- Amherst Regional High School
- 21 Mattoon Street
- Amherst, MA 01002
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(413) 362-1700
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Principal: Mark Jackson
IMP 2
| IMP 2 | 352AB | 4 Credits |
| IMP 2/Honors | 352BB | 4 Credits |
PREREQUISITE: A MINIMUM OF C- IN IMP 1
Year 2 begins with a unit focusing on the solution of linear and non-linear equations by various techniques and in a variety of contexts. Students deepen their understanding of data and inference, using the chi-squared statistic to uncover a potential hoax and to evaluate the results of a soft-drink taste test in the unit, Is There Really a Difference? In, Do Bees Build It Best?, the structure of a honeycomb provides the central problem for a geometry unit integrating properties of polygons and solids, trigonometry, area, volume, proof and Pythagorean Theorem. In the Cookies unit, graphical and algebraic reasoning are used to solve a variety of optimization problems, including a bakery that wants to maximize its profit. In the year’s final unit, Lewis Carroll’s, Alice in Wonderland, provides a model for understanding rules of positive, negative and fractional exponents, as well as logarithms, logic and proof.
Next Course: IMP 3
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