This course is the second part of Algebra 2.  Topics include the following: probability, solving quadratics by factoring & graphing, completing the square, parabolas, circles, ellipses, hyperbolas, remainder and factor theorem, fundamental theorem of algebra, rational zero theorem, Descartes’ sign rule, composite and inverse functions, introduction to log properties, trigonometry, laws of sines, law of cosines, trig functions, introduction to trigonometric identities.

Prerequisite:  Algebra 2A.

Calculators:  A scientific calculator with sin, cos, tan, square root, and exponential capabilities is required.  A graphing calculator such as the TI-83plus is required.

Texts: Algebra 2, Integration, Application, Connections, Glencoe, by Foster, Winters, et. al, copyright 1998