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| Shadow1980 said: Algebra I and Geometry I in high school. That's as far as I got. I don't even think they offered algebra when I was in middle school, though I hear it's being taught as early as late elementary school now. Standards were a lot lower 20+ years ago. |
When I was in fifth grade we started learning how to solve the most basic algebraic equations (that was in the 2004/2005 school year.) I wouldn't call that "learning algebra" though, it was just basic computational stuff which we had no conceptual knowledge of. Depending on our scores on the state mathematics exam (which at the time was called the P.S.S.A) in fifth grade, we would either be put on an accelerated track in 7th grade (in which we took the class "Pre-Algebra) or remain in a normal track which was called generically "Math." Those of us who were put on the accelerated track learned Algebra I (8th grade), Geometry (9th grade), Algebra II (10th grade), Trigonometry + assorted Pre-Calc topics (11th grade), and AP Calculus AB (or we took Calculus I and II at the community college) our senior year of high school. Students who weren't in the accelerated track could do this same thing, but they'd have to double up on math classes in 9th grade (Algebra I + Geometry.) The state of Pennsylvania required that everyone took three math courses in high school. Some people took Probability and Statistics instead of Algebra II.
From what I gather, people who went to private schools and schools in other states had much more rigorous math training, but not too much more.
