Maths Quest for Queensland Book 3

ISBN: 0-7314-0053-4 RRP: $46.95 Available: August 2004

SUGGESTED COURSE FOR MATHS B PATHWAY

The following is the complete contents list for Maths Quest for Queensland Book 3. It is recommended that students planning to study Maths B in Year 11 complete all chapters and exercises shown below. For students planning to study Maths A in Year 11, an amended coverage from the complete contents of Maths Quest for Queensland Book 3 is recommended.

Chapter 1: Financial decisions

  • 1A Wages and salaries: N 6.1
  • 1B Working overtime: N 6.1
  • 1C Piecework: N 6.1
  • 1D Commission and royalties: N 6.1
  • 1E Gross and net pay: N 6.1
  • 1F Budgeting: N 6.1
  • 1G Calculating GST and VAT: N 6.1
  • 1H Compound interest: N 6.1

Chapter 2: Surds and indices

  • 2A Irrational numbers: N DB 6.1
  • 2B Simplifying surds: N DB 6.1
  • 2C Addition and subtraction of surds: N DB 6.2
  • 2D Multiplication and division of surds: N DB 6.3
  • 2E Writing surd fractions with a rational denominator: N DB 6.3
  • 2F Review of index laws: N 5.1
  • 2G Negative indices: N DB 6.1
  • 2H Fractional indices: N DB 6.1
  • 2I Further use of the index laws: N DB 6.1
  • 2J Scientific notation: N 6.1

Chapter 3: Ratio and proportion

  • 3A Direct proportion: N 6.3
  • 3B Direct proportion – the constant of proportionality: N 6.3
  • 3C Direct proportion and ratio or rate: N 6.3
  • 3D Partial proportion: N 6.3
  • 3E Inverse proportion: N 6.3
  • 3F Identifying the type of proportion: N 6.3

Chapter 4: Algebraic operations

  • 4A Expanding algebraic expressions: PA 6.2
  • 4B Factorising using common factors: PA 6.2
  • 4C Factorising expressions with two or four terms: PA 6.2
  • 4D Factorising expressions with three terms: PA 6.2
  • 4E Factorising more complex expressions with three terms: PA 6.2
  • 4F Mixed factorising practice: PA 6.2
  • 4G Simplifying algebraic fractions: PA 6.2, PA DB 6.2
  • 4H Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions: PA DB 6.2
  • 4I Algebraic applications: PA DB 6.2

Chapter 5: Linear equations

  • 5A Graphical solution of simultaneous equations: PA 6.2
  • 5B Algebraic solutions of simultaneous equations – elimination method: PA DB 6.2
  • 5C Algebraic solutions of simultaneous equations – substitution method: PA DB 6.2
  • 5D Problem solving using simultaneous equations: PA DB 6.2

Chapter 6: Quadratic equations

  • 6A Solving quadratic equations by factorising: PA DB 6.2
  • 6B Solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula: PA DB 6.2
  • 6C Using the discriminant: PA DB 6.2
  • 6D Plotting parabolas: PA 6.1
  • 6E Sketching parabolas using the basic graph of y = x2: PA DB 6.1
  • 6F Sketching parabolas of the form y = ax2+ bx + c: PA DB 6.1
Chapter 7: Length, area and volume
  • 7A Perimeter: M 6.1, M DB 6.1
  • 7B Area: M 6.1, M DB 6.1
  • 7C Total surface area: M 6.1, M DB 6.1
  • 7D Volume and capacity: M 6.1, M DB 6.1
  • 7E Length, area and volume changes with dilations: M 6.1, S 5.1

Chapter 8: Trigonometry and its applications

  • 8A Trigonometric ratios: M 6.1, M DB 6.1
  • 8B Using a calculator: M DB 6.1
  • 8C Using trigonometric ratios to find side lengths: M DB 6.1
  • 8D Using trigonometric ratios to find angles: M DB 6.1
  • 8E Applications of trigonometry: M DB 6.1
  • 8F Trigonometry and bearings: M DB 6.1, S 6.2
  • 8G Graphs of y = sin θ and y = cos θ: M DB 6.1

Chapter 9: Dealing with data

  • 9A Collecting data: CD 6.2
  • 9B Presenting categorical and discrete data: CD 5.2
  • 9C Representing data grouped into class intervals: CD 5.2
  • 9D Measures of central tendency: CD 5.2
  • 9E Measures of spread: CD 6.2, CD DB 6.2
  • 9F Bivariate data: CD 6.2
  • 9G Lines of best fit: CD 6.2

Chapter 10: Probability

  • 10A Probability of single events: CD 6.1
  • 10B Complementary events: CD 6.1
  • 10C Mutually exclusive events: CD BD 6.1
  • 10D Two-way tables and tree diagrams: CD BD 6.1
  • 10E Independent and dependent events: CD BD 6.1
  • 10F Subjective probability: CD 6.1

Chapter 11: Circle geometry

  • 11A Circles, chords and tangents: S DB 6.1
  • 11B Angles in a circle: S DB 6.1
  • 11C Cyclic quadrilaterals: S DB 6.1
  • 11D Great circles: S 6.2, M 6.2

Chapter 12: Networks

  • 12A What is a network?: S DB 6.2
  • 12B Basic properties of networks: S DB 6.2
  • 12C Application of networks to problem solving: S DB 6.2
  • 12D Paths and circuits – part I: S DB 6.2
  • 12E Paths and circuits – part II: S DB 6.2
  • 12F Networks and maps: S DB 6.2

Suggested Maths B and Maths A preparation testing programs

The following table lists all the WorkSHEETs and tests provided in the Maths Quest for Queensland 3 package. All WorkSHEETs and tests that link directly from the textbook are suitable for students preparing to study Maths B in year 11. For students preparing to study Maths A in year 11, suggested alternate WorkSHEETs and tests are listed in the table in bold type. Note that for some chapters in the suggested course for students planning to take Maths A in year 11, there are fewer exercises to be covered. In these cases, the number of WorkSHEETs to be covered has also been reduced.

Chapter / Maths B / Maths A
1 / WorkSHEET 1.1 (Ex 1C)
WorkSHEET 1.2 (Ex 1E)
WorkSHEET 1.3 (Ex 1H)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 1.1 (Ex 1C)
WorkSHEET 1.2 (Ex 1E)
WorkSHEET 1.3 (Ex 1H)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
2 / WorkSHEET 2.1 (Ex 2E)
WorkSHEET 2.2 (Ex 2H)
WorkSHEET 2.3 (Ex 2J)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 2.1A (Ex 2B)
WorkSHEET 2.2A (Ex 2J)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself A
3 / WorkSHEET 3.1 (Ex 3C)
WorkSHEET 3.2 (Ex 3E)
WorkSHEET 3.3 (Ex 3F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 3.1 (Ex 3C)
WorkSHEET 3.2 (Ex 3E)
WorkSHEET 3.3 (Ex 3F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
4 / WorkSHEET 4.1 (Ex 4C)
WorkSHEET 4.2 (Ex 4F)
WorkSHEET 4.3 (Ex 4I)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 4.1 (Ex 4C)
WorkSHEET 4.2 (Ex 4F)
WorkSHEET 4.3A (Ex 4I)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself A
5 / WorkSHEET 5.1 (Ex 5B)
WorkSHEET 5.2 (Ex 5C)
WorkSHEET 5.3 (Ex 5D)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 5.1A (Ex 5B)
WorkSHEET 5.2A (Ex 5D)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
6 / WorkSHEET 6.1 (Ex 6B)
WorkSHEET 6.2 (Ex 6D)
WorkSHEET 6.3 (Ex 6F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 6.1 (Ex 6B)
WorkSHEET 6.2A (Ex 6D)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself A
7 / WorkSHEET 7.1 (Ex 7B)
WorkSHEET 7.2 (Ex 7D)
WorkSHEET 7.3 (Ex 7E)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 7.1 (Ex 7B)
WorkSHEET 7.2 (Ex 7D)
WorkSHEET 7.3 (Ex 7E)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
8 / WorkSHEET 8.1 (Ex 8C)
WorkSHEET 8.2 (Ex 8E)
WorkSHEET 8.3 (Ex 8G)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 8.1 (Ex 8C)
WorkSHEET 8.2 (Ex 8E)
WorkSHEET 8.3 (Ex 8G)

Test A

Test B

Test Yourself A
9 / WorkSHEET 9.1 (Ex 9C)
WorkSHEET 9.2 (Ex 9E)
WorkSHEET 9.3 (Ex 9G)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 9.1 (Ex 9C)
WorkSHEET 9.2 (Ex 9E)
WorkSHEET 9.3 (Ex 9G)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
10 / WorkSHEET 10.1 (Ex 10B)
WorkSHEET 10.2 (Ex 10D)
WorkSHEET 10.3 (Ex 10F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 10.1 (Ex 10B)
WorkSHEET 10.2 (Ex 10D)
WorkSHEET 10.3 (Ex 10F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself
11 / WorkSHEET 11.1 (Ex 11B)
WorkSHEET 11.2 (Ex 11C)
WorkSHEET 11.3 (Ex 11D)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 11.1A (Ex 11D)
Test A

Test B

Test Yourself A

12 / WorkSHEET 12.1 (Ex 12B)
WorkSHEET 12.2 (Ex 12E)
WorkSHEET 12.3 (Ex 12F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself / WorkSHEET 12.1 (Ex 12B)
WorkSHEET 12.2 (Ex 12E)
WorkSHEET 12.3 (Ex 12F)
Test A
Test B
Test Yourself