NCEA Level 2 Mathematics for Social and Health Sciences
12MAS Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr R. Thompson
Recommended Prior LearningAt least 14 credits from Level 1 mathematics achievement standards and teacher recommendation.
This course provides a pathway towards Statistics and is designed to give students a grounding in statistics, while also containing the more accessible numerical work at Level 2. It is ideal for those students studying other Level 2 courses which contain an element of mathematics and those heading for Level 3 Statistics.
A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.
Faculties:
Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway
NCEA Level 3 Mathematics, NCEA Level 3 Mathematics With Statistics
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryIt is recommended that students purchase a Casio FX 9750G Plus Graphics Calculator for Achievement standard 91267. The purchase of homework booklets at approximately $12 is recommended.
Maths exercise books (1J5)
Pathway Tags
Statistics leads to careers in: Business Studies, Commerce, Education, Geography, Health Studies, Marketing, Nursing, Politics, Psychology, Social Work, Journalism, Town Planning, any career involving prediction, sampling and probability., Construction and infrastructure, Manufacturing and technology, The Primary Industries, The Service Industries, Social and Community services, Accountant, Actuarial Science, Computer Analyst or programmer, Economist, Engineering Analyst, Information Scientist, Marketing Research Analyst, Mathematician, Meteorologist, Numerical Analyst, Operations Research, Statistician, Systems Analyst, Teacher
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POLICY
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