Year: 12 (Stage 2) – Elective
Length: Semester (20 SACE Credits)
Contact Person: Justin Lodge
Recommended Background: Successful completion of Stage 1 Mathematics for the full year.
Content: Mathematical Methods develops an increasingly complex and sophisticated understanding of calculus and statistics. By using functions and their derivatives and integrals, and by mathematically modelling physical processes, students develop a deep understanding of the physical world through a sound knowledge of relationships involving rates of change. Students use statistics to describe and analyse phenomena that involve uncertainty and variation.
Mathematical Methods provides the foundation for further study in mathematics, economics, computer sciences, and the sciences.
It prepares students for courses and careers that may involve the use of statistics, such as health or social sciences. When studied together with Specialist Mathematics, this subject can be a pathway to engineering, physical science, and laser physics.
Assessment: Students are assessed using the SACE Performance Standards. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
- Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications Tasks (50% – six tasks)
- Assessment Type 2: Mathematical Investigations (20% – one task)
- Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)
Additional Charges: Students will be required to purchase a Graphics Calculator.