Year 10 Subject Guide 2020

MATHEMATICS STANDARD

Year 10 MYP

Subject Outline The purpose of Mathematics at Year 10 is to prepare students for either mathematically orientated studies, for which mathematical reasoning is a necessary adjunct, or simply to ensure students have sufficient mathematical understanding to function in an increasingly technological society. Mathematics Standard students complete the Year 10 course of the Australian Curriculum and many elements of the Year 10A course. The Mathematics Standard course for Year 10 has been developed to align with all Mathematics subjects offered in Years 11 and 12, including pathways linked to the Queensland Certificate of education and the International Baculauret Diploma Programme. This course is designed as a gateway to ease the transition from the junior work to Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathemaics offered in the senior years, as well as the International Baccalaureate Mathematics subjects. This course will have an individualised assessment task which is assessed against MYP criteria. Pathways Mathematics Standard articulates to the following Year 11 and 12 QCCA Senior Programme or the IB Diploma Programme in Year 11 2019: • As part of the Queensland Certificate of Education: - General Mathematics Units 1 and 2 - Mathematical Methods Units 1 and 2 - Mathematics Specialist Units 1 and 2

MYP Objectives The aims of the teaching of Mathematics are to encourage and enable students to:  enjoy mathematics, develop curiosity and begin to appreciate its elegance and power  develop an understanding of the principles and nature of mathematics  communicate clearly and confidently in a variety of contexts  develop logical, critical and creative thinking  develop confidence, perseverance, and independence in mathematical thinking and problem-solving  develop powers of generalization and abstraction  apply and transfer skills to a wide range of real-life situations, other areas of knowledge and future developments  appreciate how developments in technology and mathematics have influenced each other  appreciate the moral, social and ethical implications arising from the work of mathematicians and the applications of mathematics  appreciate the international dimension in mathematics through an awareness of the universality of mathematics and its multicultural and historical perspectives  appreciate the contribution of mathematics to other areas of knowledge  develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to pursue further studies in mathematics  develop the ability to reflect critically upon their own work and the work of others.

• As part of the IB Diploma Programme: - Mathematics – Studies - Mathematics – standard level (SL) - Mathematics higher level (HL)

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