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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOPICS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED THIS YEAR AND DOCUMENTED. THEY ARE INTENDED AS SUGGESTIONS. YOUR STATE MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

Social Studies
Age of exploration and discovery. Colonization of America. A new nation is born.
Constitution of the United States. Development of a new nation. Period of nationalism.
Sectionalism. American Civil War and Reconstruction. United States as a world power.
Struggle for women's rights. World War I. The Great Depression. World War II. The Cold War.
The nuclear era. Civil rights. Delinquency and crime. Psychology. Problems of mental health.
Urbanization. Public education. Role of women in today's society.

Science
Chemistry. Matter and its behavior. Carbon and its compounds. Formulas and chemical equations.
Acids, bases, salts. Atomic theory. Periodic law. Water and solutions. Chemical bonding.
Molecular theory. Equilibrium and kinetics. Spontaneous reactions. Titrations.
Ionization and ionic solutions. Colloids, suspensoids, and emulsoids. Oxidation-reduction.
Nonmetals. Metals and alloys. Electrochemistry.
Energy: forms, chemical changes, and measurement. Nuclear reactions and radioactivity.

Language Arts
American literature. Cross-cultural literature. Analysis of plays. Vocabulary of poetry.
Critical and evaluative reading. Propaganda techniques. Mass communication. Advertising.
Music and painting. Architecture and sculpture. Listening skills. Vocabulary development.
Grammar. Story writing. Editorial writing. Journalistic writing. Writing term papers.
Proofreading symbols. Use of Reader's Guide and other reference aids, both print and electronic.

Mathematics
Algebra II. Trigonometry. Relations and functions. Square roots, surds, radicals. Rational roots.
Linear equations and analytic geometry. Quadratic equations. Binomial theorem.
Imaginary numbers. Exponents and radicals. Logarithms. Progressions. Higher-degree equations.
Vectors. Determinants. Permutations, combinations, and simple probability.
Estimation and approximation. Solutions of right triangles. Use of table and interpolation.
Measurement of angles. Properties of trigonometric functions. Complex numbers and vectors.
Concept of a limit. Graphs of functions. Solutions of oblique triangles. Logarithms.
Identities and equations. General triangle solutions.