The Grade 12 college preparation course Mathematics for College Technology provides
excellent preparation for success in technology-related programs at the college level. It
extends the understanding of functions developed in the Grade 11 university/college
preparation course, Functions and Applications, using a more applied approach, and may
help students who decide to pursue certain university programs to prepare for the
Grade 12 university preparation course Advanced Functions. Exponential and trigonometric
functions are revisited, developing algebraic skills needed to solve problems
involving exponential equations and extending the skills associated with graphical representations
of trigonometric functions. The Polynomial Functions strand extends to polynomial
functions concepts that connect graphs and equations of quadratic functions.
Finally, students apply geometric relationships to solve problems involving composite
shapes and figures and investigate the properties of circles and their applications.