Stage 2 – Specialist Mathematics 2021

SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS TIMELINE/ASSESSMENT PLAN - 2021

TEXT REFERENCES: Haese & Haese Mathematics for Australia Year 12: Specialist Mathematics

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TERM WEEK TOPIC/KEY IDEAS WEIGHT
REF. ACTIVITY
%

1 Mathematical Induction 1A, 1B

Review
2
Sets
Functions and Sketching Graphs: composite functions,
3 3A, 3B
inverse functions

4 Reciprocal functions, Rational functions 3C, 3D, 3E

Skills Assessment
5 Absolute functions 3F 10
No calc/notes
Complex Numbers: Complex Plane, Conjugates, Modulus,
1 6 4A, 4B
Argument
4C1, 4C2,
7 Polar Form
4C3

8 De Moivre’s Theorem 4E

9 Roots of Complex Numbers 4F1, 4F2

10 Review 4A, 4B

11

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Real Polynomials: operations, equality, roots, zeros and

1 2A, 2B, 2C
factors

2 division, remainder theorem, factor theorem 2D, 2E, 2F

Graphing cubics and quartics, zero, root and factor finding

3 2I, 2J, Skills Assessment 10
equations, revision
Vectors and Geometry: 3D cords, 3D vectors, geometric 5A, 5B, 5C,
4
representation, Operations, Parallelism and unit vectors 5D, 5E
5F, 5G, 5H,
5 Scalar product, proof, vector product, Areas and volumes
5I
2
Lines in space, Velocity, shortest distance, Intersecting, 6A, 6B, 6C,
6
relationships 6D, 6E
6F, 6G, 6H,
7 Planes, angles
6I

8 Linear equations 6J, 6K

9 Review 6A, 6B Skills Assessment 10

10 Integration: Rules and methods 7A

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TERM WEEK TOPIC/KEY IDEAS WEIGHT
REF. ACTIVITY

1 Integration of inverse trig functions, rationals, by substitution 7B, 7C

2 Integration by parts 7D

Areas between curves

3 7E, 7F Skills Assessment 10
Solids of revolution

4 Trial Exams

Pairs of varying quantities

9A, 9B, 9C,
5 Parametric Equations, Pairs of Uniformly/Non Uniformly Tennis Folio 20
9D
varying quantities
3
6 Trigonometric Parameterisation 9E

Rates of change and Differential Equations

7 8A
Implicit Differentiation, log function

8 Related Rates, 8B

9 Differential Equations, Separable DEs 8C, 8D, 8E

Slope Fields, Problem Solving, Logistic Growth, Equation of 8F, 8G, 8H, 10
10 Skills Assessment
Motion 8I, 8J

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TERM WEEK TOPIC/KEY IDEAS
REF. ACTIVITY WEIGHT

1 Revision

2 Revision
4
3/4 External Exam 30

Final Assessment Weightings:

Skills & Application Tasks (Tests) 50

School Assessment:
Portfolio (Investigation) 20

External Assessment: SACE Examination 30

100%

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