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238 ADULT BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Noncredit Continuing Education
ADULT BASIC AND 19 23
SECONDARY EDUCATION INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS 1B ALGEBRA 1A
10 0 Units 0 Units
BASIC ENGLISH
0 Units ABSE 19 is an introduction to geometric ABSE 23 is an introduction to algebraic
reasoning and modeling. Topics of study reasoning and modeling. Algebraic model-
ABSE 10 is a beginning composition course. include exponential functions, equations ing is introduced with linear functions.
This course covers the basics of sentence and and models; transformations and symme- This course is designed to meet the needs
paragraph composition including mechan- try; congruence; lines and angles; triangles, of students who wish to begin their study
ics, grammar, and spelling. Laboratory 160 quadrilaterals and coordinate proofs. This of algebra and to earn high school credit in
hours. Note: This is a self-paced course in course is designed to meet the needs of mathematics. Laboratory 100 hours. Note:
an open-entry, open-exit lab environment. students who wish to begin their study of This is a self-paced course in an open-entry,
Recommended preparation: ESL 40 or second semester Intermediate Mathematics open-exit lab environment. Successful
equivalent. 1 and to earn high school credit in mathemat- completion of this course is worth 5 credits (.5
ics. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self- unit) towards a high school diploma. Recom-
15 paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab mended preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent,
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT environment. Successful completion of this ABSE 22 or equivalent.
0 Units course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards
a high school diploma. Recommended 24
ABSE 15 introduces common roots, prefixes, preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent, ABSE 18 ALGEBRA 1B
suffixes, and word usage as well as the use of or equivalent.
context clues to determine word meanings. 0 Units
This course is designed to meet the needs of 20
students who wish to improve their vocabu- BASIC MATH ABSE 24 provides students with continued
lary and to earn elective high school credit in instruction on reasoning and modeling
English. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a 0 Units algebraically. Areas presented in this class
self-paced course in an open-entry, open-exit include descriptive statistics, and quadratic
lab environment. Successful completion of ABSE 20 is a math course designed for adults functions/modeling. This course is designed
this course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards who wish to review or master basic arithme- to meet the needs of students who wish to
a high school diploma. Recommended prepa- tic from whole number operations through continue their study of algebra and to earn
ration: ESL 40 or equivalent. fractions, decimals, and percent. Laboratory high school credit in mathematics. Labora-
120 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course tory 100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced
18 in an open-entry, open-exit lab environ- course in an open-entry, open-exit lab
INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS 1A ment. Recommended preparation: ESL 40 environment. Successful completion of this
0 Units or equivalent. course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards
a high school diploma. Recommended
ABSE 18 is an introduction to algebraic 21 preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent, ABSE 23
reasoning and modeling. Topics of study ARITHMETIC 1A or equivalent.
include linear, exponential and radical func-
tions, systems of equations, and data analy- 0 Units 25
sis. This course is designed to meet the needs GEOMETRY 1A
of students who wish to begin their study of ABSE 21 introduces students to whole
first semester Integrated Mathematics 1 and number, fraction, decimal, and percent 0 Units
to earn high school credit in mathematics. computation. This course is designed to meet
Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self- the needs of students who wish to improve ABSE 25 is the first half of a one -year high
paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab their basic math skills and to earn high school school level geometry course. In this course
environment. Successful completion of this credit. Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a the notion of two-dimensional shapes as
course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards self-paced course in an open-entry, open-exit part of the Euclidian Plane and exploration
a high school diploma. Recommended lab environment. Successful completion of of transformations of this plane as a way to
preparation: ESL 40 or equivalent, ABSE 22 this course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards determine whether two shapes are congruent
or equivalent. a high school diploma. Recommended prepa- are formalized. Students use transformations
ration: ESL 40 or equivalent. to prove geometric theorems. This course is
designed to meet the needs of students who
22 wish to begin their study of geometry and to
ARITHMETIC 1B earn high school credit in math. Laboratory
100 hours. Note: This is a self-paced course
0 Units in an open-entry, open-exit lab environment.
Successful completion of this course is worth
ABSE 22 introduces students to higher 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a high school
level arithmetic: statistics, measurement, diploma. Recommended preparation: ESL
and geometric and algebraic principles. 40, ABSE 24 or equivalent.
This course is designed to meet the needs
of students who wish to improve their
math skills and to earn high school credit.
Laboratory 100 hours. Note: This is a self-
paced course in an open-entry, open-exit lab
environment. Successful completion of this
course is worth 5 credits (.5 unit) towards a
high school diploma. Recommended prepa-
ration: ESL 40 or equivalent and ABSE 21 or
equivalent.
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