Looking toward 2017: ask your Further Maths questions here

[Joseph41]

Hello.

I completed Further in 2012 with a study score of 45. If you're studying Further next year (or plan to at some point in the future) and are confused about any of the content, feel free to ask questions here. So if you fancy getting a head-start for Further 2017, this is the place!

[Joseph41]

Is it really all just basic maths - like pretty much combination of year 7-9 maths? Was going to do 1/2 in year 11 and 3/4 in year 12?

IMO it's a bit more than that, but I wouldn't say the actual mathematics is hugely advanced. 1/2 in Year 11 and then 3/4 in Year 12 sounds fine, but I don't think 1/2 is particularly necessary (like, you can jump straight into 3/4 if you want to). What other subjects are you keen for?

Let me know if u have any advice for the subject. Like anything I should cover in detail during my maths course for further in future years.

What year are you in at the moment? This might change my thoughts.

[AngelWings]

I'm in year 10 doing advanced maths (pretty much methods 1/2, year 10 maths and further 3/4 combined)

Any units in particular I should pay attention to or learn in detail (matrices, functions, equations, etc).

The whole year 7-9 maths was kind of a stretch pretty much an exaggeration. Just meant is it actually as basic as people say.

These are my subjects
Year 10 - 20th century history 1/2, bio 1/2, extended investigation 3/4
Year 11 - bio 3/4, methods 1/2, further 1/2, English 1/2, chem 1/2
Year 12 - 3/4 subjects for the 1/2s in year 11

What subjects did u do throughout your vce journey?

So does 1/2 further not help out with 3/4 at all? Otherwise if it doesn't contribute a lot (like help out with concepts for 3/4), then I'll just do something else in year 11 (maybe accounting 1/2, enonomics, bus man 1/2), then pick up further in year 12.

Thanks mate!

I know I'm not Joseph41, but I did Further in 2014.

The latest study design (2016-2018) has been updated so that students completing Further 3/4 do a Core module, consisting of Data & Statistics and Recursion & Finance Modelling. In addition to the Core module, you must also complete a minimum of 2 other modules of a selection of 4, generally chosen by the school (although you can deviate to your best 2 for your exams).

Further 1/2 (i.e. General Maths 1/2), from what I have heard, has a little overlap, however it is not necessary for Further 3/4. With your other subjects, particularly since you are doing Chem and Methods as well, it is likely that you have some aptitude for maths and therefore may not necessarily have to take General Maths 1/2 in preparation. Depending on how confident you are in your math skills (definitely after having a glance at the Further study design), you can decide on whether General Maths 1/2 is something you'd like to do or not.

[_juwayriyah]

Hello.

I completed Further in 2012 with a study score of 45. If you're studying Further next year (or plan to at some point in the future) and are confused about any of the content, feel free to ask questions here. So if you fancy getting a head-start for Further 2017, this is the place!

If you don't mind me asking, what were your average sac results?

[Joseph41]

I know I'm not Joseph41, but I did Further in 2014.

Please, feel free! +1. Great response. I'd love for this thread to become a general Q&A thing!

If you don't mind me asking, what were your average sac results?

Not at all!

Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you with any confidence what my actual SAC results were; I never recorded them anywhere. I'll have a stab and say that I averaged around 85-95% for both Unit 3 and Unit 4 SACs, but raw marks don't really mean much.