Accelerated Placement and Honors Information
The Advanced (Honors) Math Course Sequence at DGS offers an opportunity for students to experience increased depth and rigor in mathematical topics. Advanced math students tend to be interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) content, enjoy a challenge, and quickly see connections between disciplines. Advanced math classes develop concepts from a more theoretical perspective, use less directive teaching strategies, and require a greater level of student independence. Teachers make recommendations for Advanced classes based on observations and assessment data.
Profile of Advanced Math Courses
Math 2H, Math 3H, Precalculus 400(H), Calculus AB & BC, AP STATISTICS
- Advanced math at DGS is not synonymous with simply being quick and skilled at computations.
- The teacher often serves as a facilitator of more student-owned, collaborative knowledge-building.
- Concepts are developed & extended through a more theoretical perspective, emphasizing application of skills.
- Students are expected to synthesize concepts on assessments and be able to tackle problem contexts they have not directly seen the teacher model
- Greater out-of-class workload exits compared to non-Advanced math courses
