MATHEMATICS – GENERAL 15230 | ||||||||||||
Course: Mathematics General Category: A | ||||||||||||
2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC Board Developed Course Prerequisites: The course is constructed on the assumption that students have achieved the outcomes of the 5.1 course in Mathematics for the School Certificate, together with the recommended options: Trigonometry and Further Algebra. Exclusions: Students may not study any other Stage 6 Mathematics course in conjunction with General Mathematics. | ||||||||||||
Course Description: General Mathematics focuses on mathematical skills and techniques which have direct application to everyday activities. The course content is written in five areas of study, with an emphasis on applications and modelling tasks. The modelling tasks may draw from more than one area of study, and encourage transfer of knowledge across the entire course, as well as linking with study in other Stage 6 subjects. The course is fully prescribed, and is designed to support TAFE and other vocational courses. It provides an appropriate mathematical background for students who do not wish to pursue the formal study of mathematics at tertiary level, while giving a strong foundation for university study in the areas of business, humanities, nursing and paramedical sciences. | ||||||||||||
Main Topics Covered: Preliminary Course · Financial mathematics · Data analysis · Measurement · Probability · Algebraic modelling HSC Course · Financial mathematics · Data analysis · Measurement · Probability · Algebraic modelling | ||||||||||||
Assessment: HSC Course only
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