CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS A

This course is designed to meet the needs of students who are not other-wise catered for in the new courses integrating the Australian Curriculum. The major themes of Contemporary Mathematics A/M are the numeracy skills students will require in employment post-college and to manage their personal finances.

Units (Semester length)

In Unit 1, students will study numeracy in the workplace (for example, income and payroll maths, workplace problem solving, mathe-matics for Industry and VET.

 Income and Payroll Maths

 Workplace problem solving

 Mathematics for Industry and VET

 Negotiated Study

In Unit 2, students will study financial numer-acy (for example, money management, bank-ing and financial loans).

 Money Management

 Banking and Financial Planning

 Negotiated Project

In Unit 3, students with study numeracy skills for living, for example - budget, tenancy, mathematics of transport and travel.

 Budget and Tenancy

 Mathematic s of Transport

 Mathematics of Travel

 Independent Mathematical Project

In Unit 4, students will study numeracy skills required for maintaining personal and sup-porting others’ health. It includes, maths re-lating to nutrition, diet, medication and exer-cise.

 Mathematics in Health

 Mathematics in Sport

 Maths for Nursing and Ageing

 Negotiated Study