Specialist Mathematics

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Accreditation period - Units 3-4: 2006-2014

The accreditation period has been extended until 31 December 2014.

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Curriculum

• Study Design (March 2010, PDF - 2MB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Mathematics Units 1-4.
• Study Summary (June 2010, DOC - 72KB)
  A summary of the VCE Mathematics Study Design for 2006-2014.
• Credit towards satisfactory completion of the VCE
  There are no restrictions on the number of Mathematics units for which students may obtain credit towards satisfactory completion of the VCE.
  As published in the VCAA Bulletin, July 10, p.6.

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (updated August 2010, DOC - 310KB)
  Contains assessment advice for both school-assessed coursework and the examinations.
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams and sample exams for Specialist Mathematics.
• Use of Calculators in Exams
  Information about the use of calculators in VCE Mathematics examinations.

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Support Material

• Application Task CD-ROM Resource (PDF - 146KB)
  Illustrative samples of how application tasks could be devised with respect to a variety of themes for each of Further Mathematics Unit 3, Mathematical Methods Unit 3 and Specialist Mathematics Unit 4.
• Coursework support materials CD-ROM resource
  This CD-ROM was distributed to schools in 2005.