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Mathematics

Linda Quinlan, Department Chair

Friends’ Central’s math department combines a belief in the ability of our students to rise to intellectual challenges and a program that offers a high degree of flexibility in course selection and sequence. For example, students can design a sequence that includes a year of calculus without doing additional summer work. More advanced students have the opportunity to progress through Linear Algebra within our curriculum. Friends’ Central facilitates independent study or enrollment in math classes at nearby colleges and universities for students who exceed Linear Algebra. 

All students are required to take three math courses; the majority take one each year. Most classes have both a regular and an advanced level offered. Some students choose to accelerate by taking a summer course. A typical Upper School path includes algebra II, precalculus, and calculus. 

While many students take two years of calculus before graduating, others choose statistics over a second year of calculus. We also offer a year of Linear Algebra for students completing two years of Calculus.