VCE MATHEMATICS

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What Maths subjects are offered by PHSC at Years
11 and 12?
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Mathematics Subjects Offered at PHSC
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Foundation Maths

• Topics Studied
• Handling data
• Patterns in number
• Space shape
• Measurement design

• Assessment
• Skills exercises
• Tests
• Projects
• Problem-solving tasks
• End-of-unit exams

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General Maths

• Topics Studied
• Statistics
• Algebra - linear
• Functions graphs
• Coordinate geometry
• Trigonometry
• Variation
• Linear Programming
• Measurement

• Assessment
• Skills exercises
• Tests
• Project or problem-solving task
• End-of-unit exams

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Maths Methods

• Topics Studied
• Functions graphs
• Polynomials
• Exponential logarithmic functions
• Circular functions
• Relations functions
• Rates of change
• Calculus
• Probability
• Combinatorics

• Assessment
• Skills exercises
• Tests
• Project or problem-solving task
• End-of-unit exams

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General Maths Specialist

• Topics Studied
• Real complex numbers
• Sequences series
• Graphs of linear and non-linear relations
• Geometry and trigonometry
• Vectors
• Kinematics

• Assessment
• Skills exercises
• Tests
• Project or problem-solving task
• End-of-unit exams

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Year 11
Year 12
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Year 11
Year 12
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Year 11
Year 12
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Summary of possible mathematics pathways
Further Maths
Maths Methods
MM FM OR MM and Specialist Maths
Year 12
Maths Methods
MM and GM or MM and GM specialist
Foundation Maths
General Maths
Year 11
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For Further Information

• Your Year 10 Maths Teacher
• Maths Coordinator Ms Stav Stefano
• stefanos_at_phsc.vic.edu.au