1988-2000 Topics


Click one of the following seasons to see the topics list from that season.

1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991
1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994
1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997
1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000

 


 

1988-1989

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Ratio, Proportion, Percent Functions Coordinate Geometry Polynomial Equations
Meet 2 Formula Ratio, Proportion Parabolas Trig
Meet 3 Simple Probability Right Triangles Logs and Exponents Vectors
Meet 4 Data Analysis Circles Binomial Theorem Max/Min Problems
Meet 5 Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Pre-Calculus
 

Orals

Meet 1: GEOMETRIC PROBABILITY (UMAP Module 660: Applications of High School Mathematics in Geometric Probability, Richard Dalke and Robert Falkner.)
Meet 2: EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF THE POLYGON AND CIRCLE (Modern Geometries, James Smart. Brooks Cole Pub. Co. [Monteray, CA 93940] 2nd edition. Sections 4.1-4.3; p. 127-147)
Meet 3: COMBINATORICS (An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics, Steven Roman. Saunders College Publishing [383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017] 1986. Chapter 4, sections 1-8, pages 167-221)
Meet 4: APPLICATIONS OF THE DERIVATIVE (Max/Min, Related Rates, Rolle's Theorem, Mean Value Theorem.) (Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Thomas & Finney. Addison Wesley 6th edition. Chapter 3, sections 5-8, pages 205-231)

 

 

1989-1990

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Arithmetic Topics Sets and Venn Diagrams Geometric Probability Functions
Meet 2 Primes and Factors Applications of Algebra to Geometry Absolute Value Trig with Applications
Meet 3 Linear Equations and Inequalities 2-D Similarity Logs and Exponents Combinatorics
Meet 4 Probability Perimeter, Area Sequences and Series Analysis of Graphs (with calculus)
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: COORDINATE GEOMETRY (Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge, Rhoad, Milauskas and Whipple. McDougall Littell.)
Meet 2: GRAPH THEORY (Discrete Mathematics, Roman)
Meet 3: RINGS (Introduction To Modern Algebra, McCoy)
Meet 4: ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES (Calculus And Analytic Geometry, Leithold, Harper, and Row)

 

1990-1991

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Arithmetic Topics Functions Circles Polynomial Equations
Meet 2 Number Bases Ratio, Proportion, Variation One-variable Inequalities with Absolute Value Trig
Meet 3 Data Analysis Right Triangles Applications of Quadratics and Graph Analysis   Advanced Probability including Combinatorics
Meet 4 Ratio, Proportion Surface Area Logs and Exponents Max/Min Problems
Meet 5        
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Orals

Meet 1: LINEAR PROGRAMMING (Finite Mathematics, Lial, Miller)
Meet 2: SETS, ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE, COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE SETS (Discrete Mathematics, Roman)
Meet 3: PROBABILITY (Finite Mathematics, Weiss, Yoseloff)
Meet 4: MATHEMATICS OF MATRICES (Mathematics of Matrices, Davis)

 

 

1991-1992

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Perimeter, Area Quadratics Similarity Coordinate Geometry
Meet 2 Basic Counting Principles Algebra / Geometry Connections Rational Functions Trig
Meet 3 Linear Equations and Inequalities Geometric Probability Logs and Exponents Graphs of Functions (with calculator)
Meet 4 Quadratics Regular Polygons Linear Diophantine Equations Vectors
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: POLAR COORDINATES (Analytic Geometry, Gordon Fuller. Addison Wesley. Chapter 7 [6th edition] or Chapter 6 [5th edition])
Meet 2: MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION (Discrete Mathematics, John Dossey, Scott Foresman. Sections 2.5 and 2.6)
Meet 3: GROWTH AND DECAY (Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Leithold, Harper, and Row. Section 6.6 [5th edition] or section 7.7 [6th edition].)
Meet 4: MARKOV CHAINS (Finite Mathematics, Lial and Miller. Scott Foresman 4th edition. Chapter 8)

 

 

1992-1993

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Ratio, Proportion, Percent Linear Systems Right Triangle Trig 3-D Geometry: Area and Volume
Meet 2 Algebra / Geometry Applications Geometric Probability Combinations and Permutations Trig Applications (with calculator)
Meet 3 Sets and Venn Diagrams Similarity Max/Min Problems Sequences and Series
Meet 4 Linear Equations Circles Logs and Exponents Advanced Probability
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: COMBINATORIAL ANALYSIS (Finite Mathematics, Weiss and Youseloff. Worth Pub. 1975. Chapter 3)
Meet 2: SET THEORY (Finite Mathematics; Weiss & Youseloff, Worth Pub. 1975. Chapter 2)
Meet 3: ITERATION (Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamics, Robert Devaney. Addison Wesley. Chapters 1 and 2)
Meet 4: GROUPS & GRAPHS (Groups & Their Graphs, Grossman and Mangus. MAA New Mathematical Library, Book 14. Pages 3-55)  

 

 

1993-1994

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Non-Algebraic Word Problems Functions Locus Operations on Functions
Meet 2 Linear Equations Coordinate Geometry Surface Area, Volume Probability
Meet 3 Coordinate Geometry Similarity Logs and Exponents Rational Equations and Inequalities
Meet 4 Quadratics Right Triangles Rational Functions Polars
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS (Analytic Geometry, Gordon Fuller. Addison Wesley. Chapter 8 [6th edition] or Chapter 7 [5th edition])
Meet 2: INDUCTION (Discrete Algorithmic Mathematics, Stephen Maurer and Anthony Ralston. Addison Wesley 1991. Sections 2.1-2.5, pages 137-178)
Meet 3: STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS (Finite Mathematics, Lial and Miller. Scott Foresman. Sections 7.1-7.4)
Meet 4: FRACTALS  (Fractals for the Classroom, volume 2. NCTM Publication.)

 

1994-1995

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Ratio, Proportion, Percent Sets and Venn Diagrams Similarity Sequences and Series
Meet 2 Number Theory Systems of Equations and Inequalities Probability Trig
Meet 3 Word Problems Similarity Logs and Exponents Vector Analytic Graphing
Meet 4 Algebra / Geometry Applications Perimeter, Area, Volume Analysis of Functions Max/Min Problems
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: DIGRAPHS AND NETWORKS (Finite Mathematics, by Lial and Miller. Scott Foresman. Chapter 11.)
Meet 2: DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS (Discrete Algorithmic Mathematics, Stephen Maurer and Anthony Ralston. Addison Wesley 1991. Sections 5.1 – 5.5.)
Meet 3: THEORY OF CONGRUENCES (Elementary Number Theory, David M. Burton. William C. Brown Pub. 3rd edition. Chapter 4.)
Meet 4: ERROR CORRECTING CODES (Introduction to the Theory of Error Correcting Codes, Vera Pless. John Wiley Publishing 2nd edition. Chapters 1 and 2.)

 

 

1995-1996

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Perimeter, Area Linear Systems Circles Triangle Trig
Meet 2 Simple Probability Geometric Probability 2-D and 3-D Locus Pre-Calculus Word Problems
Meet 3 Sets and Venn Diagrams Coordinate Geometry Functions Limits (no calculator)
Meet 4 Linear Equations and Inequalities Similarity Sequences and Series Polars
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Orals

Meet 1: GRAPH THEORY (An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics, Steven Roman. Saunders College Pub. 1986. Sections 6.1-6.3)
Meet 2: LINEAR PROGRAMMING:  THE SIMPLEX METHOD (Finite Mathematics, Lial and Miller. Scott Foresman 4th edition. Sections 4.1-4.4 [Chapter 3 may need to be read as well for background])
Meet 3: LOGIC (Discrete Algorithmic Mathematics, Stephen Maurer and Anthony Ralston. Addison Wesley 1991. Sections 7.1-7.5)
Meet 4: TAXICAB GEOMETRY (Taxicab Geometry, an Adventure in Non-Euclidean Geometry, Eugene Krause. Dover Publications. Chapters 1-5.)

 

1996-1997

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Perimeter, Area Quadratics Matrices with Applications Probability
Meet 2 Number Bases Perimeter, Area, Volume Surface Area, Volume Trig Equations and Functions
Meet 3 Linear Equations Similarity Triangle Trig Parametrics
Meet 4 Quadratics Coordinate Geometry Logs and Exponents Vector Analytic Graphing
Meet 5        
 

Orals

Meet 1: INDUCTION (Discrete Math, John Dossey, et al. Scott Foresman, Sections 2.5 and 2.6)
Meet 2: MATRIX GAMES (Finite Mathematics, Weiss and Youseloff. Worth Pub. 1975. Pages 479-521)/span>

Meet 3: GROUPS (Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Joseph A. Gallian. D.C. Heath 3rd edition, 1994. Pages 23-67.  [ISBN #0-669-33907-5] [There is a solution manual available as well.])

Meet 4: MATHEMATICS IN MEDICINE (Contemporary Applied Mathematics, Sacco, Copes, Sloyer, and Stark. Jansen Publications  [ISBN #:  0-939-765-06-3] [There is also a teacher's guide available.]) (UMAP Module 456 Genetic Counseling) (UMAP Modules 105 and 109 Food Service Management Applications of Matrix Methods:  Food Service and Dietary Requirements)

 

 

1997-1998

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Number Bases Coordinate Geometry Manipulation of Algebraic Expressions and Equations Functions
Meet 2 Basic Counting Principles Geometric Probability Similarity Max/Min Problems 
(no calculator)
Meet 3 Coordinate Geometry Perimeter, Area, Volume Sequences and Series Trig
Meet 4 Linear Equations and Inequalities Triangle Trig Probability Parametrics
Meet 5

 NO CALCULATOR AT MEET 1.

Orals

Meet 1: ITERATION (Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamics, Robert Devaney. Addison Wesley 1990 [ISBN #0-201-23288-X]. Chapters 1 and 2)  
Meet 2: TRANSFORMATIONS (Mathematics of Matrices, Phillip Davis. Ginn and Co. 1965. [Library of Congress #64-24818] Sections 4.1 - 4.5.)  
Meet 3: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (Calculus, Deborah Hughes-Hallet et al. John Wiley and Sons 1994. Sections 9.1-9.8, pages 477-552)  
Meet 4: MATHEMATICS IN POLITICS (Mathematics in Politics - Strategies, Voting, Power, and Proof, Allen D. Taylor. [ISBN #0-387-94391-9] Chapters 1 and 2.)  

 

 

1998-1999

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Ratio, Proportion, Percent Equations and Inequalities Similarity Logs and Exponents
Meet 2 Applications of Algebra to Junior High Geometry Exponents with Applications Linear, Quadratic, and Rational Functions Optimization
Meet 3 Coordinate Geometry Similarity Probability Trig
Meet 4 Linear Systems of Equations and Inequalities Circles Triangle Trig Vectors
Meet 5

 NO CALCULATOR AT MEET 1.

Orals

Meet 1: MARKOV CHAINS (Finite Mathematics, Lial and Miller. Scott Foresman 4th edition. Chapter 8)  
Meet 2: GROUPS (Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Joseph A. Gallian. D.C. Heath 3rd edition, 1994. Pages 23-67.  [ISBN #0-669-33907-5] [There is a solution manual available as well])  
Meet 3: INDUCTION (Discrete Math, John Dossey, et al. Scott Foresman. Sections 2.5 and 2.6.)  
Meet 4: TOPICS IN GEOMETRY (Geometry Revisited, Coxeter and Greitzer. MAA. Chapter 1)  

 

 

1999-2000

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Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

Meet 1 Modular Arithmetic Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Coordinate Geometry Trig Equations
Meet 2 Basic Counting Principles and Simple Probability Geometric Probability Algebraic Word Problems Sequences and Series
Meet 3 Linear Equations Right Triangle Trig with Applications Analysis of Polynomials Complex Numbers
Meet 4 Word Problems Similarity Logs and Exponents Probability
Meet 5

Orals

Meet 1: PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS (Analytic Geometry, Gordon Fuller. 7th edition. Chapter 8)
Meet 2: LINEAR DIOPHANTINE EQUATIONS (Linear Systems - Beyond the Unique Solution, Wally Dodge and Paul Sally)  
Meet 3: LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE PLANE (Mathematics of Matrices, Phillip David. Ginn and Co. Sections 4.1-4.5)
Meet 4: GEOMETRIC INVERSIONS (Excursions in Geometry, C. Stanley Ogilvy. Chapters 3 and 4)