MathsLink: Further
Duration
- 6 weeks full-time onlyThis unit will be delivered online in 2021
Contact hours
- 97 hours directed and independent online learning
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 1 AND 2 Foundation Mathematics OR
VCE Units 1 AND 2 General Mathematics OR
VCE Units 1 AND 2 Mathematical Methods
Aims and objectives
The aims of this program are to provide students with a thorough grounding in VCE Units 3 and 4 Further Mathematics, to lay a foundation for further university studies in mathematics and to help students to develop the skills required to manage their own mathematics education.
| Unit Learning Outcomes | |
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| On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: | |
| # | Unit Learning Outcome Description |
| ULO1 | Develop both the attitude and the skills required to self-assess the application of mathematical techniques |
| ULO2 | Define and explain key terms and concepts as specified in the content, and use this knowledge to apply related mathematical procedures to solve routine application problems |
| ULO3 | Use mathematical concepts and skills developed to analyse a practical and extended situation, and interpret and discuss the outcomes of this analysis in relation to key features of that situation |
| ULO4 | Select and appropriately use technology to develop mathematical ideas, produce results and carry out analysis in situations requiring problem solving, modelling or investigative techniques or approaches |
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
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| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 97 | 6 weeks | 16.17 | |
| Total Hours: | 97 | Total Hours (per week): | 16.17 | ||
Assessment
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Content
- Data Analysis
- Displaying, summarising and describing univariate and bivariate data
- Introduction to regression
- Displaying, summarising and describing time series data
- Geometry and trigonometry
- Pythagoras theorem, surface area, volumes and applications
- Trigonometric ratios, Heron’s formula, sine and cosine rules
- Applications – distance and direction with bearing; angles of elevation and depression; contour maps and triangulation measurements
- Graphs and relations
- Construction and interpretation of graphs
- Linear programming
- Business related mathematics
- Financial transactions and asset value
- Loans and investments
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.