Students will learn:
- theory and practise
- to use scientific calculator
- to use technology where appropriate.
Students will be expected to complete a variety of tasks:
- written examinations
- assignments
- oral presentations.
To succeed in Mathematics, students will need:
- stage 5.3/5.2 mathematics in year 10 (at least a band 4, 5 or 6 in the school certificate)
- organisational skills
- highly developed algebra skills
- self discipline
- working effectively in groups or independently
- strong graphing and tabulation skills.
During the higher school certificate (HSC) course, students will study:
- coordinate methods in geometry
- applications of geometrical properties
- geometrical applications of differentiation
- integration
- trigonometric functions
- logarithmic and exponential functions
- applications of calculus to the physical world
- probability
- series and series applications.
Special requirements of the course:
- Successful completion of Preliminary course.
School assessment:
- knowledge, understanding and skills (80%)
- reasoning, interpretative, explanatory and communicative abilities (20%).
Higher school certificate examination
A three hour written examination paper. Board-approved calculators, geometrical instruments and approved geometrical templates may be used.