Essential Mathematics offers senior secondary 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 diverse settings, including everyday calculations, financial management, business applications, measurement and geometry, and statistics in social contexts.
In Essential Mathematics, there is an emphasis on developing students’ computational skills and expanding their ability to apply their mathematical skills in flexible and resourceful ways.
This subject is intended for students planning to pursue a career in various trades or vocations.
Source – Subject Outline, South Australian Certificate of Education 2023
1.1 Geometry
1.2 Scale Diagrams
1.2 Scale Diagrams
2.1 Linear Measure
2.2 Area Measure
2.3 Mass, volume and Capacity
2.2 Area Measure
2.3 Mass, volume and Capacity
3.1 Planning a business Premises
3.2 Costing Calculations
3.3 Business Structures and Taxation
3.2 Costing Calculations
3.3 Business Structures and Taxation
4.1 Sampling from Populations
4.2 Analysiis and Representation of Sets od Data
4.3 Linear Correlation
4.2 Analysiis and Representation of Sets od Data
4.3 Linear Correlation
5.1 Lump-Sum Investments
5.2 Annuity Investments
5.3 Loan Annuities
5.2 Annuity Investments
5.3 Loan Annuities