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Year 9 Mathematics	Mathematics Mathematics A Mathematics Consolidation Foundation Mathematics
Mathematics A Acceleration Unit Prerequisites This is an acceleration course which compacts the Year 9 Mathematics course providing opportunity for students to extend their skills in non-routine, application based problem-solving. The course provides extension into future curriculum in preparation for students wishing to study higher levels of Mathematics in the Senior School. It is designed for students who have completed a highly successful Year 8 Mathematics course, have shown great interest in mathematics by completing extension materials and have demonstrated the excellent skills and study habits necessary to cope with the rigours of applied Mathematics. This is an invite only course. The intention is that these students progress to study IB Mathematics – Higher Level or VCE Specialist Mathematics in Years 11 and 12. Students enrolled in this course participate in several state and national mathematics competitions and Mathematics Games Days. Successful candidates receive a letter of invitation from the Leader of Learning - Mathematics and Computing. Unit Description Students build on skills in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and probability and statistics. Problem-solving and modelling is developed progressively throughout the course using real life situations to improve the student's ability to think laterally and write coherently on a mathematical topic. CAS technology is used extensively in the course, both as an instructional aid and a computational tool. Essential Questions What are the relationships between the angles and sides in polygons and circles? What does the gradient of a straight line represent and how is this useful in the real world? How is our number system structured to include surds and logarithms? Where do quadratic relationships occur and how do we model these? What is probability and how do we model the chance of events occurring? What is the difference between linear and quadratic equations and how do we solve them? Assessment Topic tests. Problem-solving extension tasks. Semester examinations.