Number of Units: 2
Exclusions: Mathematics: Standard
Method of Delivery: St Luke’s
External Assessment: Exam
Contribution to ATAR: Yes
Note: Students are not required to study Mathematics as part of their HSC
Course Description
The course is intended to give students who have demonstrated general competence in the skills of Stage 5 Mathematics an understanding of and competence in some further aspects of mathematics which are applicable to the real world. The course is a sufficient basis for further studies in mathematics as a minor discipline at tertiary level in support of courses such as the life sciences or commerce.
Topics
Preliminary Course
TOPIC: Functions
Working with Functions
TOPIC: Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometry and Measures of Angles
Trigonometric Functions and Identities
TOPIC: Calculus
Introduction to Differentiation
TOPIC: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Logarithms and Exponentials
TOPIC: Statistical Analysis
Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions
HSC Course
TOPIC: Functions
Graphing Techniques
TOPIC: Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometric Functions and Graphs
TOPIC: Calculus
Differential Calculus
Applications of Differentiation
Integral Calculus
TOPIC: Statistical Analysis
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Data Analysis
Random Variables
TOPIC: Financial Mathematics
Modelling Financial Situations
Post School Options
There are many possible careers which are not directly linked with the study of the highest level of mathematics.
However some of the mathematically orientated careers possible with the study of Mathematics are as follows: Finance, some engineering disciplines, economics education, research.