The Course Outline

      Below is a general listing of units of study that an Algebra 2 student will learn in this Regents-level course. The order of topics are not necessarily in order, as all districts design their own curriculum.

1. Number Systems & Polynomials
2. Exponents & Rational Functions
3. Irrationals & Radicals
4. Complex Numbers
5. Linear Systems & Equations
6. Quadratic Systems & Conic Sections
7. Functions
8. Exponentials & Logarithms
9. Trigonometry
10. Transformations & Functions
11. Sequences & Series
12. Statistics & Inference
13. Set Theory & Probability
14. Regression

The Standards & Regents Exam Design

      Attached are the New York State standards for Algebra 2 (Common Core). These standards show the old standards, and the soon-to-be Next Generation Learning Standards for New York State Algebra 2.

NYS Algebra 2 (Common Core) Standards

The Regents Examination in Algebra 2 (Common Core) has a total of 37 questions:

Part I (48 Points): 24 Multiple Choice Questions
Part II (16 Points): 8 Short-Sized Extended Response Questions
Part III (16 Points): 4 Medium-Sized Extended Response Questions
Part IV (6 Points): 1 Long-Sized Extended Response Question 

      The exam has a raw score of 86 points, where the passing raw score can range between 24 and 32 points. It depends on the conversion chart from year-to-year. This raw score is then converted to a final score graded out of 100 possible points, where a 65 is standard passing score and any grade 85 or above is mastery.
      The exam consists of a wide range of topics, each broken down by a percentage, as shown in the table below.

The General Course Description

       ​Algebra 2 is the capstone course for the three units of credit and regents exams required for an Advanced Regents diploma. This course is a continuation and extension of Algebra 1 and Geometry. Building on their work with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions, students extend their repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. Students work closely with the expressions that define the functions and continue to expand and hone their abilities to model situations and to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. The 8 Mathematical Practice Standards apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. All students will take the Algebra 2 regents exam in June. Successful passing of the New York State Algebra 2 regents exam in June satisfies, in part, the requirement of passing 3 Math regents exams for an Advanced Regents diploma.