Throughout this course, candidates acquire and apply operational skills necessary for developing mathematical ideas through symbolic representation and diagrams. They select and apply mathematical techniques and develop their understanding of the inter-dependencies within mathematics.

Candidates develop mathematical reasoning skills and gain experience in making informed decisions.

The following provides a broad overview of the subject skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the course:
♦ understand and use mathematical concepts and relationships
♦ select and apply numerical skills
♦ select and apply skills in algebra, geometry, trigonometry and statistics
♦ use mathematical models
♦ use mathematical reasoning skills to interpret information, to select a strategy to solve a problem, and to communicate solutions