What does the course entail?

Mathematics Specialist ATAR is a course which provides opportunities, beyond those presented in the Mathematics Methods ATAR course, to develop rigorous mathematical arguments and proofs and to use mathematical models more extensively. The Mathematics Specialist ATAR course contains topics in functions and calculus that build on and deepen the ideas presented in the Mathematics Methods ATAR course, as well as demonstrate their application in many areas. This course also extends understanding and knowledge of statistics and introduces the topics of vectors, complex numbers and matrices. The Mathematics Specialist ATAR course is the only ATAR mathematics course that should not be taken as a stand‐alone course and should be taken in conjunction with the Mathematics Methods ATAR course. The Mathematics Specialist ATAR course is designed for students with a strong interest in mathematics, including those intending to study mathematics, statistics, all sciences and associated fields, economics or engineering at university.

What will be covered in this course?

YEAR 11
UNITS 1 & 2

Unit 1
Contains the three topics:
  • Combinatorics
  • Vectors in the plane
  • Geometry

Unit 2
Contains the three topics:
  • Trigonometry
  • Matrices
  • Real and complex numbers

Assessment Structure
The types of assessments encountered in the Mathematics Specialist course are Response, Investigation and Examinations. An examination will be conducted at the end of each semester.

YEAR 12
UNITS 3 & 4

Unit 3
This unit contains the three topics:
  • Complex numbers
  • Functions and sketching graphs
  • Vectors in three dimensions

Unit 4
This unit contains the three topics:
  • Integration and applications of integration
  • Rates of change and differential equations
  • Statistical inference

Assessment Structure
The types of assessments encountered in the Mathematics Specialist course are Response, Investigation and Examinations. An examination will be conducted at the end of each semester.
Head of Learning Area: Mrs Angela Lamers
Contact Number: 9591 4221
​Contact Email: [email protected]