Maths Quest HSC Mathematics General 2 4E & eBookPLUS

Author(s): Robert Rowland

Education

Maths Quest HSC Mathematics General 2 is written for the new General Mathematics Stage 6 curriculum. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the five syllabus areas: Financial mathematics, Data and Statistics, Measurement, Probability and Algebraic modelling. The student textbook contains the following new features: * This edition contains two new Focus Studies -- 'Mathematics and Health' & 'Mathematics and Resources'. * Further development questions in every exercise * Interactivities * eLessons * eBookPLUS references throughout to guide students and teachers to relevant on-line material The textbook continues to offer the following award-winning features: * Full colour with stimulating photographs and graphics * Carefully graded exercises with many skill and application problems, including multiple-choice questions * Easy to follow Worked examples in the Think-Write format * Cross references throughout exercises to relevant Worked Examples * Comprehensive chapter reviews with practice examination questions * A glossary of mathematical terms that define the terminology introduced in each unit * Investigations, spreadsheet applications and more Maths Quest HSC Mathematics General 2 eBookPLUS is an electronic version of the textbook and a complementary set of targeted digital resources. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available to you online at the JacarandaPLUS website (www.jacplus.com.au). Your eBookPLUS resources include: * The entire textbook in electronic format * WorkSHEETs - Word documents designed for easy customisation and editing * SkillSHEETS, interactive activities and a wealth of ICT resources * Electronic tutorials for Worked Examples * New ProjectsPLUS activities -- elaborating on Focus Studies


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Maths Quest HSC Mathematics General 2 4e Chapter 1: Credit and borrowing 1A Credit and borrowing 1B Flat rate interest 1C Loan repayments 1D Present value and future value Chapter 2: Annuities and loan repayments 2A Future value of an annuity 2B Present value of an annuity 2C Loan repayments 2D Loan repayment graphs Chapter 3: Interpreting sets of data 3A Grouped data 3B Measures of location and spread 3C Looking closer at data sets 3D Comparison of data sets 3E Skewness Chapter 4: The normal distribution 4A z-scores 4B Comparison of scores 4C Distribution of scores Chapter 5: Sampling and populations 5A Sampling 5B Samples and means 5C Estimating populations Chapter 6: Further applications of area and volume 6A Relative error 6B Area of parts of a circle 6C Area of composite shapes 6D Simpson's rule 6E Surface area of some prisms 6F Surface area od cylinders and spheres 6G Volume of pyramids, cones and spheres 6H Volume of composite solids 6I Error in measurement Chapter 7 Applications of trigonometry 7A Review of right-angled triangles 7B Using the Sine Rule to find side lengths 7C Using the Sine Rule to find angles 7D Using the Cosine Rule to find side lengths 7E Using the Cosine Rule to find angles 7F Area of triangles 7G Bearings 7H Radial surveys Chapter 8 Spherical geometry 8A Arc lengths 8B Great circles and small circles 8C Latitude and longitude 8D Distances on the earth's surface 8E Time zones Chapter 9 Multi-stage events and applications of probability 9A Counting techniques 9B Tree diagrams 9C Probability and counting techniques 9D Expected outcomes Chapter 10 Further algebraic skills and techniques 10A Addition and subtraction of algebraic expressions 10B The index laws 10C Expanding and simplifying 10D Solving equations 10E Equations and formulas Chapter 11 Modelling linear relationships 11A Linear functions 11B Direct variation 11C Linear models 11D Problem-solving 11E Simultaneous equations Chapter 12 Modelling non-linear relationships 12A Quadratic functions 12B Cubics, hyperbolas and exponential functions 12C Variation 12D Inverse variation 12E Graphing physical phenomena Chapter 13 Focus study: Mathematics and Health 13.1 Body measurements 13.1A Drawing scatterplots 13.1B Correlation 13.1C Fitting a regression line 13.2 Medication 13.2D Units of measurement 13.2E Dosage rates 13.2F Life expectancy Chapter 14 Focus study: Mathematics and resources 14.1 Water availability and usage 14.1A Interpreting information about water usage 14.1B Collecting and using water 14.2 Dams, land and catchment areas 14.2C Dams, land and catchment areas 14.3 Energy and sustainability 14.3D Energy and sustainability

General Fields

  • : 9781118606599
  • : John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd.
  • : Jacaranda Wiley, Australia
  • : Contains Online resource
  • : 0.896
  • : 01 September 2013
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Robert Rowland
  • : Paperback
  • : 448