Department of Mathematics

“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.” S. Gudder

At St. Joseph’s we provide encouragement and support to students at all levels through differentiated instruction and various learning opportunities. We also offer help through Homework Club and peer tutoring.

Those interested in mathematics may participate in Math Club meetings, work on interesting problems, and write numerous math contests.

For those students who want to challenge themselves and be better prepared for the rigorous work in mathematics at the postsecondary level, we offer courses within the CONGREGATED ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM. Our students can start from PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT LEVEL in grade nine and continue to grade 12, when they can take AP CALCULUS 

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-calculus-ab   

and /or AP STATISTICS

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-statistics. 

AP Calculus is devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus.

AP Statistics course, offered in a very few schools, introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. This course has four units: exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference.

Students are encouraged to write AP Exams in grade 12, which gives them the opportunity to compare their mathematical skills with international standards (worldwide, 284 362 students wrote AP Calculus Exam last May).