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Title: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on January 02, 2009, 05:37:10 pm
Never heard of it
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Hielly on January 02, 2009, 06:05:33 pm
Lowest level of maths
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Post by: /0 on January 02, 2009, 06:32:26 pm
AFAIK it doesn't count towards your ENTER score
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on January 02, 2009, 06:52:35 pm
wow easier than Further? I didn't know that was possible
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Matt The Rat on January 02, 2009, 07:21:07 pm
Students completing this course would need to undertake further mathematical study in order to attempt Further Mathematics Units 3 and 4.

Foundation Maths
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on January 02, 2009, 08:40:58 pm
I presume it's not such a popular subject
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Hielly on January 02, 2009, 09:15:27 pm
Well it depends, students that are not so strong in maths will most likely pick foundation mathematics. From memory im pretty sure in year 11 you do Foundation but in yr 12 you wont continue so that means no maths for year 12.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: kurrymuncher on January 02, 2009, 10:32:44 pm
Apparently the foundation maths students at our school this year got to go to Hungry Jacks and measure the length of the fries and record the prices of food etc. It was either the foundation class or the further class, although I don't see the further maths people doing this.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: IntoTheNewWorld on January 02, 2009, 10:37:06 pm
Apparently the foundation maths students at our school this year got to go to Hungry Jacks and measure the length of the fries and record the prices of food etc. It was either the foundation class or the further class, although I don't see the further maths people doing this.

Wow so that's what foundation maths is...
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: ZachCharge on March 01, 2009, 10:24:53 pm
I know this is sort of bumping but I don't want to create a new thread for this question...

Is my school the ONLY one who put foundation in Year 10 instead of Year 11 as kids were to bad at math to do Mainstream or Extension and to...save them from foundation in a...slightly harder year?
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: wombifat on June 08, 2009, 07:13:22 pm
Our school has core B maths which is like...a lead up to foundation :S
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: linny on June 09, 2009, 10:28:02 am
isnt foundation mathematics the one that terminates in yr 11?
:s
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Post by: nerd on June 12, 2009, 11:38:10 pm
Yes.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Johnle on November 04, 2009, 02:20:28 am
Apparently the foundation maths students at our school this year got to go to Hungry Jacks and measure the length of the fries and record the prices of food etc. It was either the foundation class or the further class, although I don't see the further maths people doing this.



LOL Have fun would that be
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: amirite? on December 26, 2009, 12:31:34 am
Remember special maths? Those kids got so much shit.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: darkphoenix on April 02, 2010, 11:50:32 pm
LOL foundation maths is only for 1/2 isnt it?
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: xSkittles on May 18, 2010, 12:02:14 pm
its for poeple who wants to do math but struggle in further/methods and spesh
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: fagsu on June 19, 2010, 10:53:08 pm
foundashin 4lyf
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Hutchoo on June 19, 2010, 10:54:52 pm
Apparently the foundation maths students at our school this year got to go to Hungry Jacks and measure the length of the fries and record the prices of food etc. It was either the foundation class or the further class, although I don't see the further maths people doing this.



LOL Have fun would that be

Nice speeling.
Gl with your 96+ ATAR.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: FatnessFirst on June 20, 2010, 11:11:51 pm
what year level maths can you compare foundation maths with?
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Post by: Bohr on June 20, 2010, 11:15:37 pm
grade 3 in Holland :P
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: megalow_maniac on August 15, 2010, 01:02:43 am
it's for dumb assess that like to do vcal mostly
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Hutchoo on August 15, 2010, 01:56:05 am
Its pretty much grade 5 maths- no jokes.
I have some people at my school who do it, they do the 'shading of a pie-put it into a fraction' stuff. The people that do it aren't dumb asses, they just ceebs with math/want to do a trade.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Slumdawg on August 15, 2010, 10:48:07 am
Well I know at my school they do some very complex tasks in foundation....

This is what I've witnessed occur in a foundation class:

- They tied barbie dolls to pieces of string to see how far they could throw them, for a double period. I could see them on the oval, I was like wtf are they doing.  (Still don't understand how they could justify it's relevance to maths..)
- The did nets of shapes on there exam, apparently it had the net of a square and yet still some people failed.
- Baking a cake, and they got absolutely NO help with measurements. So glad I'm doing methods I don't think I could cope with foundations difficulty..

Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Hutchoo on August 15, 2010, 02:16:30 pm
Phillip has 2 oranges, and 2 apples.

How many oranges does Phillip have?
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Jdog on August 15, 2010, 02:39:37 pm
i don't know why people are paying out those who do further / foundation, they may have a learning difficulty like for example my brother. So until you guys know anything about the people that undertake this kind of learning, there's no need to comment negatively towards. You guys should be greatful that at you are fortunate to be succesful in academics.

@ hutchoo

Why is it necessary to comment upon one's spelling and belittle them by crushing their dreams of 96+. I couldn't give two shits that you're in year 10, for all I care you lack the maturity and basic human interaction skills to survive in UNI or elsewhere, even if you  can do a few sums or remember a few words.


Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: FatnessFirst on August 15, 2010, 02:58:16 pm
Apparently the foundation maths students at our school this year got to go to Hungry Jacks and measure the length of the fries and record the prices of food etc. It was either the foundation class or the further class, although I don't see the further maths people doing this.



LOL Have fun would that be

Nice speeling.
Gl with your 96+ ATAR.

Lol talk about ironic
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Jdog on August 15, 2010, 03:02:55 pm
IT gives me the shits, when some people think they're on top of the world becuase they're good at school
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: appianway on August 15, 2010, 03:33:45 pm
I actually think foundation maths is a good initiative. Not everyone's good at school - everyone has different strengths - but basic mathematical knowledge is essential. I think it's positive that there's a course encouraging students who wouldn't otherwise have persisted with mathematics to develop mathematical skills.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Jdog on August 15, 2010, 03:39:48 pm
I actually think foundation maths is a good initiative. Not everyone's good at school - everyone has different strengths - but basic mathematical knowledge is essential. I think it's positive that there's a course encouraging students who wouldn't otherwise have persisted with mathematics to develop mathematical skills.



Well said.
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: pi on October 19, 2010, 08:25:59 pm
would u call 'shading in parts of a pie' (aka grade 2 Western suburbs maths) maths?

its just a way to pass year 11 for them i guess... before entering an apprenticeship...
Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: Jdog on October 20, 2010, 06:32:25 pm
would u call 'shading in parts of a pie' (aka grade 2 Western suburbs maths) maths?

its just a way to pass year 11 for them i guess... before entering an apprenticeship...

your pretty witty aren't you ..

I applaud you at your attempts to demean people,but next time please use more generalizations,



Title: Re: What's Foundation Mathematics?
Post by: pi on October 23, 2010, 11:50:22 am
didnt mean to offend. just stating the truth form what i saw of the yr 11s when i was in a school in the West.