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