Math 9

By the end of this course, students will be:

Number Sense and Algebra

By the end of this course the student will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the exponent rules of multiplication and division and apply them to simplify expressions.
• Manipulate numerical and polynomial expressions and solve first-degree equations.

Linear Relations

By the end of this course the student will:

• Apply data-management techniques to investigate relationships between two variables.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of a linear relation.
• Connect various representations of a linear relation.

Analytic Geometry

By the end of this course the student will:

• Determine the relationship between the form of an equation and the shape of its graph with respect to linearity and non-linearity.
• Determine, through investigation, the properties of the slope and y-intercept of a linear relation.
• Solve problems involving linear relations.

Measurement and Geometry

By the end of this course the student will:

• Determine, through investigation, the optimal values of various measurements.
• Solve problems involving the measurements of two-dimensional shapes and the surface areas and volumes of three-dimensional figures.
• Verify, through investigation facilitated by dynamic geometry software, geometric properties and relationships involving two-dimensional shapes, and apply the results to solving problems.