11th Grade -  Typical Course of Study

 

Social Studies  |  American History

·        Age of exploration and discovery

·        Colonization of America

·        A new nation is born

·        Constitution of the United States

·        Development of a new nation

·        Period of nationalism

·        Sectionalism

·        American Civil War and Reconstruction

·        United States as a world power

·        Struggle for women's rights

·        World War I 

·        The Great Depression

·        World War II

·        The Cold War

·        The nuclear era

·        Civil rights

·        Delinquency and crime

·        Psychology

·        Problems of mental health

·        Urbanization

·        Public education

·        Role of women in today's society 

 


 

Sciencem  |  Chemistry

·        Matter and its behavior

·        Carbon and its compounds

·        Formulas and chemical equations

·        Acids, bases, salts

·        Atomic theory

·        Periodic law

·        Water and solutions

·        Chemical bonding

·        Molecular theory

·        Equilibrium and kinetics

·        Spontaneous reactions

·        Titrations

·        Ionization and ionic solutions

·        Colloids, suspensoids, and emulsoids

·        Oxidation-reduction

·        Nonmetals

·        Metals and alloys

·        Electrochemistry

·        Energy: forms, chemical changes, and measurement

·        Nuclear reactions and radioactivity 

 


 Language Arts

·        American literature

·        Cross-cultural literature

·        Analysis of plays

·        Vocabulary of poetry

·        Critical and evaluative reading

·        Propaganda techniques

·        Mass communication

·        Advertising

·        Music and painting

·        Architecture and sculpture

·        Listening skills 

·        Vocabulary development

·        Grammar

·        Story writing

·        Editorial writing

·        Journalistic writing

·        Writing term papers

·        Proofreading symbols

·        Use of Reader's Guide and other reference aids, both print and electronic 

 

 

Mathematics

Algebra II

·        Relations and functions

·        Square roots, surds, radicals

·        Rational roots

·        Linear equations and analytic geometry

·        Quadratic equations

·        Binomial theorem

·        Imaginary numbers

·        Exponents and radicals

·        Logarithms

·        Progressions

·        Higher-degree equations

·        Vectors

Trigonometry

·        Solutions of right triangles

·        Use of table and interpolation

·        Measurement of angles

·        Properties of trigonometric functions

·        Complex numbers and vectors

·        Concept of a limit

·        Graphs of functions

·        Solutions of oblique triangles

·        Logarithms

·        Identities and equations

·        General triangle solutions 

·        Permutations, combinations, and simple probability

·        Estimation and approximation

·        Determinants