Mathematics education in New York in regard to both content and teaching method can vary depending on the type of school a person attends.
Some public schools have and continue to use established methods, such as Montessori for teaching such required content.
The course also covers topics including perpendicular and parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and transformations.
At the conclusion of this one-year course, students take a New York State Regents exam in Geometry.
This course covers concepts of advanced algebra, and as well prepares students for pre-calculus and calculus.
At the conclusion of the one-year course, students take the New York State Regents exam for Algebra II.
They learned how to solve systems of equations, quadratics, as well as exponents, exponential functions, polynomials, radicals, and rational expressions.
Math A/B stayed true to its geometric roots, as the first half of the course covered topics such as perpendicular and parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and transformations.
Math B was required to receive a High School Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation.
Math B covered concepts that can be found in trigonometry and advanced algebra, and prepared students for pre-calculus and calculus and reviewed past topics.
During their year of study, students learned different theorems, graphed complex numbers and vectors, as well as reviewed topics such as exponential functions, systems of inequalities, and radicals.
As the year progressed, students were expected to relate these functions to the real world, create conjectures through their own research, and begin a classroom discussion about these topics.
Prior to the 2001-2002 school year, the New York State Board of Regents mandated a three-year Sequential Mathematics series divided into three Courses I, II, and III.