GENERAL MATHEMATICS SUBJECT OVERVIEW UNIT DESCRIPTION General Mathematics builds on the content UNIT 3 FURTHER STUDY from General Mathematics Units 1 & 2. Students In Unit 3, students study the two core topics OR CAREERS develop problem solving and analysis skills that ‘Data Analysis’ which includes univariate and COULD LEAD ON are highly desired by employers and useful in a bivariate data, linear modelling and time series TO? range of real world contexts such as managing data, and ‘Recursion and Financial Modelling’ Science finances, building and home renovation, project which includes methods of calculating Business management and planning. This course is a interest and depreciation, loans, annuities and Economics prerequisite for many tertiary courses. perpetuities. Statistics Architecture UNIT 4 Accounting In Unit 4, students study two application Teaching Nursing modules: ‘Matrices’ which includes representing IT information in a matrix, matrix arithmetic, inverse matrices and transition matrices, and ‘Networks and Decision Mathematics’ which includes paths, circuits, spanning trees, shortest path problems, problems involving flow through a network and scheduling problems. SKILSS & KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT CAREER WHAT KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS WILL I BUILD? ASSESSMENT COULD INCLUDE: NEED TO KNOW? • Problem solving There are three School Assessed Curriculum Requires tasks and two end of year written examinations, purchasing a CAS calculator and the • Data analysis requiring a CAS calculator. textbook • Mathematical modelling