Code: JMA002
Title: Mathematics
Pre-requisites: JMA001
Outcome levels: N 6.1, C&D 5.2, P&A 6.1
Coordinator: Mr Michael Craven

This unit examines ways of earning and spending money and associated calculations. It provides an introduction to basic algebraic manipulation and formulas leading to interpreting and comparing different representations of linear functions. It looks at collecting data and graphing data.

Topics

• Consumer arithmetic – ways of earning and spending money.
• Graphs – using Excel
• Algebra – grouping and expanding
• Algebra – substitution and formulas
• Linear functions – graphing and slope

Assessment

• investigation assignment
• written tests

At completion students should know

• ways of earning money
• budgeting and shopping wisely
• types of data and graphs
• lines of best fit
• formulas and substitution
• graphing of linear functions
• theorem of Pythagoras
• gradient-intercept form of a straight line

At completion students should be able to

• do calculations associated with earning and spending money
• develop personal budgets
• graph data using Excel
• substitute into formulas
• construct formulas in a spreadsheet
• graph linear functions
• use the theorem of Pythagoras to find lengths of sides of triangles
• find the slope of a line
• solve problems related to linear functions

Literacy elements

• text participants
• text users
• text analysts
• code breakers

Integrated technology

• calculators
• spreadsheets using excel
• word processing
• internet

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.