VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 Curriculum and Khan Academy Links
Functions and relations
Set notation and sets of numbers
Identifying and describing relations and functions
Types of functions and implied domains
Sums and products of functions
Composite functions
Inverse functions
Power functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/manipulating-functions
Coordinate geometry and matrices
Linear equations
Linear literal equations and simultaneous linear literal equations
Linear coordinate geometry
Applications of linear functions
MatricesThe geometry of simultaneous linear equations with two variables
Simultaneous linear equations with more than two variables
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus/precalc-matrices
Transformations
Translations
Dilations
Reflections
Combinations of transformations
Determining transformations
Using transformations to sketch graphs
Transformations of power functions with positive integer index
Determining the rule for a function from its graph
Using matrices for transformations
Using the inverse of a 2 × 2 matrix for transformations
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/manipulating-functions
Polynomial functions
Quadratic functions
Determining the rule for a parabola
The language of polynomials
Division and factorisation of polynomials
The general cubic function
Polynomials of higher degree
Determining the rule for the graph of a polynomial
Solution of literal equations and systems of equations
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/alg-basics-quadratics-and-polynomials
Exponential and logarithmic functions 209
Exponential functions
The exponential function f(x) = ex
Exponential equations
Logarithms
Graphing logarithmic functions
Determining rules for graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions
Solution of exponential equations using logarithms
Inverses
Exponential growth and decay
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/introduction-to-exponential-functions
Circular functions
Measuring angles in degrees and radians
Defining circular functions: sine, cosine and tangent
Further symmetry properties and the Pythagorean identity
Graphs of sine and cosine
Solution of trigonometric equations
Sketch graphs of y = a sin n(t ± ε) and y = a cos n(t ± ε)
Sketch graphs of y = a sin n(t ± ε) ± b and y = a cos n(t ± ε) ± b
Addition of ordinates for circular functions
Determining rules for graphs of circular functions
The tangent function
General solution of trigonometric equations
Applications of circular functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/engageny-alg2/alg2-2
Further functions
More power functions
Composite and inverse functions
Sums and products of functions and addition of ordinates
Function notation and identities
Families of functions and solving literal equations
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/manipulating-functions
Differentiation
The derivative
Rules for differentiation
Differentiating xn where n is a negative integer
The graph of the derivative function
The chain rule
Differentiating rational powers
Differentiation of ex
Differentiation of the natural logarithm function
Derivatives of circular functions
The product rule
The quotient rule
Limits and continuity
When is a function differentiable?
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/differential-calculus
Applications of differentiation
Tangents and normals
Rates of change
Stationary points
Types of stationary points
Absolute maximum and minimum values
Maximum and minimum problems
Families of functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus-1
Integration
The area under a graph
Antidifferentiation: indefinite integrals
The antiderivative of (ax + b)r
The antiderivative of ekx
The fundamental theorem of calculus and the definite integral
Finding the area under a curve
Integration of circular functions
The area of a region between two curves
Applications of integration
The fundamental theorem of calculus
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus-2/cs2-integrals-review
Discrete random variables and their probability distributions
Sample spaces and probability
Conditional probability and independence
Discrete random variables
Expected value (mean), variance and standard deviation
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/random-variables-stats-library#random-variables-discrete
The binomial distribution
Bernoulli sequences and the binomial probability distribution
The graph, expectation and variance of a binomial distribution
Finding the sample size
Proofs for the expectation and variance
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/binomial-probability-a2
Continuous random variables and their probability distributions
Continuous random variables
Mean and median for a continuous random variable
Measures of spread
Properties of mean and variance
Cumulative distribution functions
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/random-variables-ap#continuous-random-variables
The normal distribution
The normal distribution
Standardisation and the 68–95–99.7% rule
Determining normal probabilities
Solving problems using the normal distribution
The normal approximation to the binomial distribution
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/modeling-distributions-of-data
Sampling and estimation
Populations and samples
The exact distribution of the sample proportion
Approximating the distribution of the sample proportion
Confidence intervals for the population proportion
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/confidence-intervals-one-sample
