Page 16 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Mathematics, 2007

as spreadsheets and Fathom, a ministry-licensed dynamic statistical program. The Culminating Data Management Investigation strand requires students to undertake a culminating investigation dealing with a significant issue that will require the application of the skills from the other strands of the course.
University/College Preparation and College Preparation Courses
Grade 11 FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS (MCF3M)
A. Quadratic Functions
B. ExponentialFunctions C. Trigonometric Functions
Grade 12 MATHEMATICS FOR COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY (MCT4C)
A. Exponential Functions
B. PolynomialFunctions
C. Trigonometric Functions D. Applications of Geometry
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Mathematics
The Grade 11 university/college preparation course, Functions and Applications, provides preparation for students who plan to pursue technology-related programs in college, while also leaving the option open for some students to pursue postsecondary programs that require the Grade 12 university preparation course Mathematics of Data Management.
The Functions and Applications course explores functions by revisiting key concepts from the Grade 10 mathematics curriculum and by using a more applied approach with less emphasis on abstract concepts than in the Grade 11 university preparation course, Functions. The first strand, Quadratic Functions, extends knowledge and skills related
to quadratics for students who completed the Grade 10 applied mathematics course and reviews this topic for students entering from the Grade 10 academic course. The strand also introduces some of the properties of functions. The other two strands, Exponential Functions and Trigonometric Functions, emphasize real-world applications and help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to solve problems related to these applications.
The Grade 12 college preparation course Mathematics for College Technology provides excellent preparation for success in technology-related programs at the college level. It extends the understanding of functions developed in the Grade 11 university/college preparation course, Functions and Applications, using a more applied approach, and may help students who decide to pursue certain university programs to prepare for the
Grade 12 university preparation course Advanced Functions. Exponential and trigono- metric functions are revisited, developing algebraic skills needed to solve problems involving exponential equations and extending the skills associated with graphical repre- sentations of trigonometric functions. The Polynomial Functions strand extends to poly-
nomial functions concepts that connect graphs and equations of quadratic functions. Finally, students apply geometric relationships to solve problems involving composite shapes and figures and investigate the properties of circles and their applications.
14