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Stage 4 and 5
Mathematics
Stage 6
General Mathematics
Mathematics Extension1 Mathematics
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The purpose of General
Mathematics is to provide an appropriate mathematical background for
students who wish to enter occupations which require the use of
basic mathematical and statistical techniques. The direction taken
by the course, in focusing on mathematical skills and techniques
that have direct application to everyday activity, contrasts with
the more abstract approach taken by the other Stage 6 mathematics
courses.
Mathematics involves
observation, representation, investigation and comparison of
patterns and relationships in social and physical phenomena. It
allows the creative solution of problems and is also a powerful,
precise and concise means of communication. At an everyday level, it
is concerned with practical applications in many branches of human
activity. At a higher level, it involves abstraction and
generalization.
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