Overview
Course description
Course structure and requirements
Mathematics Extension 1 consists of the courses Mathematics Extension 1 Year 11 and Mathematics Extension 1 Year 12. Students studying one or both Extension 1 and 2 courses must study both Mathematics Advanced Year 11 and Mathematics Extension 1 Year 11 courses before undertaking the study of Mathematics Extension 1 Year 12, or both Mathematics Extension 1 Year 12 and Mathematics Extension 2 Year 12. An alternative approach is for students to study both Mathematics Advanced Year 11 and Mathematics Advanced Year 12 before undertaking the study of Mathematics Extension 1 Year 11 and Mathematics Extension 1 Year 12, or both Mathematics Extension 1 Year 12 and Mathematics Extension 2 Year 12.
Course numbers:
- Mathematics Extension 1 (Year 11, 1 unit): TBA
- Mathematics Extension 1 (Year 12, 1 unit): TBA
Exclusions:
- Mathematics Standard (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- Mathematics Standard 1 (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
- Mathematics Standard 2 (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
- Mathematics Life Skills (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- Mathematics Life Skills (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
Year 11 course structure
| Area of study | Focus area |
|---|---|
| Functions | Further work with functions Polynomials |
| Trigonometric functions | Further trigonometry |
| Combinatorics | Permutations and combinations The binomial theorem |
Year 12 course structure
| Area of study | Focus area |
|---|---|
| Proof | Proof by mathematical induction |
| Vectors | Introduction to vectors |
| Trigonometric functions | Inverse trigonometric functions |
| Calculus | Further calculus skills Further applications of calculus |
| Statistical analysis | The binomial distribution and sampling distribution of the mean |