Studying Year 10 Mathematics for General will prepare you for a range of exciting and rewarding careers. This course is designed to extend and help to prepare you to study VCE Further Mathematics in Year 11 and 12 and life mathematical skills. It presents a broad range of skills in algebraic techniques, sketching graphs and linear modeling, statistics, trigonometry, financial mathematics and networks. As well as skills tests, you will learn to be competent and confident with the TI-Nspire calculator to complete investigative projects.
Calculators In Year 10 and VCE Mathematics
All Year 10 students will require a scientific calculator, which should be retained from Year 9. In addition, all students in the Year 10 General or the Methods streams will require a Texas Instruments TI-Nspire II CAS Calculator (cost approx $260).
The recommended calculator for Year 10 will be able to be re-sold in the following year if not required for VCE.
Year 9 Mathematics (satisfactory completion of both Units 1 and 2)
VCE General Mathematics (Units 1-4)
VCE Biology
VCE Environmental Science
VCE Psychology
VCE Accounting
VCE Business Management
VCE Physical Education
Scientist
Economist
Allied Health Worker (some examples may include podiatrist, physiotherapist, speech pathologist)
Nurse
Midwife
Computer Programmer
Primary and Secondary School Teaching
Robotics
Law
Sports Science
Journalist