VCE General Mathematics - Syllabus & Notes

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Scatterplots

Classifying and Displaying Categorical Data

Direct Variation

Substitution of Values Into a Formula and Constructing a Table of Values

Modelling Compound Interest Investments With Additions to the Principal

Sequences and Recurrence Relations

Number Patterns

Percentages

Isomorphic (Equivalent) Connected Graphs and Adjacency Matrices

Transition Matrices – Using Recursion

Adding and Subtracting Matrices

Finding an Unknown Side in a Right-Angled Triangle

Pythagoras’ Theorem

Smoothing a Time Series Using Moving Means

The Log Transformation

Using the Least Squares Regression Line to Model a Relationship Between Variables

How to Interpret a Scatterplot

Interpreting and Describing Frequency Tables and Bar Charts

Inverse Variation

Solving Linear Equations and Developing Formulas

Analysing and Modelling Reducing Balance Loans and Annuities

Modelling Linear Growth and Decay

Writing Recurrence Relations in Symbolic Form

Percentage Increase and Decrease

Planar Graphs and Euler’s Formula

Transition Matrices – Using a Certain Rule

Scalar Multiplication

Finding an Angle in a Right-Angled Triangle

Perimeter and Area

Smoothing a Time Series Plot Using Moving Medians

The Reciprocal Transformation

Conducting a Regression Analysis Using Data

Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient (r)

Displaying and Describing Numerical Data

Data Transformations

Developing a Formula: Setting Up and Solving an Equation in Two Unknowns

Amortisation Tables

Using an Explicit Rule for Linear Growth or Decay

An Introduction to Arithmetic Sequences

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Walks, Trails, Paths, Circuits, and Cycles

Leslie Matrices

Matrix Multiplication

Applications of Right-Angled Triangles

Length of an Arc and Area of a Sector

Seasonal Indices

Choosing and Applying the Appropriate Transformation

Fitting a Linear Model to the Data

Characteristics of Distributions, Dot Plots, and Stem Plots

Logarithms

Drawing Straight-Line Graphs and Finding Their Slope

Analysing Financial Situations Using Amortisation Tables

Modelling Geometric Growth and Decay

Arithmetic Sequences Using Recursion

Ratio and Proportion

Eulerian Trails and Circuits (Extension)

Inverse Matrices and Solving Simultaneous Equations Using Matrices

Angles of Elevation and Depression

Volume

Fitting a Trend Line and Forecasting

Interpreting and Predicting From a Linear Model

Measures of Centre

Further Modelling of Non-Linear Data

Equations of Straight Lines

Using a Finance Solver to Find the Balance and Final Payment

Using an Explicit Rule for Geometric Growth or Decay

Finance Applications Using Arithmetic Sequences and Recurrence Relations

Dividing Quantities in Given Ratios

Hamiltonian Paths and Cycles (Extension)

Using Matrices to Model Road and Communication Networks

Bearings and Navigation

Volume of a Pyramid

Bivariate Data – Classifying the Variables

Measures of Spread

Finding the Equation of a Straight-Line Graph

Using a Finance Solver to Find Interest Rates, Time Taken, and Regular Payments

Interest Rates Over Different Time Periods and Effective Interest Rates

An Introduction to Geometric Sequences

Unitary Method

Weighted Graphs, Networks, and the Shortest Path Problem

Introduction to Transition Matrices

The Sine Rule

Surface Area

Investigating Associations Between Categorical Variables

Percentages of Data Lying Within Multiple Standard Deviations of the Mean

Linear Modelling

Solving Harder Financial Problems

Recursion With Geometric Sequences

Minimum Spanning Trees and Greedy Algorithms

Answering Questions That Require Multiple Applications of a Transition Matrix

The Cosine Rule

Similar Figures

Investigating the Association Between a Numerical and a Categorical Variable

Boxplots

Solving Simultaneous Equations

Interest-Only Loans

Finance Applications Using Geometric Sequences and Recurrence Relations

Graphs and Networks

Applications of Matrices

The Area of a Triangle

Similar Triangles

Investigating Associations Between Two Numerical Variables

Comparing the Distribution of a Numerical Variable Across Groups

Practical Applications of Simultaneous Equations

Perpetuities

Finding Term n in a Sequence Modelling Geometric Growth and Decay

Adjacency Matrices

What is a Matrix?

Similar Solids

How to Interpret a Scatterplot - Further Exploration

Types of Data

Piecewise Linear Graphs

Exploring and Travelling

Using Matrices to Represent Information

Strength of a Linear Relationship: The Correlation Coefficient

Displaying and Describing the Distributions of Categorical Variables

Weighted Graphs and Networks

Matrix Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, and Scalar Multiplication

The Coefficient of Determination

Displaying and Describing Numerical Data - Further Exploration

Dijkstra’s Algorithm

Matrix Arithmetic: The Product of Two Matrices

Correlation and Causality

Dot Plots and Stem Plots

Trees and Minimum Connector Problems

Matrix Inverse, the Determinant, and Matrix Equations

Using a Logarithmic (Base 10) Scale to Display Data

Flow Problems

Binary, Permutation, and Communication Matrices

Measures of Centre and Spread

Matching and Allocation Problems

Dominance Matrices

The Five-Number Summary and the Boxplot

Precedence Tables and Activity Networks

The Normal Distribution and the 68–95–99.7% Rule

Scheduling Problems

Crashing

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