Mathematics

Course summary

The units of this course have been designed to encourage students to: - Develop abilities to reason logically and recognise incorrect reasoning, to generalise and to construct mathematical proofs. - Extend their range of mathematical skills and techniques and use them in ‘real-world’ problems and standard and other mathematical models and how these can be refined and improved. - Use Mathematics as an effective means of communication. - Develop an awareness of the relevance of Mathematics to other fields of study, to the world of work and to society in general. Through studying the Pure units you will study Algebra and function, Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane, Sequences and series, Differentiation, Integration, Trigonometry, Exponentials and Alogarithms, Numerical methods and Vectors. In Statistics and Mechanics, you will study Statistical sampling, Data presentation and interpretation, Probability, Statistical distributions, Kinematics, Forces and Newton’s Law.