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HSC Mathematics (Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2) An Open Source Guide to Acing the HSC
This book covers the New South Wales mathematics syllabi for Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2 levels. This aims to be a comprehensive guide to the course and heavily encourages contributions to improve its usefulness and keep it current in the face of more syllabus changes.
Outline
Advanced course (assumed knowledge for both Extensions)
Preliminary
Basic arithmetic and algebra
/Real functions/
Trigonometric ratios
/Linear functions/
The quadratic polynomial and the parabola
Plane geometry — geometrical properties
/Tangent to a curve and derivative of a function/
HSC
Coordinate methods in geometry
Applications of geometrical properties
Geometrical applications of differentiation
/Integration/
/Trigonometric functions/ (including applications of trigonometric ratios)
/Exponential and logarithmic functions/
Applications of calculus to the physical world
Probability
/Series and series applications/
Extension 1 course
Graphs
Complex numbers
Conics
Integration
Volumes
Mechanics
Polynomials
Harder 3-Unit Topics
/4-Unit/Mathematical inductions
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Preliminary
Other inequalities
Circle geometry
Further trigonometry (sums and differences, t-formulae, identities and equations)
Lines and linear functions
Internal and external division of lines into given ratios
Parametric representation
Permutations and combinations
Polynomials
Harder applications of the Preliminary 2-Unit course
HSC
Methods of integration
Primitive of sin²α and cos²α
Equation dN / dt = k(N - P)
Projectile motion
Further probability
Iterative methods for numerical estimation of the roots of a polynomial equation
Harder applications of HSC 2-Unit topics
Extension 2 course
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