMO, the lowest level course that you will take, after arithmetic. This isn't just my opinion but the opinions of my students as well. .
Am I behind if I take Algebra 1 in 9th grade?
I’m a high school teacher and I have taught pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Algebra 2 as well as Geometry. NO. You are not behind if you take Algebra 1 in 9th grade. Our schools in the U.S. have more and more encouraged 8th graders to take Algebra 1, but there is a problem with that. Many times, good math students will take Algebra 1 as 8th graders and suddenly feel overwhelmed and lost! The reason for this is that developmentally your brain is changing at this age (13–15). Algebra requires abstract thinking, which appears for the first time when you are a developing adolescent and it does so at different times for different young people, although it happens somewhere usually in this time frame. So two 13-year-olds seated next to each other in a classroom may well be described as one average math student ready for Algebra 1 in 8th grade and another excellent math student who is NOT ready for Algebra 1 in 8th grade for the developmental reasons I just explained. In 9th grade, statistically, nearly all (if not all in any given classroom) 9th grade students will be fully ready for Algebra 1 in 9th grade. So, to answer your question again, you will not be behind taking Algebra 1 in 9th grade and more importantly, you are nearly guaranteed that your brain will be ready for the subject.
Is College Algebra and Algebra 2 the same thing?
I am taking Algebra 2 next year and I found this book at my local library to help me prepare for it. It is called "College Algebra." Is it the same thing as Algebra 2? And what is the main difference between Algebra 1 and Algebra 2? Does Algebra 2 has polynomials as well?
What is integrated algebra and...?
I think the course "Integrated Algebra" really depends on the junior high/high school that you go to. Here's the usual sequence of math in the US: Pre-Algebra Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Calculus: Differentiation and the start of integration (AP Calculus AB) Calculus: Integration and sequences/series (AP Calculus BC) (FYI, "Integration" has nothing to do with the meaning of the word "integrated" in your integrated algebra class) Calculus: Multivariable/Vector That's the standard sequence. I'm not sure what material is integrated into "Integrated Algebra". Perhaps it meshes a bit of geometry into Algebra 1...I would imagine that it's possible to create a 2 year course that jumps back and forth between Algebra 1 and Geometry. Honors classes may vary in the level of "challenge problems" assigned/tested, and may add a few extra topics. There are also a lot of topics that are not "algebra" that are taught in Algebra 1 and 2...for example, probability, statistics, combinations/permutations are a few. Also, there's a lot of algebra in geometry...particularly in coordinate geometry and the distance formula. Additionally, some high schools may offer an entire AP course on Statistics, which is a semester-long class typically at the college level. In college, after multivariable calculus, you have a wide variety of classes offered. In fact, some can even be done without multivariable, but anyone serious about math, science, or econ should get the multivar out of the way as soon as possible. Those "post-calc" classes include Linear Algebra (dealing with matricies that you learned in Algebra 1 or 2 in a TOTALLY different way), Logic/Set Theory, Real Analysis (dealing with Calculus rigoriously), complex analysis (dealing with the square root of -1 in combo with calculus), and Algebraic Theory (different from Algebra...instead of + you use generic symbols like % and create groups, rings, and the like).
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and then Elementary, Intermediate and College Algebra?
Pre-Algebra is not related to Elementary or Intermediate Algebra. It is a remedial mathematics course that could be called "Algebra Essentials" or simply "Pre-Algebra and Mathematics Basics". Algebra I is related to Elementary Algebra. It is the first official course in algebra that covers solutions and applications of first and second degree equations. It also introduces inequalities, exponents, graphing solutions, polynomials and algebraic fractions. Algebra II is related to Intermediate Algebra. It is the second course in algebra that covers more in-depth systems of equations that include: inequalities, radicals, quadric polynomials, rational expressions, exponential/logarithmic functions and graphs and functions. College Algebra is its own subject. It is a course in advanced algebraic topics. This includes: equations, inequalities and functions involving polynomials, rationals, exponentials, and logarithms with applications and graphing; sequences and series; counting theory; probability; matrices; trigonometric functions. Typically, students take Algebra I then Geometry and Algebra II. College Algebra is sometimes not offered in high schools. In college, it is Elementary Algebra and Intermediate Algebra. College Algebra is an option, but not necessary. You can take either mathematics that include Statistics.
Is intermediate Algebra the same as algebra 2?
//////// no, they are not the same