SACE Credits: 20 credits
LENGTH: Full Year
Recommended Background: Successful completion of Stage 1 Maths Methods A & B at B grade or higher.
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 and social sciences. When studied together with Specialist Mathematics, this subject can be a pathway to engineering, physical science, and laser physics.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.
School Assessment (70%)
- Assessment Type 1: Skills and Applications Tasks (50%)
- Assessment Type 2: Mathematical Investigation (20%)
External Assessment (30%)
- Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)
Students provide evidence of their learning through eight assessments, including the external assessment component. Students complete:
- six skills and applications tasks
- one mathematical investigation
- one examination