Essential Mathematics 1 - Stage 1

Mandatory: No

Duration: Semester 1

Description

Essential Mathematics offers stage 1 students the opportunity to extend their mathematical skills in ways that apply to practical problem-solving in everyday and workplace contexts. Students apply mathematics to settings, including everyday calculations, financial management, business applications, measurement and geometry, and statistics in social contexts.

The subject has an emphasis on developing students’ computational skills and expanding their ability to apply their mathematical skills in flexible and resourceful ways using technology.

Students studying this course will have plans to:

• study one semester to meet the minimum SACE numeracy requirement,
• study two semesters of Essential Mathematics followed by stage 2 Community Connections Mathematics.

Notes

It is important to note that studying two semesters of stage 1 Essential Mathematics does not prepare students for stage 2 Essential Mathematics. Students planning to study Essential Mathematics at stage 2 must study at least one semester of stage 1 General Mathematics.