Essential Mathematics

Subject: Essential Mathematics

Subject Type: Core

Year Level/s / Unit Length: 10 – Full Year

Why study this subject?

Mathematics enhances our understanding of the world and our ability to participate in society. Mathematics aims to ensure that students: • are confident, creative users and communicators of mathematics and able to investigate, represent and interpret situations in their personal and work lives and as active citizens.

• develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of mathematical concepts and fluency with processes and are able to pose and solve problems and reason in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability.

• recognise connections between the areas of mathematics and other disciplines and appreciate mathematics as an accessible and enjoyable discipline to study.

What do students study?

All Year 10 Mathematics classes will follow the Australian Curriculum. Students will learn the essential mathematics skills and knowledge in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, statistics and probability. There are four proficiency strands: understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning. The strands provide a meaningful basis for the development of concepts in the learning of mathematics and describe how content is explored or developed; that is, the thinking and doing of mathematics.

Essential Mathematics focuses on mathematics in real contexts such as the workplace, personal finances and community settings.

Assessment Techniques

Exams, Extended Exams, Topic Tests, Problem-solving and Modelling Tasks

Senior School Pathways

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Units available for selection: Subject Code Unit Title Semesters Available 1 2 Pre-requisites

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