Year 9 Subject Guide 2020

ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS Subject Summary:

The Essential Mathematics course for Years 9 has been developed to align with Year 10 General Maths Preparation and Units 1 and 2 Essential Mathematics and General Mathematics, which are typically studied in Year 11. This course is designed to ease the transition from the junior work to Essential Mathematics and General Mathematics offered in the senior years. Students will be advised towards the end of Year 10 as to which subjects they should choose in Years 11 and 12.

Assessment Outline: Year 9 has the following assessment tasks in the year: YEAR 9 - SEMESTER ONE: • Number Patterns Investigation • Life-related task • Examination YEAR 9 - SEMESTER TWO: • Number Patterns Investigation

• Assignment • Examination

YEAR 10: Year 10 has an identical list of assessment tasks, except that there is a second life-related task instead of an assignment and there are no Maths Mate tests.

Subject Outline by Semester: YEAR 9 - SEMESTER ONE TOPICS: • Percentages and Financial Mathematics • Ratio and Proportion • Measurement • Probability • Linear Equations and Inequations • Algebraic Expressions YEAR 9 - SEMESTER TWO TOPICS: • Statistics • Coordinate Geometry and Linear Functions • Trigonometry • Simultaneous Equations • Deductive Geometry (if time permits)

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