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
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
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 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
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
ACMEM150
perform simulations of experiments using technology
ACMEM150 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM142
use technology to find the line of best fit
ACMEM142 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | 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
ACMEM144
use technology to find the correlation coefficient (an indicator of the strength of linear association)
ACMEM144 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM161
find distances between two places on Earth using appropriate technology.
ACMEM161 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM174
use technology and a recurrence relation to model a reducing balance loan
ACMEM174 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | 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
ACMEM171
use technology to calculate the future value of a compound interest loan or investment and the total interest paid or earned
ACMEM171 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | 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
ACMEM173
use technology to investigate the effect of the interest rate and the number of compounding periods on the future value of a loan or investment.
ACMEM173 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM038
interpret information presented in two-way tables
ACMEM038 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM037
interpret information presented in graphs, such as conversion graphs, line graphs, step graphs, column graphs and picture graphs
ACMEM037 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMEM107
use symbols and conventions for the representation of geometric information; for example, point, line, ray, angle, diagonal, edge, curve, face and vertex.
ACMEM107 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum