Representation of General capabilities Essential Mathematics
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 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM145
use the line of best fit to make predictions, both by interpolation and extrapolation
ACMEM145 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems related to representing and comparing data, percentages, rates and ratios, the mathematics of finance, and time and motion. Teachers are encouraged to apply the …
Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems related to measurement, scales, plans and models, drawing and interpreting graphs, and data collection. Teachers are encouraged to apply the content of the four …
Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM048
compare the suitability of different methods of data presentation in real-world contexts.
ACMEM048 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM057
compare back-to-back stem plots for different data-sets
ACMEM057 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM041
use spreadsheets to tabulate and graph data
ACMEM041 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale Essential Mathematics
Rationale 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 used to describe much of the physical world. Statistics is the …
Rationale | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Essential Mathematics Essential Mathematics
Essential Mathematics has four units each of which contains a number of topics. It is intended that the topics be taught in a context relevant to students’ needs and interests. In Essential Mathematics, students use their knowledge and skills to investigate …
Structure of Essential Mathematics | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems relating to calculations, applications of measurement, the use of formulas to find an unknown quantity, and the interpretation of graphs. Teachers are encouraged …
Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems related to probability, Earth geometry and time zones, and loans and compound interest. Teachers are encouraged to apply the content of the three topics in this …
Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Glossary Essential Mathematics
Essential Mathematics Glossary
Glossary | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM172
use technology to compare, numerically and graphically, the growth of simple interest and compound interest loans and investments
ACMEM172 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM016
use rates to make comparisons; for example, using unit prices to compare best buys, comparing heart rates after exercise.
ACMEM016 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Links to Foundation to Year 10 Essential Mathematics
For all content areas of Essential Mathematics, the proficiency strands of Understanding, Fluency, Problem solving and Reasoning from the F–10 curriculum are still very much applicable and should be inherent in students’ learning of the subject. Each …
Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM043
identify examples of categorical data
ACMEM043 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM044
identify examples of numerical data.
ACMEM044 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM134
describe the faults in the collection of data process
ACMEM134 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM138
describe the patterns and features of bivariate data
ACMEM138 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM060
compare the characteristics of the shape of histograms using symmetry, skewness and bimodality.
ACMEM060 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum