13MAT - Mathematics (Calculus) - NCEA Level 3
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Yu.
13 Mathematics (Calculus) - NCEA Level 3
This course is designed to meet the needs of students intending to study the physical sciences and engineering at a tertiary level. It will develop significant analytical and problem solving skills helpful for many other disciplines too. Content will include differential and integral calculus, including the modelling of differential equations. Complex numbers, trigonometry and the geometry of conic sections are covered in depth.
Conic Sections (Internal)
Trigonometry (internal)
Algebra of Complex Numbers (External)
Differentiation (External)
Integration (External)
Course prerequisites
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
• 13MAT: a cost of approx. $ 24 for a set of 3 books of each of AS91577 (complex numbers), AS91578 (differentiation) and AS91579 (integration).
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 3.1 - Apply the geometry of conic sections in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.3 - Apply trigonometric methods in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.5 - Apply the algebra of complex numbers 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
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
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.
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All subjects for 2025 are subject to numbers and staff.