SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE
MATHEMATICS METHODS
ATAR YEAR 12
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Sample course outline
Mathematics Methods – ATAR Year 12
Unit 3 and Unit 4
Time placement
Week
Time
allocation (h)
Topic
Assessment
Semester 1 – Unit 3
1–2
2–4
4–6
6–8
8–9
10–11
11–13
13–14
14–15
16
7
7+1
6+1
7
7
6+1
5+1
5+1
5
Exponential and Trigonometric functions
Differentiation rules
The second derivative and applications of differentiation
Anti-differentiation
Definite integrals and First Fundamental Theorem
Applications of integration
General discrete random variables
Bernoulli distributions
Binomial distributions
(3.1.1 – 3.1.6)
(3.1.7 – 3.1.9)
(3.1.10 – 3.1.16)
(3.2.1 – 3.2.9)
(3.2.10 – 3.2.17)
(3.2.18 – 3.2.22)
(3.3.1 – 3.3.8)
(3.3.9 – 3.3.12)
(3.3.13 – 3.3.16)
Investigation 1 in Week 3
Test 1 in Week 5
Test 2 in Week 10
Investigation 2 in Week 12
Test 3 in Week 14
Examination 1
Semester 2 – Unit 4
17–19
19–21
22–23
24–25
26–27
27–29
30–31
32
9+1
9+1
8
7+1
6
9+1
7+1
Logarithmic functions
Calculus of natural logarithmic functions
General continuous random variables
Normal distribution
Random sampling
Sample proportions
Confidence intervals for proportions
(4.1.1 – 4.1.8)
(4.1.9 – 4.1.14)
(4.2.1 – 4.2.4)
(4.2.5 – 4.2.7)
(4.3.1 – 4.3.3)
(4.3.4 – 4.3.6)
(4.3.7 – 4.3.10)
Investigation 3 in Week 19
Test 4 in Week 21
Test 5 in Week 25
Investigation 4 in Week 27
Test 6 in Week 30
Examination 2
This course outline assumes an allocation of four hours’ contact time per week for the course. The time allocated to the topics covered within this sample course outline is given as a
suggestion. Teachers may wish to adjust the time allocation according to their student needs. Also the time of +1 in a given period is allocated to run an in-class assessment during the
course contact time.
Sample course outline | Mathematics Methods | ATAR Year 12