Exam Solutions | 2021 SACE Mathematical Methods Exam
These videos capture an experienced maths teachers attempt at the 2021 SACE Mathematical Methods final examination in one single take. With the help of his trusty fx-CG50AU graphics calculator, you’ll see questions tackled with and without technology, as appropriate. Whilst …
Category:
Exam Resources, SACE Resources
Technology:
FXCG50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Exam Solutions | 2021 QCAA Mathematical Methods
These videos present solutions to questions 1 to 10 in Section 1, and questions 11 to 20 in Section 2 of the QCAA 2021 Mathematical Methods External Assessment – Paper 2 – Technology Active. Our best effort has been made …
Category:
Exam Resources, QCE Resources
Technology:
FXCG50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Rugby Conversion Kicks and the Application of Right-Angled Trigonometry
From the sporting context of a rugby player attempting a conversion kick comes an application of right-angled trigonometry. The question “where to kick from?” leads to the consideration of how an angle of view changes as distances change and ultimately …
Category:
General Resources, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, Classpad/CAS, FX9860GAU, FXCG50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Rugby Conversion Kicks and the Application of Right-Angled Trigonometry – Teacher Edition
This content is restricted.
Category:
General Resources, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, Classpad/CAS, FX9860GAU, FXCG50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Exam Solutions | 2020 QCAA Mathematical Methods
Perfect for exam revision – Your guide to the 2020 QCAA Mathematical Methods exam, with short response and multiple choice (external assessment, paper 2 technology active). Our best effort has been made to provide effective mathematical approaches that incorporate efficient …
Category:
Exam Resources, QCE Resources
Technology:
FXCG50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Simplex & The Science Of Burger Making
The simplex algorithm, sometimes dubbed the world’s most powerful, sits at the heart of linear programming. Classically the subject of tertiary-level study, Dantzig’s simplex algorithm can be used to solve important problems like how to make a ‘better’ burger patty. …
DOGBALL 2.0 – A Study of Bounce – Part 1
Dogball is an enigma. The bouncy toy exterior hides a rich yet accessible modelling task within; a delicious intersection of maths and science, a potential PSMT/Folio task for Stage 1 Mathematical Methods featuring low floor, high ceiling and room for …
Category:
General Resources, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX9860GAU, FXCG50AU
DOGBALL 2.0 – A Study of Bounce – Part 2 (Solution)
This content is restricted.
Category:
General Resources, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX9860GAU, FXCG50AU
As Big As Can Be
The introductory videos introduce students to a complete unit of work, a study of quadratic functions. The unit starts with a geometric optimisation problem (paper folding) that prompts students to ask the question “is that as big as can be?” …
Category:
Replacement Units, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX100AU, FX82AU, FX9860GAU, FXCG50AU
Generosity – an approach to fractions and percentages.
This unit uses the context of generosity to introduce a need to have a fractional way of thinking about something.
It develops a way of thinking about fractions – the for-every idea – that is the elusive multiplicative model.
Developed over about 5 years, this approach has been tried and seems to work. 🙂