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Math & Business Department

The Mathematics and Business Department offers a four-year sequence of college-preparatory courses for all students.  Our courses attempt to accommodate the diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and aptitudes of our students so as to enable every student to reach his or her potential in a supportive, academically focused environment.  We want our students to realize that the power of mathematics derives from more than accurate computational skills.  Mathematics encompasses the science of finding patterns, in quantities or shapes, to model behavior in the real world.  These patterns allow us to understand current behavior and to predict future trends.  To achieve these goals, our courses help students reason inductively (by collecting data, observing patterns, making conjectures, and generalizing conclusions), as well as deductively (by applying rules logically to specific problems).  We encourage our students to apply the mathematical concepts they are learning to analyze and solve problems.  We want our students to represent their solutions through a variety of means, including analytically (e.g. formulas), geometrically (e.g. graphs), numerically (e.g. tables), and verbally.  Our mathematics instruction includes accessibility strategies for all learners.  We strive to guide our students toward higher-level critical thinking and problem-solving skills.  We hope that they can apply the mathematical concepts they learn at Pentucket to both familiar and unfamiliar circumstances that they encounter in their lives.

MATH Curriculum Frameworks & Maps