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Year 11 Mathematics
A guide to decision making.
Introduction
Overview of the mathematics courses
Who are the courses suitable for
Courses
General Mathematics Mathematics Extension 1
General Mathematics
General Mathematics is designed to promote the development of skills, knowledge and understanding in areas of mathematics that have direct application to the broad range of human development.
General Mathematics
Topics studied are:
Financial Mathematics
Statistics
Measurement (area,volume and trigonometry)
Probability
Algebra
General Mathematics
Who is this course designed for ? Students who have completed Stage 5.3
or 5.2 in Year 9 and 10. Students who have excelled in Stage 5.1. This course is designed for the majority of
student who will study maths in the senior school
Students who will be studying an university course that has no requirement for mathematics as assumed knowledge eg arts, law, social science, education
Mathematics
The Mathematics course is intended to give students an understanding of and competence in further aspects of mathematics which have some application to the real world.
Mathematics
Topics studied are:AlgebraFunctions
(logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric)Trigonometry Coordinate GeometryGeometryThe ParabolaCalculus Series
Mathematics
Who is this course designed for ? Students who have completed
Stage 5.3 Maths or who have excelled in Stage 5.2 Maths in Years 9 and 10.
Those who will be continuing to study mathematics at university as a minor discipline eg science, psychology, information technology
Extension 1
The Extension 1 Mathematics course is an extension of the Mathematics course.
Extension 1 The topics include all the ones from the
Mathematics Course (with additional content) as well as
Inverse FunctionsPolynomialsBinomial TheoremFurther Probability
This course is studied in additional teaching time ie 16 lessons each cycle. Some of these lessons maybe outside of usual school hours eg starting at 7.30am.
Extension 1
Who is course designed for ? Students who have excelled in
Advanced Maths in Year 9 and 10 This is a prerequisite for Extension
2 Maths in Year 12 Students who require substantial
mathematics at university level eg
Engineering, science
How do I decide?
What can you do? What do you need to do? What do you want to do?
Who can help me to decide ? The best person to help you make a
considered decision is your maths teacher.
The Maths Faculty want you to achieve the best results you can in the senior school
You and your parents will want to discuss your decision
Your friends will be interested in your decision
BUT the decision is yours