Description: This second-year algebra course includes concepts and skills necessary for higher-level high school mathematics study. Concepts and skills incorporate and extend beyond the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and are addressed with depth and complexity. Topics include, but are not limited to, algebraic thinking and symbolic reasoning; functions, equations and their relationships; and the relationship between algebra and geometry. The use of manipulatives, models, computers, and graphing calculators is incorporated throughout the course, in order to enhance and reinforce mastery of algebraic concepts.