TPS Classical Curriculum

American History - Pre-Colonial to Reconstruction (required)

American Literature and Composition (required)

TPS Starting Points (required)

TPS math (usually Geometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Biology) (recommended)

TPS Latin 1 or Greek 1 (recommended)

Classical Symposium (required)

Notes: (1) TPS Logic or approved equivalent must be taken as a prerequisite to Year 1 or during Year 1 or Year 2. (2) Some students may be required to take a one-semester Grammar Review course during Year 1.

Ancient History - Creation to Fall of Rome (required)

Ancient Literature and Composition (required)

Bible Survey(required)

TPS math (usually Advanced Algebra or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Chemistry) (recommended)

TPS Latin 2 or Greek 2 (recommended)

Classical Symposium (required)

Western History/Church History - Middle Ages to Revolutions (required)

Middle Period Literature (required)

TPS Theology (required)

TPS Rhetoric 1 (required)

TPS math (usually Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Physics) (recommended)

Modern History - Revolutions to Present (required)

Modern Literature (required)

TPS Rhetoric 2 (required)

TPS Worldview and Apologetics (required)

TPS math (usually Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Physics) (recommended)

Every student should develop critical thinking skills, for application to all pursuits of life. Years ago, students learned this skill through studying Propositional Logic and conceptual math, and applied it in apologetics and other areas of Rhetoric. This course revives that tradition by studying Propositional Logic using the book Introductory Logic by Nance, and then applying those skills to study of biblical apologetics and doctrine. One of the most fundamental questions Christ ask us is “Who do you say I am?,” a question that incorporates both “What do you believe?” and “Why do you believe it?” into one query. This course addresses these questions in both critical thinking approach and content. More important, it helps students take knowledge of the mind into faith of the heart. It also prepares students to proclaim and defend what they believe and why the believe it to an unbelieving world. Click here for more information.

Section 1	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Samuel Gray
Section 2	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Samuel Gray
Section 3	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Samuel Gray

This course focuses on the study of classic literature as it relates to the development of a new nation and the worldviews held by authors from those periods. Students will examine, discuss, and reflect upon a variety of novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Along with the study of literature, students will write essays and several creative pieces. A research paper in the fourth quarter will incorporate what students have learned in their writing up to that point. This course integrates with Classical American History and Starting Points, to "connect the dots" for students.

Section 1	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Traci DeBra
Section 2	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Traci DeBra
Section 3	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Mallory Musser

This course approaches a study of United States History from a providential point of view. Focus is on the key ideas and worldview presuppositions, and their influence on the development of life and thought in America. How did these ideas motivate the key actors (individuals and groups) in the American drama? As the U.S. did not develop in a vacuum, students will also consider international events, which affected and provided context for the history of the United States. While the study of history is more than names, dates, and events, students will acquire knowledge of the "grammar" of history, including the basic information required to efficiently and intelligently enter into an ongoing conversation exploring the reasons history proceeded as it did.

Section 1	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Leonard Mailand
Section 2	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Leonard Mailand
Section 3	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Leonard Mailand

Conducted by a rotation of Classical Track teachers each week, students will discuss, round-table fashion, a subject that has been raised in class during the week. Teacher will determine the content for each class period and may present a lecture or Socratic discussion intended to enhance the subjects currently being studied.

Section 1	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Shaunna Howat
Section 2	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Shaunna Howat

Christians are to "examine everything carefully" (I Thess. 5:21) when looking at the world and its viewpoints. Solidifying your worldview will strengthen your faith and enable you to defend it to others. Do books and movies express a worldview? How can you tell? On what do I base my faith? How can I know for sure? What worldview did America's founding fathers look at when formulating a brand-new country? These and other questions will be explored through reading novels, viewing movies and examining ideas expressed by great thinkers. Using the Starting Points curriculum produced by Cornerstone Curriculum, we will examine all of these factors and more as we develop our biblical worldview.

Section 1	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Shaunna Howat
Section 2	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Shaunna Howat
Section 3	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (0)	Shaunna Howat
Section 4	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Traci DeBra

This is a complete high school-level Geometry course with formal proof. Students in this course will explore Euclidean geometry through the study of foundational postulates and theorems that examine spatial relationships. Topics include coordinate geometry, transformations of figures, area and volume formulas, symmetry of two and three dimensional geometric shapes, and basic logic. In order to aid students in laying a foundation for intuitive understanding of geometric concepts and analytical learning, they will have an opportunity to use a visually-oriented "hands-on" approach. A dynamic geometric software will be used to provide a rich arena for students to discover patterns and formulate conjectures of geometric representations. Students will then build on this foundation by learning to think logically, and to develop and use proof skills and mathematical arguments, including indirect and direct reasoning. This course offers a means of describing, analyzing, and understanding God's creation and seeing beauty in its structure and order. The text is Geometry, 3rd Edition, from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program.

Do you feel that your TPS Geometry student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with a teacher? Then don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-a-week math course into a two-session-a-week course with more time for reinforcement of concepts and problem-solving guidance by adding "Geometry Problem Solving" to your TPS Geometry course!

Section 1	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Full, Wait List (1)	Lisa Crosby
Section 2	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (1)	Lisa Crosby
Section 3	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (2)	Lisa Crosby
Section 4	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (2)	Lisa Crosby
Section 5	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Lisa Crosby

Now featuring improved exams, expanded content, and four graded formal lab reports!  We are pleased to offer this high school Biology course with lab that starts with Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Biology text and enhances it with additional material and activities to give students a college-preparatory level course that will prepare them for success in upper-level science courses later in high school and beyond.  Students will thoroughly study the basics of the five biological kingdoms as in a standard biology course, and then continue beyond this study to address other important topics such as new scientific discoveries, the history behind current scientific theories and the scientists who developed them, major events in the history of biology, the Latin and Greek roots of vocabulary words to help them understand and more easily memorize these important terms, and introductions to pertinent career fields.  Classification, definition of life, features of the organisms in each kingdom, an introduction to biochemistry, cell structure and function, cellular reproduction, DNA, protein synthesis, cellular respiration, and genetics are just some of the topics that will be thoroughly explored.  This engaging study will be enhanced with hands-on experiments designed to be effectively completed at home, allowing students to engage first-hand with the science they’re studying and giving the student a more effective and well-rounded Biology experience. Students will be required to complete approximately twenty lab activities of varying kind to fulfill the lab requirement for this course.  The scope of these lab activities and experiments is broad, ranging from basic experiments using household materials, to online worksheets which use the internet to engage in the modern world of scientific research, to hands-on dissection of four specimens, to intricate microscope experiments (strongly recommended, but not required).  This course will require the text Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Edition, by Dr. Jay Wile, in which students will read 20-25 pages per module, enhanced by additional brief reading assignments provided by the instructor from other sources.  In addition to this reading, the homework for each module will include completion of a module study guide to help students prepare for the module test, lab reports to be compiled in the student’s lab notebook, and an end-of-module test.  Students will show their cumulative knowledge on two semester-end exams.  A vital skill in any upper-level science course, students will be instructed in the process of writing, revising, and producing a formal lab report and guided through writing four formal lab reports of their own, for which the instructor will provide feedback and grade and return to the student for use in future portfolios.  In some cases, sudents will be asked to "present" one of the approximately twenty labs once per semester through developing a power point presentation or some other creative media.  During class, bi-weekly ungraded “quiz bowls” will help students get excited about what they’ve learned and review for the module tests by dividing into two teams for a friendly competition.

Section 1	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 2	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 3	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Lori McKeeman
Section 4	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Lori McKeeman
Section 5	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Lori McKeeman
Section 6	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Lori McKeeman
Section 7	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Lori McKeeman
Section 8	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Lori McKeeman
Section 9S	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Open	Bob Lemon
Section 10	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Lindsey Rosie
Section 11	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Lindsey Rosie
Section 12	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Cheryl Garmong
Section 13	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Cheryl Garmong

Section 1	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Tyler Howat
Section 2	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Krista Nunez

Our approach to this study of world history will be from a providential worldview that recognizes God’s guiding hand throughout history.  As we study prominent events and individuals of history, we will focus on key ideas and worldview presuppositions and their influence on the development of life and thought throughout the history of man.  The scope of our study will take us from Creation to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (c. 500 AD), placing Biblical history and events in their historical context and noting the connections between the people of the Bible and their historical contemporaries.  We will also examine some of the important events of the inter-testament period, as these provide contextual understanding necessary for accurate interpretation of the Greek Scriptures and will assist students in making the connections between the history studied in this course, and what is studied in their CT Bible Survey class.  As we move beyond the periods covered in Scripture, we will move into a study some of the major movements of history, including the progression of Christian faith from the end of the Testamental witness, the development of catholic Christianity, the blending of the Roman state with the early Catholic Church, and the early theological debates that formed the culture of the Roman Church.  Evaluation will be based upon class participation, charting of key events, writing assignments, quizzes, and exams.

Section 1	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Leonard Mailand
Section 2	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Leonard Mailand

Conducted by a rotation of Classical Track teachers each week, students will discuss, round-table fashion, a subject that has been raised in class during the week. Teacher will determine the content for each class period and may present a lecture or Socratic discussion intended to enhance the subjects currently being studied.

Section 1	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Shaunna Howat
Section 2	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Shaunna Howat

NEW!  Have you ever wondered how those sermons and Bible lessons you hear at church fit into the big picture? This course seeks to give students a "bird's eye view" of the Bible by studying chronologically and thematically from Genesis to Revelation. Students will read significant portions of the Old and New Testaments over the course of two semesters and will be guided to see how the Bible has practical value for their own lives and the lives of others. They will be introduced to the purpose and message of individual books of the Bible, and study them within the historical and cultural framework of the Ancient Near-East and Greco-Roman world. This course is taught from a conservative theological viewpoint, but engages critical perspectives that students are likely to encounter in later reading, study, or college.

Section 1	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Myron Kauk
Section 2	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Myron Kauk
Section 3	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Myron Kauk

This supplementary, one-semester course provides students with comprehensive instruction in grammar, mechanics, punctuation, usage, and diagramming to enable students to achieve a solid understanding in these areas and prepare them for the SAT and other high school and college English classes. Students will apply their acquired knowledge weekly through grammar and diagramming homework and SAT-style writing assignments. In addition, students will learn to use The Gregg Reference Manual and accompanying worksheets, the primary texts in this course, as valuable tools in their writing and understanding of grammar and will also look for punctuation and grammar errors in the world around them. They must complete a midterm and final exam to test comprehension on all topics covered in the class. Grammar Review will benefit a high school student in need of grammar improvement who meets the prerequisites and has sufficient grammar and writing background. This course is recommended to take concurrently with 10th grade or above composition or literature course but not with English 3 (which has its own grammar component).  Click here for more information. 

Section 1S	Mon	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Open	Melinda Meuser
Section 2	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Stephanie Rathbun

Please see the course description for Grammar Review (1st Sem).

Section 1

Wed

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Open

Stephanie Rathbun

Did you know that the SAT tests on math through the level of Advanced Algebra (or Algebra 2)? As the most heavily-weight single factor in college admission today, a student's thorough and proficient knowledge of the concepts taught in this course is crucial. This second-year algebra course is an essential building block in a student's knowledge of mathematics, incorporating many of the concepts a student has learned in their mathematics studies up to this point, including a substantial amount of geometry. Students will be encouraged to develop proficiency in concepts they've already learned, such as working with linear and quadratic equations; powers and roots; as well as an introduction to new topics including matrices, logarithms, trigonometry, and conic sections. Through their study of Advanced Algebra, students will strengthen their application of algebraic principles to real-world problems. Upon successful completing of this course, students will be prepared to continue in UCSMP curriculum to "Functions, Statistics, and Trig", or to take Pre-Calculus. The text is Advanced Algebra 3rd edition from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more written information on the TPS Math Program.

Do you feel that your TPS Advanced Algebra student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with a teacher? Then don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-a-week math course into a two-session-a-week course with more time for reinforcement of concepts and problem-solving guidance by adding "Advanced Algebra Problem Solving" to your TPS Advanced Algebra course!

Section 1	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 2	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 3S	Thu	12:30 am	-	2:00 am	Open	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 4	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (3)	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 5	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (1)	Vernice Koemmpel

This course is a first-year high school course that gives students a rigorous foundation in chemistry, preparing them for college-level work. The class covers the following topics: nomenclature, significant figures, units, classification, molar calculations, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, gas laws, and equilibrium. The course contains thirty-one experiments which can all be performed at home with household chemicals. Formal lab reports will be required. This course requires the second edition of Apologia's Chemistry text (the first edition will not be compatible with the class). Click here for more information on Rachel Arney's, Adele Weeks's or Susan Habacivch's chemistry classes.

Section 1	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Full, Wait List (3)	Adele Weeks
Section 2	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 3	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Full, Wait List (2)	Adele Weeks
Section 4	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (2)	Rachel Arney
Section 5	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (2)	Rachel Arney
Section 6	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (3)	Rachel Arney
Section 7	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Full, Wait List (1)	Susan Habacivch
Section 8	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Susan Habacivch
Section 9	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Lelah Selby
Section 10S	Thu	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Open	Lelah Selby

NEW! Logic has been defined as "The art of reasoning well - of learning to think God's thoughts after Him." Study of Scripture shows that our God is a rational being. The goal of this one-semester class is to give students a solid grounding in the study of a time-honored approach to rigorous, rational thought: propositional logic. Each class will cover one or more topics in Nance and Wilson's "Introductory Logic," (Fourth Edition) text, including the basics of deductive reasoning, statements and standard categorical form, the square of opposition, syllogisms, truth and validity, and making arguments in "normal" English. Every week, students will complete short written assignments taken primarily from the assignments in the text. Significant student participation is required through on-mic discussions of logic problems, as the heart of learning deductive reasoning is practice in making and critiquing deductive arguments. Students will complete weekly written assignments consisting of evaluating a series of arguments as fallacious or not and providing and explanation for their answer.  These assignments will be reviewed and discussed during a portion of the weekly class time.  (For students wishing to delve deeper into their study of logic, “Art of Argument” is a good second-semester compliment to this course.)

Section 1

Thu

8:00 am

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9:30 am

Full, Wait List (1)

Michael Lehmann

NEW!  As Christianity grows, the Renaissance takes over, Enlightenment begins, and humanism expands. Man becomes the measure of all things, and man diminishes God.  Following the fall of Rome and the conclusion of  TPS "Classical Ancient Literature (Year 2)", this course begins with Beowulf, moving to The Dream of the Rood and some tales of the Arthurian knights, including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students will examine some Medieval English Verse and then walk through The Inferno, the first entry of Dante's Divine Comedy. Reading in this course includes Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Milton's Paradise Lost, followed by some Irish poetry and a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets.  Finally, students will conclude their year-long study with Ivanhoe and ultimately usher in the French Revolution with Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.  While studying these important works, students will also be challenged in their writing and study the elements of literary analysis.  Though "Rhetoric" is the main composition class in Year 3 of the multi-year TPS Classical Track, high standards of writing remain intact for this course.  Students will be required to write one complete research paper.

Section 1

Mon

9:45 am

-

11:15 am

Open

Tyler Howat

NEW!  This course takes students on a fascinating journey from the period of political and cultural disintegration that befell Europe in the aftermath of the Roman Era to the eve of the French Revolution.  Students will study the flow of ideas and events driven initially by Medieval Christian theology and ecclesiastical structures, and later by an admixture of biblical faith and developing Secular Humanism.  Topics of study within this course will include Scholasticism, Renaissance, Reformation, revolution in Science, Enlightenment, and the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.  The focus of this course will be on the integration of ideas and theology, and the impact of these in the actions of people -- both leaders and the masses.  Student will be introduced to a variety of primary and secondary historical resources with the ultimate goal to evaluate what we study in the context of a biblical world and life view and draw lessons and applications for our own times.

Section 1

Mon

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Open

Leonard Mailand

NEW!  Rhetoric is a two-year course on persuasive communication, focusing on the Five Canons originated by Aristotle: Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery. (The Potter's School also offers Rhetoric 2, listed further down the course list.) The first year emphasizes the first two canons, when we look at how discourses are constructed and argued. It uses the curriculum written by the teacher, Biblical Worldview Rhetoric 1, supplemented with the Penguin Book of Historic Speeches edited by Brian MacAuley and the MLA Guide for Research Writing. Both years entail analysis of primary works, a fair amount of writing, and a research paper as well. Rhetoric I is a rigorous composition course that completely fulfills any upper level "English" requirement. Students must have a working microphone at all times. Click here for more information.

Section 1

Wed

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Open

Shaunna Howat

NEW!  This course includes study of Hermeneutics, Biblical Theology, and Systematic Theology. Students learn how to interpret various genres of Scripture as the original hearers would have understood them, based on their literary structure and antecedent theology. Students also learn principles for applying the original meaning of the Scriptures to our own modern contexts. We then apply those hermeneutical principles to study major topics like sovereignty, responsibility, sin, grace, salvation and redemption, to gain a sense of the whole counsel of Scripture on each of them. From the topical studies, we consider the major theological systems (Calvinism, Arminianism) that offer sometimes-compatible and sometimes-competing frameworks for the topics. Then we trace the Promise-Plan of God from Creation to Glorification, considering views of prophecy and history (Reformed, Dispensational), and end-times (premillennial, amillennial, postmillennial). Beyond these "usual" academic topics of Theology, this course also looks at the biblical theology of worship, marriage, (including "dating" and "courtship"), family, labor, authority, fellowship (including transparency, accountability, trust), decision-making, emotional countenance (including "happiness," bitterness, anger, fear, insecurity), worth (including talent, success, beauty), idolatry, addictive behaviors (including substances, self-harm, pornography), and more. Through this course, students will understand how their theology matters to their life, relationships, labor, and service. All proceeds from this course go to support TPS service trips and projects.

Section 1

Tue

3:00 pm

-

4:30 pm

Open

Jeff Gilbert

Better known as "FST", this course is the first part of a 2-year comprehensive and enriching pre-calculus curriculum.  Students in this course will learn to communicate effectively using a wide range of mathematics. This FST course will deepen student's understanding of polynomial functions, trigonometric functions, and other necessary functions such as logarithmic, exponential, and the power functions.  These functions will be explored in detail through graphical interpretation, analysis of domains and ranges, and application of the functions to practical problems.  Other topics include sequences, series, and the conics.  The course also emphasizes technological modeling so that each of the functions can be used to model real-life situations and encourage predictions based on function patterns.  Students will learn sophisticated methods of data analysis, counting techniques, and probability in order to draw informed conclusions that will give a solid foundation for college Statistics.  The study of Trigonometry will include solving situations using the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines as well as solving triangles, graphing techniques, using trigonometric identities, and trigonometric connections to the complex numbers, matrices, and polar coordinates.  FST is a fast-paced course, providing an excellent and necessary background for those wishing to take calculus and those who want to learn mathematics as a problem solving tool.  The text is Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry 2nd edition from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program.

Section 1	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (2)	Lisa Crosby
Section 2	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Lisa Crosby

The goal of this comprehensive, fast-paced, one-year Precalculus course is to encompass, encapsulate, and ensure mastery of the algebra, geometry, and trigonometry necessary for success in the next step of the student’s mathematical journey: The Calculus. Students in this course will be guided through an extensive study of trigonometry and functions including quadratics, exponentials, polynomials, logarithmic, and rational functions. Emphasis will be placed on visual representation of functions (via a graphing calculator) and algebraic manipulation of equations, as well as applications in the world of business and science, primarily physics. They will also explore a variety of other pertinent topics including conics, vectors, complex numbers, polar coordinates (applied to conics), and parametric equations. The course will introduce, in a rudimentary fashion (or as sidebars), infinite sequences and series, limits and continuity of functions, as well as the derivative of a function. In summary, this course will serve the student either as a capstone or a launching pad for their math career. It will be a capstone for those ending their high school study of mathematics because it will contain ancillary, historical, and enrichment instruction that will enable the student to see in truth the manifold and wondrous interconnections of mathematics in a Biblical Christian framework. At the same time, it will serve as a launching pad, firing the student at the mark of Calculus whether in high school or college. The text for this course is "Precalculus: Fourth Edition," by Warren W. Esty.

Do you feel that your TPS Pre-Calculus student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with a teacher? Then don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-a-week math course into a two-session-a-week course with more time for reinforcement of concepts and problem-solving guidance by adding "Pre-Calculus Problem Solving" to your TPS Pre-Calculus course!

Section 1	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	James Nickel
Section 2	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	James Nickel
Section 3	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Lori Martin

This college-preparatory physics course offers a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics. It provides the student with a strong background in units, measurement, one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton's laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism. The course includes approximately 30 hours of laboratory work, including study of velocity, acceleration, free fall, two-dimensional motion, torque, Hooke's Law, periodic motion, the Law of Reflection. The lab work also includes making and using an electroscope, and determining whether a substance is diamagnetic, paramagnetic, or ferromagnetic. A biblical prospective to science is also discussed.  The text for the course is Exploring Creation with Physics Second Edition (the first edition will not be compatible with the course) from Apologia Ministries.

Section 1	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 2	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 3S	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 4	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 5	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 6	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (1)	Justin Myrick
Section 7	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Justin Myrick

One of our primary concerns is that our kids would leave home for college and beyond firmly grounded in God's Truth and able to discern the world's subtle deceptions. This course not only explains the "isms" of this age, but considers the foundational thought processes behind them. It also applies that understanding to moral issues that face this generation. We start with a study of Genesis 1-11, to understand Theism and build a biblical foundation for the rest of the course. During this portion we also consider how Old Testament thought differs from the Hellenic thought that was later to influence it in the New Testament, and ultimately to form the foundation for Western Thought. We then trace the development of Western Thought, including the major "isms" (Deism, Naturalism, Secular Humanism, Existentialism, Post-modernism, and others) in the historical, philosophical and cultural context that is essential for understanding them. From there we systematically consider the major worldviews of the West, East and Middle East, with special emphasis on how they affect the church and our faith today. Throughout the entire course we consider major moral issues, such as: Creation, intelligent design, and evolution; environmental stewardship and global warming; biblical principles of government; abortion and euthanasia; cloning; capital punishment; gun control; various cultural topics in media, music, and the arts; and others. Topical discussions will often be led by guest speakers with expertise in and passion for the particular topic under consideration. The major texts are: How Should We Then Live? (Schaeffer); Total Truth (Pearcey); and The Universe Next Door (Sire). The discussion material also references Understanding The Times (Noebel). Discussions are interactive, and respectfully consider all major perspectives of each issue. In all topics and discussions, we affirm the centrality of salvation through grace by faith and the inerrant authority of the Bible. To make this course accessible for all students, the cost will be only $200 for the entire year, with all proceeds going to TPS missions.
NOTE: This course is intended for students in grades 11 and 12. Priority approval will be given to older students.

Section 1

Thu

3:00 pm

-

4:30 pm

Open

Jeff Gilbert

PDM is the second half of a two-year comprehensive precalculus course. It builds on material learned in FST, although wherever material from FST is needed there is a short review. As in FST, all the elementary functions are studied, but they are presented at a faster pace and in more depth. The course emphasizes proofs and their construction by direct and indirect methods, as well as proof by mathematical induction. Students will also study: basic concepts needed for calculus, including limits, continuity, and infinite series; an introduction to both differential and integral calculus; topics from discrete math, including graph theory, counting, permutations, combinations, and modular arithmetic. The student who successfully completes FST and PDM will be well prepared for any college calculus course, and should also have the skills needed to apply mathematics to modeling. The text is Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program.

Section 1

Wed

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

Open

Lori Martin

In this Advanced Placement AB/BC Calculus course, Calculus is explored using multiple representations including analytic, algebraic, numerical, graphical, and technological techniques. Students will examine the limit and continuity of functions along with the two main functions of Calculus, the derivative and the integral. Derivatives will be explored at a point and as functions, along with second derivatives and applications in optimization, linearization, and related rates. Interpretations and properties of integration will be presented, including Riemann's Sums and applications of motion, area under curves, and volumes of unusual shapes. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus will be used for analytical and graphical analysis of functions. Students will investigate infinite series and polynomial approximations using Taylor and Maclaurin series, vector-valued functions, and polar curves. This is a fast-paced, rigorous, college-preparatory Calculus course. The text is Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic from Prentice Hall. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program, or click here for the course outline.

Do you feel that your TPS Calculus student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with a teacher? Then don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-a-week math course into a two-session-a-week course with more time for reinforcement of concepts and problem-solving guidance by adding "Calculus Problem Solving" to your TPS Calculus course!

Section 1	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Lisa Crosby
Section 2	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Full, Wait List (0)	Lori Martin

Section 1	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Full, Wait List (1)	Amy Young
Section 2	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Open	Amy Young
Section 3	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Cheryl Smith
Section 4	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Open	Cheryl Smith

Section 1	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Daniel Lewicki
Section 2	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Daniel Lewicki

This course is designed to be the second physics course taken in high school. When combined with Exploring Creation With Physics, those two years of high school physics cover the entire Advanced Placement (AP) syllabus, giving the student the equivalent of one year of non-calculus based general college physics. The course provides detailed descriptions of kinematics, dynamics, rotational motion, gravity, oscillations, waves, optics, thermal physics, electrical forces, electrical potential, DC circuits, magnetic forces, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. The student is also given an introduction to the fascinating topics of special relativity and general relativity.  The text for this course is Apologia's Advanced Physics in Creation.

Section 1	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Justin Myrick
Section 2	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Open	Justin Myrick

Students begin their journey to the goal of being able to read works composed from the first century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. right here. In this course, students meet all the different declensions of nouns, adjectives and pronouns, as well as a good number of the features of verbs. They will meet and learn to use a vocabulary of approximately 700 words. By the end of High School Latin II, students will have covered all the grammar and a good deal of the vocabulary needed to read many Classical Latin authors. Through readings and exercises, students will learn to analyze Latin words and sentences in context, read, write, and correct sentences, and understand the Roman world in the early 2nd century A.D. This course features extensive use of Internet-based extension exercises and introductory materials for all concepts covered. Please click here for more information.

Section 1	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Open	Dave Spotts
Section 2	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (0)	Dave Spotts
Section 3	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Open	Dave Spotts

In this continuation of our Latin program, students complete their introduction to Latin grammar, learning many features of Latin verbs and fine details of syntax. Students meet and learn to use a vocabulary of approximately 800 words in addition to those learned in Latin 1. Students continue to aim at a goal of being able to read works composed from the first century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. After this course, students will be prepared for the transition into reading Classical Latin authors. Through readings and exercises, students will learn to analyze Latin words and sentences in context, read, write, and correct sentences, and understand the Roman world in the early 2nd century A.D. This course features extensive use of Internet-based extension exercises and introductory materials for all concepts covered. Please click here for more information.

Section 1	Mon	4:45 pm	-	6:15 pm	Open	Dave Spotts
Section 2	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Full, Wait List (0)	Dave Spotts

Students who wish to learn the Greek language and be prepared to read the New Testament and other Greek literature start here. Our grammar textbook emphasizes Attic Greek, but students will see that almost all the rules of Attic Greek apply to several other dialects of Greek, allowing them to develop a reading ability in the Greek language as used from approximately the eighth century B.C. through the fourth century A.D. Near the end of Greek I, the class will supplement the grammar textbook with New Testament readings. Please click here for more information.

Section 1P

Mon

3:00 pm

-

4:30 pm

Full, Wait List (0)

Dave Spotts

This course completes our introduction to the grammar and a broad spectrum of vocabulary needed to read many Greek authors, with a primary emphasis on the usage in the New Testament and patristic authors. While students complete their survey of grammar they will also read John's Gospel in its entirety in Greek. Please click here for more information.

Section 1P

Tue

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Open

Dave Spotts