Relevant+NCTM+Standards

NCTM Algebra Standard for Grades 9–12

 * Instructional programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to— **

[|1. Understand patterns], relations, and functions  [|2. Represent and analyze] mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols >  [|3. Use mathematical models] to represent and understand quantitative relationships >
 * In grades 9–12 all students should— **
 *  understand relations and functions and select, convert flexibly among, and use various representations for them;
 * analyze functions of one variable by investigating rates of change, intercepts, zeros, asymptotes, and local and global behavior;
 * In grades 9–12 all students should— **
 * use symbolic algebra to represent and explain mathematical relationships; 
 * In grades 9–12 all students should— **<span style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> identify essential quantitative relationships in a situation and determine the class or classes of functions that might model the relationships;
 * <span style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> draw reasonable conclusions about a situation being modeled. <span style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

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