Length: Full Year (20 SACE credits)
Contact: Maths Leader

Recommended Background

Grade B or higher in Stage 1 General Mathematics or satisfactory completion of Mathematics Methods, or teacher recommendation.

Course Description

Stage 2 General Mathematics extends students’ mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem solving. A problem based approach is integral to the development of mathematical models and the associated key concepts in the topics. Topics cover a diverse range of applications of mathematics, including personal financial management, the statistical investigation process, modelling using linear and non-linear functions, and discrete modelling using networks and matrices.

Stage 2 General Mathematics topics include:

• Modelling with Linear Relationships
• Modelling with Matrices
• Statistical Models
• Financial Models
• Discrete Models.

Assessment

Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.

School-based Assessment:

• Skills and Application Tasks (40%)
• Investigations Folio (30%).

External Assessment:

• Examination (30%).

Note: A SACE approved Graphics Calculator is required.