National 3 Applications of Maths

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This Course enables pupils to acquire mathematical and numerical skills and apply them in a variety of real-life situations. In addition, learners will develop thinking skills and will gain experience in making informed decisions.

The Course has three units.

Applications of Mathematics: Manage Money and Data (National 3)

The aim of this Unit is to enable learners to apply their skills, knowledge and understanding of mathematics and numeracy to manage money and data in real-life contexts to determine factors affecting income and expenditure, budgeting and saving.

Applications of Mathematics: Shape, Space and Measures (National 3)

The aim of this Unit is to enable learners to apply their skills, knowledge and understanding of shape, space and measures in real-life contexts by using measures and elementary geometry to tackle real-life situations.

Numeracy (National 3) 

The aim of this Unit is to develop learners’ numerical and information handling skills to solve simple real-life problems involving number, money, time and measurement.

ASSESSMENT

To achieve the National Applications of Mathematics Course, learners must pass all of the required units. The Units will be assessed internally.

WHAT WILL MY HOME COMMITMENT BE FOR THIS COURSE?

Regular homework will be set by the class teacher.  Students can expect to be doing at least ½ an hour of study per week which will include a selection of:  End of Topic formal homework/Consolidation of notes from previous week /Completion of exercises as home practice.

IS MATHS FOR ME?

You will enjoy this subject if: 

· You like understanding how the world around us is understood and shaped by mathematics.

· You enjoy number and developing your mathematical skills to cope with increasingly complex ideas and problems.

· You like to communicate in a concise and logical way.