1 year, 1.0 credit (1 semester, .5 credit)

This course is the third year of a four-year sequence of integrated, standards-based mathematics courses. The course represents a departure from a skills-based curriculum, in which skills are taught in isolation, towards a problem-based curriculum, in which skills and concepts serve as tools for solving problems. Students will learn algebra and functions, geometry and trigonometry, statistics and probability, and discrete mathematics in real-world contexts. Units of study include: Multiple-Variable Models, Modeling Public Opinion, Symbol Sense and Algebraic Reasoning, Shapes and Geometric Reasoning, Patterns in Variation, Families of Functions, and Discrete Models of Change. Students are required to work in groups with their peers, using a variety of problem solving strategies, and to apply all concepts learned to new situations. In this course, students advance their abilities to communicate mathematically through reading and writing. Integrated Mathematics III is strongly recommended for all students who plan to attend a college, university, vocational, or technical school. The skills and concepts learned in this course are valuable for students who will pursue a career that requires a good math background.