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Mathematical
Subjects
Additional
Mathematics
Add
Maths seeks to stretch gifted
pupils
by exposing them to Mathematical
concepts normally only experienced
at University level. At present
there is no Curriculum Statement
for Add Maths,which means that
it has not, at this stage, been
approved as a Matric
subject by the department of
Education. We continue to offer
Add Maths to our pupils
for enrichment purposes, while
closely monitoring the Department's
attitude to the subject, which
will, in turn, determine its
future as a subject at Uplands.
Mathematics
Why
do Maths?
- Preparation
for career in Sciences,
Business, Economics
- Learn problem
solving
Content
of the New Syllabus
There are four Learning Outcomes:
- LO1: Numbers
and Number Relationships
- LO2: Functions
and Algebra
- LO3: Space,
Shape and Measurement
- LO4: Data
Handling and Probability
The
Mathematics syllabus has changed
somewhat since the introduction
of the new syllabus in 2005.
Sections on Geometry and Exponents
have been omitted while some
interesting new topics have
been included, for example Probability
Models and Validity of Data.
There
has been a shift in Maths teaching
away from the concept of a teacher
being present just to ‘teach’.
The role of the modern Maths
teacher is to ‘facilitate
learning’. This is an
important change in that it
makes Maths education more dynamic
and allows the pupils
the chance to rediscover the
joy of discovery.
Mathematical
Literacy
Mathematical
Literacy is intended to increase
the level of maths literacy
in our society. It thus strives
to provide pupils
with an awareness of the role
that Mathematics plays in everyday
life. As such it will be a subject
driven by life-related applications,
in other words pupils
will learn mathematics while
they solve life-related problems.
The inevitable will also happen:
Mathematics will start to make
sense for the Maths Literacy
pupils.
Maths
Literacy will enable pupils
to:
- Use numbers
and number operations to
solve mathematically related
problems in real life, including
financial aspects of personal
and community life
- Apply
the techniques of functional
relationships and graphs
to create models for problem
solving in a variety of
everyday contexts
- Describe,
analyse and represent the
geometrical properties of
space, including natural
and man-made objects and
structures
- Collect,
use and interpret data using
techniques of descriptive
statistics and probability
Pupils
will become mathematically
literate
- a valuable attribute
for personal life, working life
and citizenship. |
