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The Torrey Pines High School
Math Department offers a variety of
classes, activities, and programs for students
interested in exploring advanced mathematics.
These opportunities go beyond traditional high
school math education.
 Accelerated Integrated Math 2/3 Honors Torrey Pines offers IM 1 Honors, IM 2 Honors, IM 3 Honors, along with the corresponding college preparatory level classes. Students interested in acceleration may enroll in IM 2 Honors and IM 3 Honors during the same school year. This is a double-period class that focuses on preparing students for AP Calculus the following year. Accelerated IM 2/3 Honors is designed for students who have proven successful in IM 1 Honors and who are interested in pursuing in-depth studies in mathematics and other STEM fields. tpmath.net/AIM23H.pdf Advanced Placement Classes Torrey Pines offers three different year-long Advanced Placement (AP) classes. AP Calculus AB covers the content in Calculus I as traditionally taught in college. AP Calculus BC covers Calculus I and Calculus II material. AP Statistics is equivalent to an introductory college course and is available to students after successful completion of IM 3. Some students take AP Statistics and AP Calculus concurrently. All AP math classes at Torrey Pines are year-long and are taught through the administration of AP exams. See Course Information. SDSU Math Classes In addition to AP classes, Torrey Pines offers college classes in collaboration with San Diego State University. Students enroll through SDSU and earn college math credit that is transferable to most colleges and universities. Students may alternatively enroll through MiraCosta Community College for MiraCosta credits. Classes are taught on the Torrey Pines High School campus as part of the regular school schedule. After AP Calculus BC, students may take SDSU Calc III/Linear Algebra (also known as Calc D/Linear). Students who complete Calc D/Linear as a junior usually take AP Statistics as a senior. tpmath.net/SDSU.htm TP Math Club The Torrey Pines High School Math Club meets weekly and prepares students for success on various mathematics competitions. The Math Club students participate in local and national competitions including the California Mathematics League, the annual San Diego Honors Math Contest sponsored by UCSD, and the American Mathematics Competitions. Torrey Pines traditionally does quite well in such contests and participates at a very competitive level. The Math Club is open to all students and has opportunities for students at any level to contribute. Wolfram Mathematica All Torrey Pines High School students have access to Wolfram Mathematica, a computer program designed for mathematics and technical computing used throughout the world in education, research, and industry. Mathematica allows a user to easily create two- and three-dimensional visualizations along with custom interfaces for dynamic interaction. Students may install the software on their personal computers or activate a cloud computing account. Mathematica can be used in a variety of classes. tpmath.net/CT.htm Computational Thinking: CT@TP Computational thinking is about asking questions and formulating problems so computers can solve them. The CT@TP club is for anyone interested in computational thinking, math, computer programming, and artificial intelligence. Participants solve interesting real-world problems, think computationally, learn applications of machine learning, and do a variety of activities with the Wolfram Language using state-of-the-art computer technologies including Mathematica, cloud computing, parallel computing, and more. tpmath.net/CT.htm
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