Unit 2
Mathematical Methods (Western Australia)
Topic 1: Functions and Graphs
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					  Index Law 1 – multiplication of indices
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					  Index Law 2 – dividing indices
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					  Index Law 3 – raising to the power of zero
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					  Index Law 4 – Raising a power to another power
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					  Index Law 5 – worked examples using the fifth index law
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					  Index Law 6 – expanding brackets around a fraction raised to a power
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					  Index law 7 Negative Indices – converting Negative indices into positive indices using fractions
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					  Index Laws Fractional indices
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					  Index Laws Negative bases
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					  Index Laws simplifying by decomposing
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					  Scientific notation Converting to scientific notation
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					  Scientific Notation Convert scientific notation to decimal
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					  Scientific notation Multiplying and dividing
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					  Exponential Functions Basic shape and Translations
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					  Exponential Functions Dilations
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					  Exponential functions 2 Sketching
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					  Exponential functions sketching part 2
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					  Exponential functions 3 Finding equation from a sketch
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					  Exponential Model and Applications
Topic 2: Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences and Series
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					  Sequence Notation
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					  Recurrence Relations
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					  Using a recurrence relation
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					  Defining a sequence in terms of n
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					  Applications of recurrence relations
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					  Applications of recurrence relations non arithmetic
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					  Using a calculator with recurrence relations
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					  Arithmetic sequence formula
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					  Rearranging the arithmetic sequence formula
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					  Arithmetic sequences using simultaneous equations
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					  Arithmetic sequences and series
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					  Simultaneous equations using arithmetic series and sequences
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					  Application of the arithmetic sequence
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					  Simple Interest using arithmetic sequences
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					  The Middle Term as the arithmetic mean in an arithmetic sequence
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					  Introduction to the Sum of an arithmetic series
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					  Finding the number of terms in an arithmetic sequence
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					  Arithmetic series Finding the number of terms that sum to a given number
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					  Application of arithmetic series
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					  Geometric sequences and the recursive definition
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					  Geometric Sequence formula
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					  Geometric sequences finding the common ratio
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					  Geometric Sequences finding the value of n
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					  Geometric Sequences and simultaneous equations
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					  Geometric Sequences Geometric mean
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					  Compound interest as a geometric sequence
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					  Geometric series formula proof and example
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					  Geometric series find the value of n
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					  Regular deposits as a geometric series
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					  Geometric Series Sum to Infinity and Zeno’s Paradox
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					  Geometric series sum to infinity application
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					  Geometric Series Sum to infinity writing recurring decimals as fractions
Topic 3: Introduction to Differential Calculus
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					  Variable and constant rates of change
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					  Average rates of change
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					  Intro to instantaneous rates of change
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					  The Gradient function
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					  Differentiation from first principles
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					  Differentiating polynomials by rule
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					  Finding Stationary points
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					  Nature of Stationary points
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					  Optimisation when the function is unknown
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					  Introduction to Kinematics
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					  Finding the equation of a tangent
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					  Finding the equation of a normal

 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													 
	
													