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Latest News & Links

• The Australian Mathematics Curriculum
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers 2010
  Notes from the Marking Centre forthcoming
  
  
• Changes to HSC Examinations and Assessment
  
  
• Approved Calculators
  Scientific calculators approved for HSC examinations
  
  
• HSC Answers
  Noel Maddern's free downloads (answers to questions in all Maths courses since 2001)
  
  
• NSW DET Curriculum Directorate leads:
  • Curriculum support articles
  • Stage 6 General Mathematics Curriculum Resources (Digital Education Revolution)
  • Stage 6 Teaching Ideas
  • Mathematics 7-12 professional learning activities
  • Work, employment and enterprise in Mathematics
  • Competitions and opportunities for students & teachers
  • Mathematics RSS Feeds
  • Numeracy
    
    
• Algebasics
  New algebra tutoring site using Flash and sound: free and easily accessible
  
  
• Australian CensusAtSchool (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
  CD providing insight into problem solving using Excel data (tutorials on data analysis)
  
  
• Yenka: Free Interactive Online Maths Resource
  New collection of free online whiteboard resources from Absorb courseware
  
  
• TALE: Teaching & Learning Website
  Including latest downloads from The Learning Federation (eg Data Handler , Teaching Pythagoras )
  
  
• News from MANSW
  Hot news page from Mathematical Association of NSW
  
  
• AAMT News

Resources & Ongoing Issues

• Japanese Site: Interactive Applets
  Check the latest brilliant examples
  
  
• Maths in Context
  Excellent JAVA activities from the Australian Mathgym team
  
  
• Maths? Why Not?
  Research report investigating the decline in student enrolments in higher level courses
  
  
• Arnold's Practice Papers
  M. Arnold's HSC books for purchase from MANSW
  
  
• HSC Flip Cards
  Rob Prior's concept cards for purchase from Prior Education
  
  
• HSC Solutions
  These can be purchased from MANSW
  
  
• Membership of MANSW
  
  
• MANSW Annual Conference
  
  
• MANSW Publications
  
  
• Maths Puzzles
  K-12 puzzles from The Math Forum
  
  
• Newsletters from Maths Forum

Archived Node Information

• Syllabus Documentation Stage 6 Mathematics Courses
  Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2
  
  
• Syllabus Documentation
  General Mathematics
  
  
• Stage 6 Syllabus Review:
  • Update: Board of Studies
  • National Curriculum considerations
  • Report from National Curriculum Symposium
  • MANSW page
    
    
• Archived Curriculum Support newsletters
  
  
• Maths Links archives
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers 2009, Marking Guidelines, Sample Answers & Notes From Marking Centre
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald Study Guide, 2009:
  • Related Courses
  • General Maths
    
    
• HSC Maths Papers 2008
  Notes from the Marking Centre
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald Study Guide, 2008
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers and Examiners' Comments, 2007
  Exam Papers & Notes from the Marking Centre, including Marking Guidelines
  
  
• 2007 HSC Study Guide: Mathematics (pdf file size 28 KB); General Mathematics (20 KB)
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2006
  Acrobat files
  
  
• Learning From Past Mistakes (HSC 2005) & Advice for 2006
  Robert Yen's advice for students based on 2005 HSC Maths (Maths & Extension courses)
  
  
• Learning From Past Mistakes (HSC 2005) & Advice for 2006
  Robert Yen's updated advice for students based on the 2005 HSC (General Maths)
  
  
• SMH Study Guide 2005: General Maths
  Robert Yen's article (Acrobat file)
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2005
  Acrobat files
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2004
  Acrobat files
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald Study Guide 2004
  Preparing for the Mathematics Examinations
  
  
• Feedback and Advice for Extension 1 Mathematics
  Cath Whalan's PowerPoint presentation from MANSW, 2004
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald HSC Maths Survival Guide, 2003
  Using NSW HSC Online to prepare for the exam
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2003
  Acrobat files
  
  
• Sydney Morning Herald HSC Maths Survival Guide, 2002
  Using NSW HSC Online to prepare for the exam
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2002
  Acrobat files
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 2001
  Acrobat files
  
  
• HSC Maths Papers & Examiners' Reports 1995-2000
  Acrobat files

Conferences/Events

• HSC Lectures
  Conducted midyear by MANSW
  
  
• MANSW Annual Conference
  
  
• MANSW Professional Development
  
  
• MANSW HSC & SC Feedback Day
  
  
• Maths at Luna Park (MANSW)
  
  
• Talented Students' Day for Extension 2 Students
  Conducted midyear by MANSW