Year 11 Subjects – General Mathematics

Year 11 Subjects – General Mathematics

Level: Stage 1
Subject Name: General Mathematics
Prerequisites: Nil
Assumed Knowledge: Year 10 Mathematics

Course Summary:

General Mathematics extends students’ mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving. Topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics. General Mathematics can be studied as a Semester Course or as a Year course. It leads to General Mathematics at Stage 2.

Students who complete 10 credits of this subject with a C grade or better will meet the numeracy requirement of the SACE.

Course content:

Semester 1:

• Modelling with linear and non-linear functions
  
• Measurement
  
• Trigonometry

Semester 2:

• Statistics
• Networks and Matrices
  
• Investing and Borrowing

Assessments:

• 3 Tests each Semester; one on each topic
• 1 Investigation each Semester
• Homework tasks