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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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