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• VC2M10ASP06

  design, test and refine solutions to spatial problems using algorithms and digital tools; communicate and justify solutions 

  Elaborations

  • designing and making scale models of three-dimensional objects using digital tools; for example, making components of a puzzle using a three-dimensional printer, and planning and designing the puzzle using principles of tessellations
  • applying a computational thinking approach to solving problems involving networks, for example, connectedness, coverage and weighted measures, such as taking different routes and choosing the most efficient route to take when travelling by car using virtual map software 
  • defining and decomposing spatial problems, creating and applying algorithms to generate solutions, and evaluating and communicating solutions in terms of the problem; for example, designing a floor plan for a department store that limits congestion at key areas such as check-outs, changing rooms and near popular sale items
  • designing, creating and testing algorithms using pseudocode or flow charts for producing self-similar patterns; and validating algorithms using a range of test cases to compare their output
  • exploring geospatial technologies used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, to consider spatial problems including position and transformation

  VC2M10ASP06 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Space

• VC2M10AA09

  solve linear and non-linear simultaneous equations using graphing or systematic guess-check-and-refine with digital tools

  Elaborations

  • using graphs to determine a convergent set of intervals that contain a point of intersection of the graphs of 2 functions
  • using a cobweb diagram to solve simultaneous equations numerically

  VC2M10AA09 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra

• VC2M10AA06

  apply understanding of polynomials to sketch a range of curves and describe the features of these curves from their equation

  Elaborations

  • investigating the features of graphs of polynomials including axes intercepts and the effect of repeated factors

  VC2M10AA06 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra

• VC2M10AP01

  explore counting principles, and factorial notation as a representation that provides efficient counting in multiplicative contexts, including calculations of probabilities

  Elaborations

  • applying the multiplication principle to problems involving combinations including probabilities relating to sampling with and without replacement, and representing these using tree diagrams
  • understanding that a set with n elements has 2ⁿ different subsets formed by considering each element for inclusion or not in combination, and that these can be systematically listed using a tree diagram or a table; for example, the set {a, b, c} has 2³ = 8 subsets which are { ∅, {a}, {b}, {c}, {a, b}, {a, c}, {b, c}, {a, b, c}}
  • using the definition of n! to represent and calculate in contexts that involve choices from a set; for example, how many different combinations of 3 playing cards from a pack? How many if the suits are ignored? How many with and without replacement?
  • performing calculations on numbers expressed in factorial form, such as n!r! to evaluate the number of possible arrangements of n objects in a row, r of which are identical; for example, 5 objects, 3 of which are identical, can be arranged in a row in
    5!3!=5×4×3×2×13×2×1= 20 different ways

  VC2M10AP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Probability

• VC2M10AA08

  use function notation to describe the relationship between dependent and independent variables in modelling contexts

  Elaborations

  • identifying independent and dependent variables in modelling contexts and representing the relation between them using tables, graphs and rules
  • using technology to draw graphs of functions defined using function notation with consideration of domain and range

  VC2M10AA08 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra

• VC2M10AN01

  define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds and fractional indices

  Elaborations

  • understanding that the real number system includes irrational numbers
  • extending the exponent laws to rational number indices
  • performing the 4 operations with surds

  VC2M10AN01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Number

• VC2M10AA02

  devise and use algorithms and simulations to solve mathematical problems

  Elaborations

  • applying a systematic guess-check-and-refine algorithm to identify an approximate value for the root of an equation in an interval
  • developing simulations for counterintuitive problems in probability such as the Monty Hall problem or derangements

  VC2M10AA02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra

• VC2M10AST02

  identify measures of spread, and understand their interpretation and usefulness with respect to different data distributions

  Elaborations

  • comparing the use of quantiles, percentiles, and cumulative frequency to analyse the distribution of data
  • comparing measures of spread for different data distributions, such as mean or median absolute deviations with standard deviations, and exploring the effect of outliers

  VC2M10AST02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Statistics

• VC2M10AST01

  calculate and interpret the mean and standard deviation of data and use these to compare data sets; investigate the effect of individual data values, including outliers, on the standard deviation

  Elaborations

  • using the standard deviation to describe the spread of a set of data
  • using the mean and standard deviation to compare numerical data sets
  • constructing distributions for the mean and standard deviation of simple random samples from a population

  VC2M10AST01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Statistics

• VC2M10AA05

  describe, interpret, and sketch parabolas, hyperbolas, circles and exponential functions and their transformations

  Elaborations

  • applying transformations, including translations, reflections in the axes and stretches to help graph parabolas, rectangular hyperbolas, circles and exponential functions

  VC2M10AA05 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra

• VC2M10AM01

  solve problems involving surface area and volume of right pyramids, right cones, spheres and related composite solids

  Elaborations

  • using formulas to solve problems
  • using authentic situations to apply knowledge and understanding of surface area and volume

  VC2M10AM01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Measurement

• VC2M10AM02

  explore the effect of increasingly small changes in the value of variables on the average rate of change and in relation to limiting values

  Elaborations

  • using the gradient of the line segment between 2 distinct points as a measure of rate of change to obtain numerical approximations to instantaneous speed and interpreting ‘tell me a story’ piecewise linear position-time graphs

  VC2M10AM02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Measurement

• VC2M10ASP01

  prove and apply relationships between angles and various lines associated with circles (radii, diameters, chords, tangents)

  Elaborations

  • identifying and proving relationships, for example, angles between tangents and chords, angles subtended by a chord with respect to the centre of a circle and angles subtended by a chord with respect to a point on the circumference of a circle, including using dynamic geometry software
  • exploring how deductive reasoning and diagrams are used in proving geometric theorems related to circles

  VC2M10ASP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Space

• VC2M10AA10

  experiment with functions and relations using digital tools, making and testing conjectures and generalising emerging patterns

  Elaborations

  • applying a bisection algorithm to determine the approximate location of the horizontal axis intercepts of the graph of a quadratic function such as fx=2x2-3x-7
  • applying transformations to the graph of x2+y2=1
  • identifying the coordinates of any points of intersection of the graph of a linear function with the graph of a quadratic function or a circle
  • identifying intervals on the real number line over which a given quadratic function is positive or negative
  • using a table of values to determine when an exponential growth or decay function exceeds or falls below a given value, such as monitoring the trend in value of a share price in a context of exponential growth or decay

  VC2M10AA10 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 10A | Algebra