Year 11 Specialist Mathematics
Unit 2 Term 2 and 3 2024
Weeks Topic Learning Goals Exercises and notes
Definition of a complex number Ex 15A: All
Topic 1
Use of the Argand plane
Ex 15B: All
Term 2 Ex 15C: All
7-9 Complex Complex Arithmetic using polar Ex 15D: All
form Ex 15E: Q1,2 3odds
Numbers 1 Determining roots of equations (Note: 15F is in the syllabus but in Unit 3 not Unit 2.)
Topic 2 Sketching graphs of absolute value Ex 12A: Q1,2odds,3odds,4odds,5odds,6,7odds
functions, rational functions where Ex 12B: Q1odds,2odds,5odds,
the numerator and denominator are Ex 12C: Q1odds,2odds,3odds,4odds,5odds,6a,8,12,14
Term 2 Trigonometry polynomials of low degree.
9-10 and Ex 13C: Q1odds,2odds,3odds
The basic trigonometric functions
Functions Ex 13D: Q1odds,2odds
then Sketching reciprocal trigonometric Ex 13E: Q5odds,6odds,7odds,8odds
functions and graph simple Ex 13G: Q1a,c,e,h 2
transformations of them. Ex 13H: Q1a,b,d 2a,b,c 3
Term 3 Applications of Trigonometric Ex 13I: All
1-3 Functions to model periodic
phenomena Ex 14A: Q1a,c,d,h 2a,c,f,h,I 3a,d 4,7,9 all
Ex 14B: Q1odds, 3,4odds,5a,7odds,10,11,12,13,14
Trigonometric Identities Ex 14C: Q1odds,2odds,3,4,5odds
Ex 14D: Q1odds,3,5a, 6odds,7,11odds,12,13,15,16odds,17
Topic 3 Ex 17A: Move through these with the teacher
Matrix arithmetic Ex 17B: Do odd questions
Ex 17C: Do odd questions
Term 3 Matrices Area and determinants Ex 17D: Do odd questions
Ex 17E: Do odd questions
Ex 17F: Q1a,2,5,6,7a,8a,10
4-7 Ex 17G: Q1odds,2
Transformations in the plane Ex 18A: Q1odds,2odds,3a,4odds,6,8
Ex 18B: Q1,2
Linear transformations, geometric
transformations, rotations,
Ex 18C: Q1odds,2a,3odds,4odds,5,7
reflections, translations, dilation, Ex 18D: Q1,3,5,7,9,11,13
shear, inverse transformations Ex 18E: Q1,2,3,5,7,9
Ex 18F: Q1,3,5,7,9,
Transformations of straight lines Ex 18G: Q1,3,5,6,8,10
and other graphs Ex 18H: Q1,3,5,6
Term 3 Revision and
Week Based on all six topics of Unit 1 and Unit 2
8-10 Examination
Format of the examination: This exam will be of the same format as the External Examination. It consists of two papers which
are each of 90 minutes duration plus 5 minutes perusal. Paper 1 is technology-free and Paper 2 is technology-active
