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��LEVEL 3 MATHEMATICS� �OPTIONS

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L2MAT

L2MAS

L3MAS

L3MAC

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Mathematics is an optional subject in Level 3.

It is a subject that is required for a lot of future career pathways.

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This course caters for students who need a strong mathematical background for tertiary study as well as for those who enjoyed studying Algebra and Calculus in L2MAT and would like to continue to study these area of Mathematics.

Students wanting to study Engineering at university are required to have studied Level 3 Calculus. It is strongly recommended that students wanting to study the Bachelor of Food Technology course through Massey University take this course.

Students entering this course must have sound algebraic skills and a keen interest in Mathematics.

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Internal Credits: 6

External credits: 17

Required compulsory stationary:

  • Graphics calculator fx-9750GII or fx-9860GIII
  • Workbooks

Recommended Prior learning: Year 12 Mathematics (L2MAT)

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Topics covered includes:

  • Algebra
  • Differentiation
  • Integration
  • Simultaneous Equations
  • Linear Programming

This is a scholarship subject

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Future Career Pathways could include:

Vet

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This course caters for students who need a strong background in Statistics for further tertiary study as well as for those who would like to continue to study some Mathematics in Year 13.

Students entering this course must have good language skills as they will be required to do research and write statistical reports, communicating their findings to solutions in writing.

It is assessed through 2 internally assessed report writing standards and 2 externally assessed standards.

The use of appropriate technology (Laptop and Graphics Calculator) is expected.

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Internal Credits: 11

External credits: 8

Required compulsory stationary:

  • Graphics calculator fx-9750GII or fx-9860GIII
  • Electronic Device (Laptop or Mac Book)
  • Workbooks

The use of appropriate technology is expected, especially for the report writing internally assessed standards where the use of laptops to access appropriate statistical packages to analyse data is required.

Recommended Prior learning: Year 12 Mathematics (L2MAT OR L2MAS)

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Topics covered includes:

  • Probability Concepts
  • Probability Distributions
  • Linear Programming
  • Time Series Data
  • Bi-Variate Data

This is a scholarship subject.

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Future Career Pathways could include: