| Board Developed Course |
| 1 UNIT |
| Category A |
What will I be doing in this course?
This course contains all of the topics for the mathematics course plus the following:
Year 11 Year 12
| · Functions and Polynomials
· Trigonometric Identities and Inverse Trigonometric functions · Rates of Change (Calculus) · Combinatorics |
· Proof by Mathematical Induction
· Introduction to vectors · Trigonometric Equations · Further Calculus · The binomial distribution |
How will I be assessed?
External Assessment: one HSC Examination
Internal Assessment — a number of assessment tasks, including an investigation style assessment
| Component | Weighting % |
| Understanding, fluency and communication | 50 |
| Problem Solving, reasoning and justification | 50 |
| 100 |
Final result will be determined by a combination of internal and external assessment.
How will this course help me in the future?
This course is intended to give students a thorough understanding of and competence in, aspects of mathematics including many which are applicable to the real world. The course is a recommended minimum basis for further studies in mathematics as a major discipline at tertiary level and for the support of studies in the physical and engineering sciences.
What else do I need to know?
• Students interested in Engineering as a career should do the highest level of Mathematics they can.
• This course is constructed on the assumption that students have achieved the outcomes in the core of the Stage 5.3 (Advanced) Mathematics course for the Year 10 RoSA along with the recommended options.
• This course must be done in conjunction with the Mathematics Advanced course. This means students will be studying a total of three units of credit in the study of Mathematics for their Preliminary year
• It is common for the timetabling of this course to occur before or after school in negotiation with students that have chosen to undertake it.
Who should I contact for further Information?
Mr Jeff Mills (Head Teacher Mathematics)