Mathematical Methods
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| Subject Name: | Mathematical Methods |
| Level of Study: | Stage 2 |
| Length of Course: | Year |
| Prerequisite: | Full Year of Mathematical Methods (Stage 1) |
Pre-requisites
What will be in the course?
Mathematical Methods further extends students’ mathematical knowledge, skills, and understanding through the study of calculus and statistics. By using functions and their derivatives and integrals, and by mathematically modelling physical processes, students extend their understanding of aspects of the physical world based on 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, the sciences, and careers that may involve the use of statistics, such as health or social sciences. When studied together with Specialist Mathematics, this subject can be a pathway to engineering, physical science, and/or laser physics.
School Assessment (70%)
- Skills and application tasks (50%)
- Mathematical Investigation (20%)
External Assessment (30%)
- SACE issued examination (30%)