Unit 3 General Mathematics
This unit has three topics: ‘Bivariate data analysis’, ‘Growth and decay in sequences’ and ‘Graphs and networks’. ‘Bivariate data analysis’ introduces students to some methods for identifying, analysing and describing associations between pairs of variables, …
Unit 3 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Mathematical Methods
In this unit the study of calculus continues with the derivatives of exponential and trigonometric functions and their applications, together with some differentiation techniques and applications to optimisation problems and graph sketching. It concludes …
Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism Physics
Field theories have enabled physicists to explain a vast array of natural phenomena and have contributed to the development of technologies that have changed the world, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, artificial satellites …
Unit 3 | Physics | Science | 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 2 General Mathematics
This unit has three topics: ‘Univariate data analysis and the statistical investigation process’, ‘Linear equations and their graphs’; and ‘Applications of trigonometry’. ‘ Univariate data analysis and the statistical investigation process’ develops …
Unit 2 | General Mathematics | 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
Unit 3: Heredity and continuity of life Biology
Heredity is an important biological principle as it explains why offspring (cells or organisms) resemble their parent cell or organism. Organisms require cellular division and differentiation for growth, development, repair and sexual reproduction. In …
Unit 3 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions Chemistry
The idea of reversibility of reaction is vital in a variety of chemical systems at different scales, ranging from the processes that release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere to the reactions of ions within individual cells in our bodies. Processes that …
Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Living on Earth - extracting, using and managing Earth resources Earth and Environmental Science
Earth resources are required to sustain life and provide infrastructure for living (for example, food, shelter, medicines, transport, and communication), driving ongoing demand for biotic, mineral and energy resources. In this unit, students explore renewable …
Unit 3 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Cells and multicellular organisms Biology
The cell is the basic unit of life. Although cell structure and function are very diverse, all cells possess some common features: all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells need to exchange materials with their immediate external environment in order to maintain …
Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Molecular interactions and reactions Chemistry
In this unit, students develop their understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials including gases, water and aqueous solutions, acids and bases. Students explore the characteristic properties of water that make it essential for physical, …
Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Linear Motion and Waves Physics
In this unit, students develop an appreciation of how an understanding of motion and waves can be used to describe, explain and predict a wide range of phenomena. Students describe linear motion in terms of position and time data, and examine the relationships …
Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Ancient Societies Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of how people lived in the ancient world through an examination of the evidence of the social, political and economic institutions and structures of TWO societies. Students will also study ONE significant feature of …
Unit 2: Ancient Societies | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Sustainable places Geography
This unit examines the economic, social and environmental sustainability of places. While all places are subject to changes produced by economic, demographic, social, political and environmental processes, the outcomes of these processes vary depending …
Unit 2: Sustainable places | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Essential Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of measurement, scales, graphs and statistics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in measurement, scales, graphs and statistics to solve routine and non-routine …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement Standards | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 General Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of statistics, growth and decay in sequences, graphs and networks, and financial mathematics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in mathematics and statistics …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Mathematical Methods Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of functions, integration and distributions in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in functions, integration and distributions to solve routine and non-routine problems …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Specialist Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts of functions, calculus, vectors and statistics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts synthesises information to select and apply techniques in mathematics to solve routine and …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Specialist Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Biology Achievement Standard
For the biological systems studied, the student: analyses how system components function and are interrelated across a range of scales to enable continuity of individuals, populations and species analyses how the function and interrelationships of system …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Chemistry Achievement Standard
For the chemical systems studied, the student: analyses how a range of interrelated factors affect atomic and molecular interactions and change the structure, properties and dynamics of chemical systems analyses how interactions between matter and energy …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum