Overview of our Program
Every student will complete at least three years of math at the high school level, but most Harris students complete four or more, years of math. The core courses in Mathematics are Common Core Algebra I, Common Core Geometry, Common Core Algebra II which are designed to insure that our students are career and college ready. These courses are built around 5 conceptual categories: Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, and Statistics and Probability which are interwoven through the three courses. Modeling with Mathematics is integral to students' development of mathematical knowledge. Within these courses, students will be expected to make connections between the verbal, numerical, algebraic, and geometric representations of problem situations.
These courses will require students to apply and adapt a selection of strategies and algorithms to solve a variety of problems. It is expected that these strategies and algorithms will be implemented using both traditional and technological tools. Students who earn a 90% grade on each of the three Common Core math Regents are eligible for a specially endorsed New York State Regents Diploma in Mathematics. Students who also earn a 90% grade on three Science Regents will be eligible to be awarded a doubly endorsed honors diploma.
Following Common Core Algebra II, students continue on in either Advanced Algebra or Precalculus followed by AP Calculus AB or BC, Calculus Applications for Business and Finance or AP Statistics. Some students "double-up" in Math, taking AP Statistics in their junior year along with another math course. Our Computer Science Program consists of three courses: Introduction to Computer Science, AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A. We also offer Advanced Topics in Mathematics, a seminar class for our best Math students.
Our Computer Science Program is in the vanguard of US Schools having piloted the new Computer Science Curriculum in collaboration with Code.org: AP Principles of Computer Science and Advanced Placement Computer Science A (JAVA). This year our AP Computer Science students lead in-class explorations in computer science in every math class through Hour of Code. More than 1000 students participated in this program.
The mathematics options available to our students are outlined in the Math flowchart found below.
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