This course is a review of the concepts covered in Algebra I. The topics will include: Systems of Equations and Inequalities, Exponents and Exponential Functions, Polynomials and Factoring, Quadratic Equations and Functions, Radical Expressions and Equations, Rational Equations and Functions. It is a hybrid course and students will be expected to complete tasks on-line for approximately three extra hours per week in addition to the 5 hours in class (on campus).
Algebra 2 Prep is designed for the student who wants to work ahead in preparation for the fall semester. Topics covered include: Functions, Linear Systems, Matrices, and Quadratic Equations.
This is a 4 week online course that will prepare the student to do well in biology or honors biology in the fall. We will cover how biologists study and what tools they use to study the living world.
The Biology review was designed for students who require a refresher course of the first semester or second semester of Biology which include The Themes of Biology, the cell, Chemistry, DNA, photosynthesis,ecology, genetics, and evolution.
This short course in Chemistry Prep will prepare you for the first few weeks of chemistry or honors chemistry. You will learn the basic techniques of measurement and calculations as well as the instrumentation used in chemistry. We will also study the types of problems that chemists deal with.
This is the summer review class for all grade level English classes. The Students will develop new perspectives through interpreting literature, expanding vocabulary, and writing creatively. Students will also enhance their writing skills by examining point of view, character development, figurative language, and audience. The course offers a myriad of reading and writing activities that are challenging and engaging; it is designed to strengthen students' background knowledge in the genres of poetry, short story, myth, nonfiction, and novel.
If you want to enjoy your math classes next school year, try this Geometry Prep Course ! It will set your mind ablaze with concepts and ideas that have excited students since ancient times (at least 3,500 years ago, 1000 years before Pythagoras !) If you are a spatial learner you will love how the topics start with diagrams and develop from there into proofs and constructions.
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the science of zoology; students will become aware of the world of animals and their interrelationships through the process of evolution, develop an understanding of the significance of the diversity of life and the balance of nature, and examine the physiological and morphological characteristics of animals that allow them to survive in their environment.
This is a general education course which focuses on the fundamentals of living organisms and related processes. Close attention is paid to a number of metabolic, physiological and ecological processes. Biology is one of the required lab sciences courses. Biology is the study of the science of life. We will use scientific themes to unify the different facets of life. Lab work will be important in our study of biology.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the relation between structure and function of the human body in its normal homeostatic state. Information presented will serve as a framework for understanding human behavior in health and disease.
This first year biology course is for students that have an aptitude for science and math. We will explore the basics of biology covering such topics as biochemistry, the cell, genetics, ecology, evolution, taxonomy, botany, animal systems and the human systems. Lab work is an important component of the course.
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory biology course usually taken by biology majors during their first year.It aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology
The Health curriculum teaches decision-making skills necessary for a healthy lifestyle. This course gives students knowledge and the opportunity to practice and reinforce these health skills in a cooperative setting. Topics will include: nutrition, exercise, personal care, STD's, heredity, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, AIDS/HIV, family relationships, first aid, managing stress and healthy peer relations.
The Health curriculum teaches decision-making skills necessary for a healthy lifestyle. This course gives students knowledge and the opportunity to practice and reinforce these health skills in a cooperative setting. Students will learn how to make healthy choices and develop preventive skills. The course discusses topics such as: self-esteem, stress and its effects, mental disorders, relationships, nutrition, exercise, personal care, substance abuse, diseases, and general first aid. This course satisfies the California State requirement.
Honors Chemistry is a lab science course that explores the interaction of atoms and energy in matter. This is a rigorous course that goes into greater depth into the structure of the atom, electron configuration, the periodic table, bonding, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, solutions, nuclear chemistry. Lab excercises are an important component of the course.
This in an advanced physics course that expects students to have an aptitude for math and desire to learn about the physical world and the laws that govern it. We will use experimentation to learn about the laws that govern motion, energy, momentum, light, sound, and thermodynamics.
This course studies the laws of physics through concepts before math. This is a hands-on course to learn about the physical world. We will study motion, force, momentum, light, energy, sound and thermodynamics. In this course we will learn about the laws of physics through experimentation and discovery.
This course is an exciting course that is one of the required lab sciences. This class will cover topics such as: matter and energy, mass and weight, stoichiometry, atomic structure, electron configuration, the periodic table, solutions, chemical bonding, gas laws, acids and bases, chemical formulas and reactions. Lab work will be important in our study of Chemistry.
This course is the second semester Social Studies course for seniors. It focuses on the last fifty years of the 20th century when American foreign policy was focused on one thing; containment of communism. It starts with the Yalta Conference at the end of WWII and shows how the two superpowers, the US and the USSR, both viewed one another as the aggressor in the race for land, supremacy and nuclear arms. The course then follows the events that result from the policies set forth by the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine in Korea, Vietnam and Central America and how those policies led to the foreign diplomatic problems of today. This course is a requirement for graduation.
Economics is the first semester senior year Social Studies course which is mandatory for graduation. This course will provide an overview of the principles of economics and will demonstrate how these principles affect the everyday decisions that we make, as well as how they govern society’s decisions. This class is a practical study of the concepts and functions of the eternal economic question: How does a society solve the society’s unlimited wants and needs balanced against limited resources? Answers are presented and analyzed. Course content includes: market types, supply/demand, business and market structures, how fair prices are found in a capitalistic system and taxes and government expenditures. Finally, it will explore how economics directly affects the students’ lives.
Advanced Placement Macroeconomics studies the social methods used to satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources. It begins with supply and demand, the basic building blocks of economics and uses them to explore the topics such as taxes, international trade, fiscal policy, monetary policy and measurements of economic stability and growth. While the end result will be preparation for the AP Macroeconomics test in May, the real value of this course is to understand and utilize the skills and knowledge gained in making wise and informed economic decisions.
This course is an overview of United States History which identifies the larger patterns in the development of the nation. It focuses on the connections between events across time. The course examines three major themes that have shaped U.S. History: political and governmental institutions and how they developed; conflict among interest groups and the good of society as a whole; and the relationship between the United States and other nations of the world. These themes underlie the study of past and current events, and the critical analysis of the relationship between the past and the present.
Geography is a semester class that provides an introduction to Social Studies. While the primary objective is to learn about the world around us, it also introduces textbook usage, a brief history of major events as well as the appreciation of other cultures.
This course offers students an opportunity to explore the rich tradition of sacramental theology and practice that is so fundamental to Christianity, and specifically to Roman Catholicism. The course seeks to engage students in an encounter with this essential dimension of Catholic Christian life so they can better appreciate the meaning underlying the official Sacraments and the relationship between sacraments and their own lives.
The third year Theology course is a UC approved elective that explores our history as a church. From the Pentecost when Jesus delivered the Holy Spirit to His apostles instructing them to spread the Good News until the dispersion of missionaries across the world. During the second semester we will explore the beliefs of the People of the Book: Islam and Judaism and compare and contrast them with Christianity as to fully understand our faith.
The third year Theology course is a UC approved elective that explores our history as a church. From the Pentecost when Jesus delivered the Holy Spirit to His apostles instructing them to spread the Good News until the dispersion of missionaries across the world. During the fourth quarter we will explore the beliefs of the People of the Book: Islam and Judaism and compare and contrast them with Christianity as to fully understand our faith.
In this course you will explore the mathematics you will need as an adult in today's society. You will learn about income, bank accounts, purchases, charge accounts, credit accounts, loans, transportation costs, housing costs, taxes and investments. We will also learn about the mathematics involved in running a business.
The Algebra II high school course continues with the development of higher skills as the types of functions studied becomes richer. This course includes trigonometric functions, and takes students up to the doors of Pre-Calculus.
The High School Geometry Course starts with the recognition and classification of shapes, moves to the concepts of axioms, definitions and informal proofs and finally reaches the level at which students can reason fully and create their own two-column proofs.
The Summer Course is the true beginning of the AP Calculus Program. Students will study Chapters 2 and 3 of the textbook ("Calculus" by Finney etc 3rd AP Edition). This early start will give an opportunity to enjoy the unfolding of this classic discipline at a reasonable pace and in sufficient depth.
Welcome to AP English! Moodle will give you an opportunity to discuss readings online, view writings that are not in your book, respond to class discussions and each other. This will give you a small taste of how college courses are taught.
In this beginning level course, students will learn vocabulary and language structures for basic daily communication in Spanish. Verbs will be studied in the present, imperative, close future and preterite tenses. Additionally, students will be introduced to countries in which Spanish is spoken and the customs particular to these countries.
In French 1, students will learn the basics of French vocabulary and grammar in a way that will connect them with and involve them in real life communicative situations. Structured, but also very interactive, the learning of French will give them the opportunity to have fun "traveling" to different French speaking places in the world and discover interesting and surprising life styles and cultural heritages.
In this class, students will continue to further investigate French-speaking cultures and develop proficiency by interacting with real life oral and written messages from native speakers of French. A greater level of accuracy will emerge with exposure to more complex language features (vocabulary and grammar structures). Students will have the opportunity, through projects involving oral and written presentations, to mimic daily life activities, like going to the doctors, traveling overseas, going shopping, meeting with friends at a café, etc.
In this class, students will continue to develop proficiency in the three modes of communication: interacting with other speakers of French, understanding oral and written messages, and making oral and written presentations. Emphasis will be placed on using more complex structures and moving from concrete to abstract concepts. Students will read short literary texts, will write compositions on familiar topics and will increase their listening-comprehension skill through web-based activities involving French radio and television broadcasting. French will be used almost exclusively in class, as students will discuss and compare topics related to the daily life activities, historical and current events and issues in the French-speaking and American cultures.
Students will learn Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Bryce. Students should be able to advance to intermediate level Photoshop and Illustrator and use Indesign to publish those designs. Bryce will be used to create 3D landscapes.
The Alverno Experience is a seminar held in Frosh Academic Advising Groups. It is open to all students at Alverno, but only frosh are required to enroll.
This course will examine Rock from it's origins in the early twentieth century African American music to the present. We will pay attention to the connections between sociological, economic, political and cultural aspects of Rock.
This course will approach film as an art form, an industry, and a system of representation and communication. We will study the important role of movies in our culture, learning how Hollywood has helped to reflect and shape our national image throughout history.
Drivers Education is a program designed to help novice drivers develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become safe, low-risk, responsible drivers. The two and 1/2 week course will combine classroom time with online activities to fulfill the state of California "in-class" drivers education requirement.
