We will be using the new curriculum, which was finalized this year. The Big Ideas are
Probabilistic thinking informs decision making in situations involving chance and uncertainty.
Modelling data requires an understanding of a variety of functions.
Mathematical analysis informs financial decisions.
Through explorations of spatial relationships, we can develop a geometrical appreciation of the world around us.
Textbook: Canavan-McGrath et al., Foundations of Mathematics 12, Nelson, 2012.
Assessment will be based on unit tests, homework, quizzes, and a final exam.
Assignments
Unit Tests and quizzes
Final Exam
15%
70%
15%
Assignments will be marked by the student and handed in. Answer keys will be provided.
Quizzes will fall throughout the course units.
Unit Tests will occur at the end of each unit.
The final exam will take place in the exam period.
geometric explorations:
constructions
perpendicular bisector, tangents, polygons, tessellations, geometric art
conics
locus definition and constructions, conic sections, applications
fractals
understanding fractals as an iteration of a simple instruction
constructing and analyzing models of fractals, such as Cantor’s dust, Serpinski’s triangle, Koch’s snowflake
connecting fractals with nature
graphical representations of polynomial, logarithmic, exponential, and sinusoidal functions
using technology only
using characteristics of a graph to identify these functions
regression analysis
polynomial, exponential, sinusoidal, logarithmic
applying the appropriate regression model
combinatorics
permutations, combinations, pathways, Pascal’s Triangle
odds, probability, and expected value
mutually exclusive, non–mutually exclusive, conditional probability, binomial probability
Venn diagrams
financial planning
developing a personal financial portfolio
mortgages
risk
changing interest rates and/or payments
credit cards
exploring banking options and financial markets