NCEA Level 3 Calculus
Course Description
Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Ms A. Price-Williams.
Calculus is the study of how things change. It provides a framework for modelling systems in which there is change, and a way to deduce the predictions of such models. It develops the ability to think and solve problems. By studying calculus students learn to structure, to organise and to carry out procedures flexibly and accurately, to process and communicate information, and to enjoy intellectual challenge. They also learn to create models and predict outcomes, to conjecture, to justify and verify, and to seek patterns and generalisations. They get insight in to estimate with reasonableness, calculate with precision, and understand when results are precise and when they must be interpreted with uncertainty. Mathematics and statistics have a broad range of practical applications in everyday life, in other learning areas, and in workplaces. Some of the areas of applications are in Engineering, Medical science, Research Analysis, Graphics, Chemistry, Physics.
This course can be taken along side Level 3 Statistics.
Recommended Prior Learning
It is recommended that to study Calculus at level 3 that you have achieved at least 12 credits in level 2 mathematics at a merit level or above.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.3 - Apply trigonometric methods in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.6 - Apply differentiation methods in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.7 - Apply integration methods in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.15 - Apply systems of simultaneous equations in solving problems
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.