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

Recommended Background:
Grade B or higher in at least one of Stage 1 Mathematics Methods A, B, and C and teacher recommendation. 

Course Description 
Stage 2 Mathematical Methods develops an increasingly complex and 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. 

Stage 2 Mathematics Methods topics include: 

• Further Differentiation and Applications 
• Integral Calculus 
• Logarithmic Functions 
• Discrete Random Variables 
• Continuous Random Variables and the Normal Distribution 
• Sampling and Confidence Intervals 

Subject Requirement 
A SACE approved graphics calculator is required for this course. 

Years 7-12 Calculator Requirements 

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 Applications Tasks (50%) 
• Mathematical Investigation (20%) 

External Assessment: 

• Examination (30%)