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Assignment 1 of the Year 11 Mathematics Standard (Pathway 2) Course that I’m doing at TAFE consisted of questions from the first three chapters of the textbook: Collecting and Presenting Data, Formulas and Equations, and Earning Money and Taxation. I submitted Assignment 1 to my teacher on 18 June 2020 and received my marks and feedback from my teacher on

The Year 11 Mathematics Standard (Pathway 2) course through TAFE involves students completing five assignments to get their final grade. The marks of assignments 1, 3 and 5 make up the final grade. As the marks of assignments 2 and 4 don’t make up the final grade, students have the chance to re-submit these assignments if they don’t pass the

I came across the payslips of Homer Simpson and Edna Krabappel as part of questions 10 and 11 in Exercise 3.05 – Gross pay and net pay. I think it’s safe to say, based on the payslip, that it was the hardest working week of Homer Simpson’s life. Reference: Bootsma, K, Hamper, S, Willard, M & Yen, R, 2017, New Century

Chapter 2 of my textbook is all about formulas and equations in the context of algebra, however Exercise 2.03 specifically focuses on formulas. The textbook defines formulas as “an algebraic rule that describes a mathematical relationship between variables.” I’ve always loved formulas as I believe having a formula to follow is the easiest way to solve a mathematical problem I’m

As I’ve made my way throughout my course and my textbook, I’ve discovered specific mathematics topics that interest me, so I’ve decided to write blog posts on these topics and why they interest me, as I come across them. Stay tuned…

The textbook that TAFE uses for their Year 11 Mathematics Standard course is New Century Maths, specifically Pathway 2. The textbook is published by Nelson, a Cengage Company. The preface of the textbook states that it has been re-written for the new Mathematics Standard syllabus (2017) and that the syllabus describes two pathways for Mathematics Standard. Pathway 1 is designed

As mentioned in my previous blog post, to study and gain a Graduate Certificate in Mathematics, I have to meet the pre-requisites of having studied senior high school mathematics, including Extension Mathematics. As I only completed General Mathematics in my senior years of high school and I finished high school 12 years ago (the same amount of time I was

The mathematics half of Mathological combines two passions of mine that sit on two ends of a spectrum—writing and mathematics. This half of Mathological is partly dedicated to my journey with mathematics, specifically re-learning senior high school mathematics so I can study and gain a Graduate Certificate in Mathematics. While writing is my first passion, I’ve always been good at