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Foundation Mathematics Units 3&4

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Area of Study 1 - Algebra, Number, and Structure
Area of Study 2 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics
Area of Study 3 - Discrete Mathematics
Area of Study 4 - Space and Measurement

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Foundation Mathematics Examinations

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Discrete Mathematics VCAA Recommendations
Space and Measurement VCAA Recommendations

Area of Study 1 - Algebra, Number, and Structure

Study Design
Algebra, Number, and Structure Summary

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Video & Interactives
Exam Questions
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Rational Numbers and Measurement
Irrational Numbers and Measurement
Ratios
Ratios and Change
Rates
Percentages

Direct and Indirect Variation

Expressions and Equations
Balancing Equations
Manipulation and Transposition of Formulas
Simultaneous Linear Equations

Significant Figures
Rounding, Floor and Ceiling Values
Estimation

Solutions to past VCAA exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the Foundation Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page.

Ratio, Proportion, and Variation
Expressions, Equations, and Formulas
Simultaneous Equations
Estimations and Approximations

Solutions to past VCAA General Mathematics exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the General Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page. Exam 1 is multiple choice. Exam 2 is short answer.

Ratios
Percentage Change
Simultaneous Linear Equations
Word Problems and Simultaneous Linear Equations

Error Intervals (Mathematical Musings)

Area of Study 2 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics

Study Design
Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics Summary

Notes
Videos & Interactives
Exam Questions
Questions

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Types of Data
Practalities and Implications of Obtaining Data

Classic Representations of Data
Contemporary Representations of Data

Measures of Centre
Measures of Spread
Cumulative Frequency and Percentiles
Shape of a Numerical Distribution
Outliers

Long-Term Data and Relative Frequencies

Lines of Good Fit and Predictions
Interpreting and Comparing Numerical Data Sets
Evaluating Statistical Studies

Solutions to past VCAA exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the Foundation Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page.

Data Collection
Representations of Data
Measures of Central Tendency and Spread
Long-Term Data and Relative Frequencies
Interpreting and Comparing Data Sets

Solutions to past VCAA General Mathematics exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the General Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page. Exam 1 is multiple choice. Exam 2 is short answer.

Measures of Centre and Spread

Area of Study 3 - Discrete Mathematics

Study Design
Discrete Mathematics Summary

Notes
Videos & Interactives
Exam Questions
Questions

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Simple Interest
Purchase Options
Compound Interest

Income Tax, Medicare Levy, and Superannuation
GST, Invoicing, and BAS

Comparison of Financial Products
Financial Risk and Returns
Financial Information and Economic Data
Inflation

BAS Sample (ATO)
GST Calculation Worksheet for BAS (ATO)
Tax withheld for Individuals Calculator (ATO)
PAYG Instalments Individual Calculator (ATO)
PAYG Instalments Company Calculator (ATO)

Solutions to past VCAA exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the Foundation Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page.

Money Management
Taxation Systems
Income and Expenditure
Comparison of Financial Products
Financial Risk
Financial Information and Economic Data

Solutions to past VCAA General Mathematics exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the General Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page. Exam 1 is multiple choice. Exam 2 is short answer.

Bank Accounts
GST
Purchase Options

Area of Study 4 - Space and Measurement

Study Design
Space and Measurement Summary

Notes
Videos & Interactives
Exam Questions
Questions

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Bomb Blast Radius (Numberphile Video)
Cursed Units (Joesph Newton Video)

Solutions to past VCAA exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the Foundation Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page.

Transformations, Similarity, Symmetry, and Projections
Enlargements and Reductions (Scale Factors)
Metric, Non-Metric, and Derived Measures
Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, and Volume
Calibration and Error

Solutions to past VCAA General Mathematics exam questions can be looked up in the appropriate examiner's report on the General Mathematics Past Examinations and Examination Reports page or the Northern Hemisphere Timetable (NHT) Past Examinations and Examination Reports page. Exam 1 is multiple choice. Exam 2 is short answer.

Linear Scale Factor
Linear Scale Factor for Areas and Volume
Area & Perimeter
Surface Area and Volume