Links to Foundation to Year 10 Mathematical Methods
In Mathematical Methods, there is a strong emphasis on mutually reinforcing proficiencies in Understanding, Fluency, Problem solving and Reasoning. Students gain fluency in a variety of mathematical and statistical skills, including algebraic manipulations, …
Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2 Mathematical Methods
The algebra section of this unit focuses on exponentials and logarithms. Their graphs are examined and their applications in a wide range of settings are explored. Arithmetic and geometric sequences are introduced and their applications are studied. Rates …
Unit 2 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Mathematical Methods Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of functions, calculus and statistics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in functions, calculus and statistics to solve routine and non-routine problems in a …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Mathematical Methods Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Methods is organised into four units. The topics broaden students’ mathematical experience and provide different scenarios for incorporating mathematical arguments and problem solving. The units provide a blending of algebraic and geometric …
Structure of Mathematical Methods | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM172
discuss sources of bias in samples, and procedures to ensure randomness
ACMMM172 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4 Mathematical Methods
The calculus in this unit deals with derivatives of logarithmic functions. In probability and statistics, continuous random variables and their applications are introduced and the normal distribution is used in a variety of contexts. The study of statistical …
Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Mathematical Methods
The seven general capabilities of Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding, and Intercultural understanding are identified where …
Representation of General capabilities | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale Mathematical Methods
Mathematics is the study of order, relation and pattern. From its origins in counting and measuring it has evolved in highly sophisticated and elegant ways to become the language now used to describe much of the modern world. Statistics is concerned with …
Rationale | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM175
examine the approximate normality of the distribution of \(\widehat p\) for large samples
ACMMM175 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM180
use simulation to illustrate variations in confidence intervals between samples and to show that most but not all confidence intervals contain \(p\)
ACMMM180 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM020
recognise features of the graphs of \(x^2+y^2=r^2\) and \(\left(x-a\right)^2+\left(y-b\right)^2=r^2\), including their circular shapes, their centres and their radii
ACMMM020 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM173
use graphical displays of simulated data to investigate the variability of random samples from various types of distributions, including uniform, normal and Bernoulli.
ACMMM173 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM174
understand the concept of the sample proportion \(\widehat p\) as a random variable whose value varies between samples, and the formulas for the mean \(p\) and standard deviation \(\sqrt[{}]{(p(1-p)/n}\) of the sample proportion \(\widehat p\)
ACMMM174 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM011
recognise features of the graph of the general quadratic \(y=ax^2+bx+c\)
ACMMM011 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM099
recognise that \(e\) is the unique number \(a\) for which the above limit is 1
ACMMM099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM007
recognise features of the graphs of \(y=x^2\), \(y=a{(x-b)}^2+c\), and \(y=a\left(x-b\right)\left(x-c\right)\) including their parabolic nature, turning points, axes of symmetry and intercepts
ACMMM007 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM021
recognise features of the graph of \(y^2=x\) including its parabolic shape and its axis of symmetry.
ACMMM021 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM147
understand the concepts of Bernoulli trials and the concept of a binomial random variable as the number of ‘successes’ in \(n\) independent Bernoulli trials, with the same probability of success \(p\) in each trial
ACMMM147 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM045
use the notation \(\begin{pmatrix}n\\r\end{pmatrix}\) and the formula \(\begin{pmatrix}n\\r\end{pmatrix}=\frac{n!}{r!\left(n-r\right)!}\) for the number of combinations of \(r\) objects taken from a set of \(n\) distinct objects
ACMMM045 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum