Algebra 2 (AoPS)

Algebra 2 (AoPS) - Summer 2024

Classroom: zoom

TBD

Meeting ID: TBD

Passcode: ehope

Class Time: Wednesday & Saturday 8:00-8:50 PM

Pre-requirements:

This class is typically for nineth graders or above, or advanced eighth graders with solid foundations in Algebra. Students should have completed the course of Algebra I, and preferably have completed the course of Geometry. Students must be proficient in fundamentals of Algebra, such as basic concepts and problem solving skills in the topics of basic rules of exponents and radicals, ratio, rate, percent, quadratic factorization, solving and graphing linear and quadratic equations, complex numbers, solving and graphing linear inequalities, fundamentals of linear, quadratic and rational functions, operation of functions, inverse functions, polynomial arithmetic, etc.

Textbook (not mandatory): 

Intermediate Algebra, 2^nd Edition, by Richard Rusczyk, the Art of Problem Solving series.

Course Description: 

• Topics covered in this course include a quick review of basic algebra topics, followed by mid to advance topics of complex numbers, quadratics and conic sections, analytic geometry, polynomials, multivariable expressions, sequences and series, identities, inequalities, exponents and logarithms, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, piecewise-defined functions, functional equations, and much more; 
  
• The course is structured to inspire the students to explore and develop new ideas. Each class starts with brief introduction of core concepts and examples, followed by challenging practice problems, so the students have a chance to solve them under the guidance of the teacher. Step by step solutions to these practice problems are explained in detail, through which new techniques are taught. Important facts and powerful problem solving approaches are highlighted throughout the course. Homework and exams (if needed) are used to evaluate the level of mastering.