This second course in algebra is designed for college bound students. This course builds on work with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions, and extends student repertoire of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. Students will work closely with the expressions that define the functions, and continue to expand and hone their abilities to model situations and to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. The standards for this course fall into three reporting categories: Algebra and Modeling, Functions and Modeling, and, Statistics and the Number System. The Standards for Mathematical Practice apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of real-world scenarios.