12th Grade -  Typical Course of Study

 

Social Studies   |   Government - Economics

·        Principles of U. S. government

·        The democratic ideal

·        Basic documents of the U. S.

·        Agriculture in the U. S.

·        Urbanization

·        Conservation

·        Business and industry in the U. S.

·        American party system

·        Propaganda and public opinion

·        Comparative governments

·        Comparative economic systems

·        Consumer education

·        Crime and delinquency 

·        Psychology

·        Labor-management relations

·        Economic concepts and theories

·        Taxation and finance

·        Distribution and exchange of goods and services

·        International relations

·        American foreign policy

·        International organizations

·        Public education

·        Women's role in today's society

·        Family economics and management 

 


 

Science | Physics

·        Physics

·        Electricity and magnetism

·        Photoelectric effect

·        Heat

·        Light and optics

·        Sound and acoustics

·        Wave motion

·        Quantum theory

·        Relativity 

·        Force

·        Mechanics

·        Space, time, and motion

·        Work, energy, and power

·        Electronics

·        Nuclear energy

·        Nuclear physics

·        Solid-state physics 

 


 Language Arts

·        English literature

·        Shakespeare

·        Literary, social, and political heritage of England

·        Literature of the 1900's

·        World literature

·        Cross-cultural literature

·        The theater

·        Nature of tragedy and comedy

·        Techniques of acting

·        Film as an art form

·        Critical and evaluative reading

·        Current periodical literature

·        Mass communication

·        Comparative study of mass media

·        Radio and television

·        Listening skills

·        Parliamentary procedures

·        Identifying verbals

·        Report writing

·        Writing social and business letters

·        Writing book reviews, précis, essays

·        Writing term papers

·        Bibliography development 

 


 

Mathematics

Calculus

·        Derivative of a function

·        Logarithmic and trigonometric functions

·        Indeterminate terms

·        Computation of derivatives

·        Rate of a change of quantity

·        Maxima and minima

·        Integrals

·        Length of curves

·        Volume and surface areas

·        Computer analysis of graphs

 

Probability and Statistics

·        Tabular data

·        Graphs

·        Measures of central tendency

·        Quartiles and percentiles

·        Measures of dispersion

·        Simple correlation

·        Statistical inference

·        Permutations

·        Combinations

·        Binomial theorem  

 

 

Algebra II

·        Sets of numbers

·        Binomial theorem

·        Progressions

·        Complex numbers

·        Theory of equations

·        Permutations

·        Functions and their graphs

·        Combinations

·        Probability

·        Determinants

·        Inequalities

·        Matrix algebra

·        Mathematical inductions

·        The derivative