Specialist Mathematics for VCE Units 1 and 2
What you'll learn
- Gain confidence in material from Units 1 and 2 as a foundation to move to Units 3 and 4
- Build a strong understanding of the VCE Specialist Mathematics course
Requirements
- You should have a reasonable understanding of Mathematics at a year 10 level.
- You should have an interest in Mathematics.
- Be proficient with the use of your CAS calculator.
Description
This course strictly follows the VCAA Study Design for Units 1 and 2, while preparing students for Units 3 and 4. The content follows the structure for Units 1 and 2 but will extend students in each topic in preparation for the rigors of Units 3 and 4.
The notes used during this course are provided in the first lecture of each topic. If you like to have notes in front of you to annotate, then these can be downloaded and printed prior to the lectures.
Content will generally be through notes explaining the content, but where appropriate, the (Casio) CAS calculator will be used and also other leading edge software such as the Desmos calculator and Wolfram Alpha.
You will need a reasonable understanding of Year 10 level Mathematics.
Questions are encouraged and will be answered through the discussion board.
It is important to note that the study design has some minor changes that will be implemented in 2016 and these changes are reflected in this course.
If you want to maximise your exam results in Specialist Mathematics, then this course is for you.
Who this course is for:
- This course is designed to meet the VCAA requirements for Specialist Mathematics Units 1 and 2. This course includes the changes published in March 2015 for implementation in 2016.
Course content
- Preview00:37
- 03:15Trigonometry recap
- 02:48Sine Rule
- 00:54Sine Rule example
- Preview02:58
- 01:38Cosine Rule example
- 00:56When to use Sine and Cosine Rules
- 02:35Area of a triangle
- 01:46Area of a triangle example
- 03:28Radians
- 00:36Definition of the radian
- 02:00Radians and degrees
- 06:32Mensuration
- 02:57Areas of Sectors and Segments
- 03:44Mensuration example
Instructor
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