The study of General Mathematics enables students to process and analyse information and to apply rules to solve a range of problems. It allows students to think in logical and analytical ways and to set work out neatly. General Mathematics is a good choice for students who want to study Mathematics in Year 11 but aren’t interested in Mathematical Methods.  Studying General Mathematics Units 1 and 2 enables them to undertake General Mathematics Units 3 and 4, if they choose to continue with Mathematics in Year 12.

General Mathematics is a good choice for a student wanting to pursue a mathematics subject in Year 12. It satisfies some university prerequisite requirements and works well in combination with Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, Nursing, Teaching or Psychology. Students who are proficient at Mathematics may like to broaden their skills and capitalise on their strengths by doing both General Mathematics and Mathematical Methods.

The prescribed calculator for purchase is the Texas Instruments TI-Nspire II, which  should be retained from Year 10. The price is approx. $260.

Units

• Unit 1: Univariate Data Analysis, Financial Arithmetic and Matrices

• Unit 2: Bivariate Data Analysis, Graphs & Networks, Number Patterns & Recursion

• Unit 3: Data Analysis; Recursion and Financial Mathematics

• Unit 4: Matrices, Networks and Decision mathematics