Proposed changes to the Mathematics syllabus: Thoughts? (3 Viewers)

[Nailgun]

oh yeah I just realised

what will happen when carrotsticks finds out we did this on his thread?

 

[eyeseeyou]

He may be very, very annoyed.

Nah turns out his meeting is over (if you look at the first page)

 

[eyeseeyou]

Hopefully u will in your HSC

 

[leehuan]

Nah turns out his meeting is over (if you look at the first page)

Uhh...ok this was a bit just stating the obvious

 

[eyeseeyou]

Uhh...ok this was a bit just stating the obvious

Uh yeah ik

 

[eyeseeyou]

But I don't think Carrotsticks would care at all if we did lol

 

[eyeseeyou]

Integrand where r u need help with a question in the prelim physics thread

 

[Green Yoda]

Integrand where r u need help with a question in the prelim physics thread

pm him lol

 

[eyeseeyou]

pm him lol

Nah turns out he's offline

 

[AusHam]

As you all know, the gears are now moving to work towards constructing the new Mathematics syllabus, for all levels of Mathematics.

Here is the Draft Writing Brief for the calculus-based courses (Advanced, Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics). The proposed course contents are listed starting from Page 17.

I will be attending a BOSTES face-to-face consultation meeting tomorrow to pass on my feedback on the proposed syllabus with regards to the calculus-based courses (won't be saying what I think here though, it would be an entire paper in itself!).

What are your opinions on the changes? I would be happy to pass on any relevant feedback that you may have as part of my submission.

As a qualified mathematics teacher and a graduate of an engineering degree, I strongly welcome these changes.

The existing MEX2 course in my opinion is too abstract, particularly in the conics and circular motion topics. Also, not enough statistics and probability is covered at an advance level in high school which made it difficult for me, as a university student, to grasp concepts such as the central limit theorem or bayes rule.

as an engineering undergraduate at the time, I seriously felt cheated by the NSW system for not properly preparing me for tertiary level mathematics subjects

 

[eyeseeyou]

As a qualified mathematics teacher and a graduate of an engineering degree, I strongly welcome these changes.

The existing MEX2 course in my opinion is too abstract, particularly in the conics and circular motion topics. Also, not enough statistics and probability is covered at an advance level in high school which made it difficult for me, as a university student, to grasp concepts such as the central limit theorem or bayes rule.

as an engineering undergraduate at the time, I seriously felt cheated by the NSW system for not properly preparing me for tertiary level mathematics subjects

I think it's a little too late to discuss this given that the meeting was over...

 

[leehuan]

As a qualified mathematics teacher and a graduate of an engineering degree, I strongly welcome these changes.

The existing MEX2 course in my opinion is too abstract, particularly in the conics and circular motion topics. Also, not enough statistics and probability is covered at an advance level in high school which made it difficult for me, as a university student, to grasp concepts such as the central limit theorem or bayes rule.

as an engineering undergraduate at the time, I seriously felt cheated by the NSW system for not properly preparing me for tertiary level mathematics subjects

I think it's a little too late to discuss this given that the meeting was over...

Yep.

And also I half disagree anyway. Conics is very useless and needed to be scrapped since ages ago, however given how much the HSC physics course is dumbed down something had to compensate and I found circular motion one of the better things of the course.

Whilst it was about time that the emphasis on probability was increased, Bayes rule made sense to me on the day.

 

[eyeseeyou]

Yep.

And also I half disagree anyway. Conics is very useless and needed to be scrapped since ages ago, however given how much the HSC physics course is dumbed down something had to compensate and I found circular motion one of the better things of the course.

Whilst it was about time that the emphasis on probability was increased, Bayes rule made sense to me on the day.

Isn't circular motion useful?

 

[leehuan]

Isn't circular motion useful?

I wouldn't say anything taught in the HSC is useful compared to real world maths (rather stepping stones for uni).

But I'm saying that I would rather circular motion be kept.

 

[eyeseeyou]

I wouldn't say anything taught in the HSC is useful compared to real world maths (rather stepping stones for uni).

But I'm saying that I would rather circular motion be kept.

Uh yeah

 

[leehuan]

Uh yeah

So what's your point. I only quoted you there because no real point discussing anymore. I was replying to the person above you.

 

[eyeseeyou]

So what's your point. I only quoted you there because no real point discussing anymore. I was replying to the person above you.

Don't worry bout it

 

[AusHam]

Isn't circular motion useful?

Circular motion is useful if your interested in studying mechanical engineering. physics or aerospace engineering. Anyone who wants to study actuarial
or pure maths might think otherwise.

 

[Paradoxica]

Circular motion is useful if your interested in studying mechanical engineering. physics or aerospace engineering. Anyone who wants to study actuarial
or pure maths might think otherwise.

As long as it's a problem that's physically impossible, I'm willing to do it.

e.g. an insect capable of maintaining a perfect self-relative velocity while it's on a spinning disc.

 

[Paradoxica]

Yep.

And also I half disagree anyway. Conics is very useless and needed to be scrapped since ages ago, however given how much the HSC physics course is dumbed down something had to compensate and I found circular motion one of the better things of the course.

Whilst it was about time that the emphasis on probability was increased, Bayes rule made sense to me on the day.

I disagree.

Conical sections can be used to trisect arbitrary angles and are used in multi-lateration.

Of course, the HSC doesn't teach any of that...