2024 Churchlands SHS Course Outline - Year 12

ATAR Mathematics Applications Unit 3 and 4

Term 1
Week Syllabus Content/Key Teaching Points Text Assessment
1
PD Day Mon/Tues Bivariate Data (20 hours)
3.1.1 review the statistical investigation process:
identify a problem; pose a statistical question;
collect or obtain data; analyse data; interpret and
communicate results
3.1.2 construct two-way frequency tables and determine
the associated row and column sums and 1A
percentages
3.1.3 use an appropriately percentage two-way
frequency table to identify patterns that suggest
the presence of an association
3.1.4 describe an association in terms of differences
observed in percentages across categories in a 1B
systematic and concise manner and interpret this
in the context of the data.
3.1.8 identify the response variable and the
explanatory variable for primary and
secondary data

2 3.1.9 use a scatterplot to identify the nature of the

relationship between variables
Statistical Process – Investigate 1B
3.1.19. implement the statistical investigation process to
answer questions that involve identifying,
analysing and describing associations between two
categorical variables or between two numerical 1C
variables
3.1.5 construct a scatterplot to identify patterns in Misc. 1
the data suggesting the presence of an
association
3.1.6 describe an association between two
numerical variables in terms of direction
(positive/negative), form (linear/non-linear)
and strength (strong/moderate/weak)

3 3.1.7 calculate, using technology, and interpret the

correlation coefficient (r) to quantify the strength of a 2A
linear association
interpret the intercept and slope of the fitted line
 3.1.10 model a linear relationship by fitting a least-squares 2B
line to the data use a residual plot to assess the
appropriateness of fitting a linear model to the data
3.1.11 use a residual plot to assess the
appropriateness of fitting a linear model to the
data
3.1.12 interpret the intercept and slope of the fitted
line.
3.1.13 use the coefficient of determination to assess the
strength of a linear association in terms of the
explained variation
3.1.14 use the equation of a fitted line to make predictions
3.3.15 distinguish between interpolation and extrapolation
when using the fitted line to make predictions,
recognising the potential dangers of extrapolation
3.1.16 write up the results of the above analysis in a systematic
and concise manner
3.1.17 recognise that an observed association between two 2C
variables does not necessarily mean that there is a
causal relationship between them Misc 2
3.1.18 identify possible non-causal explanations for an
association, including coincidence and confounding due
to a common response to another variable, and 3A, B
communicate these explanations in a systematic and
concise manner

4 Sequences
3.2.1. use recursion to generate an arithmetic sequence
3.2.2. display the terms of an arithmetic sequence in both
tabular and graphical form and demonstrate that
arithmetic sequences can be used to model linear
growth and decay in discrete situations
3.2.3. deduce a rule for the nth term of a particular
arithmetic sequence from the pattern of the terms in 3C
an arithmetic sequence, and use this rule to make
predictions

5 3.2.4. use arithmetic sequences to model and analyse

OLNA practical situations involving linear growth or decay
3.2.5. use recursion to generate a geometric sequence 3C
3.2.6. display the terms of a geometric sequence in both
tabular and graphical form and demonstrate that
geometric sequences can be used to model 4A
exponential growth and decay in discrete situations
3.2.7. deduce a rule for the nth term of a particular
geometric sequence from the pattern of the
terms in the sequence, and use this rule to
make predictions
3.2.8. use geometric sequences to model and analyse
(numerically, or graphically only) practical problems 4B
involving geometric growth and decay

6 3.2.9. use a general first-order linear recurrence relation to Response 1

Public Holiday Monday generate the terms of a sequence and to display it in
both tabular and graphical form Ch 1 – 3 10%
3.2.10. generate a sequence defined by a first-order linear Misc 3
recurrence relation that gives long term increasing,
decreasing or steady-state solutions 4B
3.2.1.1 use first-order linear recurrence relations to
 model and 4C
analyse (numerically or graphically only)
practical problems

7 Networks (15 hours)

3.3.1. demonstrate the meanings of, and use, the terms:
graph, edge, vertex, loop, degree of a vertex,
subgraph, simple graph, complete graph, bipartite
graph, directed graph (digraph), arc, weighted graph, 5A
and network
3.3.2. identify practical situations that can be represented by
a network, and construct such networks 5B
3.3.6. demonstrate the meanings of, and use, the
terms: walk, trail, path, closed walk, closed trail,
cycle, connected graph, and bridge Misc 4

8 3.3.4. demonstrate the meanings of, and use, the

Yr 12 Ball Friday terms: planar graph and face
PD Day Friday
3.3.5. apply Euler’s formula, v+f−e=2 5C
to solve problems relating to planar graphs
3.3.8 demonstrate the meanings of, and use, the
terms: Eulerian
graph, Eulerian trail, semi-Eulerian graph, semi- 5D
Eulerian trail
and the conditions for their existence, and use
these
concepts to investigate and solve practical
problems

9 3.3.3. construct an adjacency matrix from a given

Public Holiday Friday graph or digraph and use the matrix to solve 5D
associated problems 3.3.7 investigate and solve
practical problems to determine the shortest 5E
path between two vertices in a weighted graph
(by trial-and-error methods only)
3.3.9. demonstrate the meanings of, and use, the terms:
Hamiltonian graph and semi-Hamiltonian graph, and use these
concepts to investigate and solve practical problems 6A
Misc 5

Term 2
Week Syllabus Content/Key Teaching Points Text Assessment
1 Time Series Data Investigation 1
4.1.1. construct time series plots 1A
4.1.2. describe time series plots by identifying Bivariate Data
features such as trend (long term direction),
seasonality (systematic, calendar-related 2A 10%
 movements), and irregular fluctuations
(unsystematic, short term fluctuations), and
recognise when there are outliers
4.1.3. smooth time series data by using a simple Misc. 6
moving average, including the use of
spreadsheets to implement this process

2 4.1.4. calculate seasonal indices by using the average

percentage method 2B
4.1.5. deseasonalise a time series by using a seasonal index,
including the use of spreadsheets to implement this 2C
process
4.1.6. fit a least-squares line to model long-term trends in time
series data

3 4.1.7. predict from regression lines, making seasonal adjustments

ESTs for periodic data 2D
4.1.8. implement the statistical investigation process to answer
questions that involve the analysis of time series data Misc 1

4 Finance (20 hours)

4.2.1. use a recurrence relation to model a compound interest 3A Response 2
loan or investment and investigate (numerically or
graphically) the effect of the interest rate and the number of Misc 2 U3 Ch 4, 5, 6
compounding periods on the future value of the loan or
investment 10%

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8 4.2.2. calculate the effective annual rate of interest and use the
Public Holiday Monday results to compare investment returns and cost of loans 3B
when interest is paid or charged daily, monthly, quarterly
or six-monthly. 3C

9 4.2.3. with the aid of a calculator or computer-based financial

software, solve problems involving compound interest
loans, investments and depreciating assets 3D
4.2.4. use a recurrence relation to model a reducing balance
loan and investigate (numerically or graphically) the effect
of the interest rate and repayment amount on the time 3E
taken to repay the loan

10 4.2.5. with the aid of a financial calculator or computer-based Response 3

financial software, solve problems involving reducing 3F Ch 1, 2, 3
balance loans 4A 10%

11 4.2.6. use a recurrence relation to model an annuity, and

investigate (numerically or graphically) the effect of the Misc 3
amount invested, the interest rate, and the payment
amount on the duration of the annuity
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Term 3
Week Syllabus Content/Key Teaching Points Test Assessment
1 4.2.7. with the aid of a financial calculator or computer-based
PD Day financial software, solve problems involving annuities 4B
(including perpetuities as a special case)
Networks 5A
4.3.1. identify practical examples that can be represented by
trees and spanning trees Misc 4

2 4.3.2. identify a minimum spanning tree in a weighted

connected graph, either by inspection or by using Prim’s 5B
algorithm
4.3.3 use minimal spanning trees to solve Misc 5
minimal connector problems

3 4.3.9. solve small-scale network flow problems, including the

use of the ‘maximum flow-minimum cut’ theorem Investigation 2
4.3.5. use forward and backward scanning to determine the 6A Investments and
earliest starting time (EST) and latest starting times (LST) Annuities
for each activity in the project 6B
4.3.6. use ESTs and LSTs to locate the critical path(s) for the 10%
project 7A
4.3.7. use the critical path to determine the minimum time for a
project to be completed 4.3.8 calculate float times for non- Misc 6
critical activities

4 4.3.4. construct a network to represent the durations and

interdependencies of activities that must be completed 7B
during the project. Misc 7

5 4.3.10. use a bipartite graph and/or its tabular or matrix form to 8A

represent an assignment/ allocation problem.
4.3.11. determine the optimum assignment(s), by inspection for 8B
small-scale problems, or by use of the Hungarian
algorithm for larger problems Misc 8

6 4.3.11. determine the optimum assignment(s), by inspection for

Small-scale problems, or by use of the Hungarian 8C
algorithm for larger problems
7 Response 4
Exam Revision Ch 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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2024 Churchlands SHS Course Outline - Year 12
Term 4
Week Syllabus Content/Key Teaching Points Assessment
1 Revision. 8 period plan
ATAR return Past WACE papers.
Mon-Thur
Last day for Year 12s, Thursday
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4 WACE Exams WACE Exams

5 WACE Exams WACE Exams

6 WACE Exams WACE Exams

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