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SPECIALIST
MATHEMATICS
Students study this subject through the Brisbane School Students will develop the ability to do the following:
of Distance Education (BSDE) with the assistance of a
MCC Teacher/Mentor. Regular submission of work is • Solve abstract and real life problems by applying
required. It is a consistent and demanding workload but knowledge and understanding to new and
there are substantial rewards for those students who are unfamiliar situations
prepared to embrace this challenge. • Use technology to perform mathematical
procedures accurately and efficiently
In Year 11 & 12, students study: • Communicate mathematical understanding in a
range of formats
• Combinations, vectors and proof
• Complex numbers, trigonometry, functions and Students who study Specialist Mathematics in Year 11
matrices should have achieved at least a C+ standard in Prep
• Mathematical induction and further vectors, Mathematical Methods in Year 10.
matrices and complex numbers
• Further calculus and statistical inference
Career Opportunities:
• Engineering
• Aviation
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Education
• Mathematician
• Computer Science
• Economics
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