RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND:
A C grade or better in Stage 1 Mathematical Methods.
Mathematical Methods focuses on developing sophisticated understanding of calculus and statistics. By using functions and their derivatives and integrals, and by mathematically modelling physical processes, students develop a deep understanding of the physical world through a sound knowledge of 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, and the sciences. It prepares students for courses 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 laser physics
CONTENT
The following topics provide the framework for learning in Stage 2 Mathematical Methods:
ASSESSMENT
FUTURE PATHWAYS
CARE • COMMITMENT • CO-OPERATION • RESPECT