Year 10, Unit 11 – applying exponentials
This seven-lesson unit addresses content from the focus areas of Financial Mathematics B and Non-linear relationships A, B and C.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
The lessons and sequences in this program of learning are designed to allow students to explore exponential functions in a variety of contexts, including compound interest and depreciation.
Introduction
Applying exponentials – unit (DOCX 353 KB)
Lesson 1 – simple and compound interest
Lesson 2 – bad investments
- Bad investments (DOCX 354 KB)
- Bad investments – slide deck (PPTX 1.49 MB)
- Bad investments – resource (XLSX 50 KB)
Lesson 3 – Euler’s number
Lesson 4 – invasive species
Lesson 5 – exponential marbleslides
Lesson 6 – free falling
Lesson 7 – population clock
The Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
Detailed implementation information including key features and resources is available on the Mathematics syllabus development page (NESA).