Year 10 Information Evening MATHEMATICS STANDARD MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS EXTENSION 1

Mathematics Extension 1 Highest difficulty on Maths on offer for Year 11 students Aimed at students who have extensive knowledge of the 5.3 stage 5 course Chosen by students who have aspirations of undertaking further studies in Maths based courses, eg. Engerineeing Course is heavily based on Calculus, Logarithms, Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry Completion of this course leads into possible Extension 2 course

Mathematics Course has basis grounded in Calculus, Geometry, Series, Functions, Algebra and Trigonometry Aimed at students who have knowledge and skills in the 5.3 content, focusing on high ability in Algebra Chosen by students who have aspirations of undertaking further studies in Maths based courses, eg. Engerineeing Will contain new content and vocabulary not used in Stage 5 Some students find the course too challenging and change course during Year 11

Mathematics Standard Brand new course next year Contains content similar to that covered in Stage 5, including topics such as Algebra, Measurement, Statistics and Financial Maths Chosen by students who have aspirations of undertaking further studies that require 2 units of Mathematics Leads into Standard 1 and 2 in Year 12 Recommended for students who completed 5.1 and 5.2 outcomes this year.

Main points to consider Which course best reflects my ability in Mathematics Understanding of increased difficulty and work load between courses Is a certain course needed for further education studies? New standard course has no double ups of content between Year 11/12, may affect change of course options Recommendation given by classroom teacher Algebra skills needed as difficulty increases

Year 10 Information Evening MATHEMATICS STANDARD MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS EXTENSION 1