Overview

The Jacaranda Maths Quest for Queensland series has been entirely updated for the revised Queensland Senior Syllabus. Created by experienced Queensland teachers, the new Maths Quest for Queensland series provides all the tools to help your students progress and achieve success. Available now in learnON, Australia's most powerful online learning platform, which brings trusted Jacaranda content to life. Visible learning and accessibility Each lesson is mapped directly to the revised Queensland Senior Syllabus, ensuring 100% coverage for teachers. Lessons clearly labelled [complex] to differentiate complex content from the revised Queensland Senior Syllabus. Each lesson is scaffolded using three question types — simple familiar, complex familiar and complex unfamiliar — to prepare students for assessment. Unparalleled assessment support Students access chapter summaries as well as review exercises and unit reviews, each with sample responses. Students access auto-marked quick quizzes in every lesson with fully worked solutions. A custom test‑builder can be filtered by unit, differentiation and question type. Step-by-step approach to problem-solving and modelling tasks NEW! Practical student guide, stepping them through how to approach and complete problem-solving and modelling tasks. Bank of quarantined assessment tasks, including teaching advice to assist teachers to create quality problem‑solving and modelling tasks. More than a textbook learnON is everything you need to prepare and deliver effective lessons in one place. Engage students with a multimodal learning experience, including videos and interactivities. Save time assessing, with ready-made auto-marked question sets, chapter tests and practice assessments with sample responses. Identify and act on areas of weakness early, with instant reports and learning data. Edit the course content to customise student learning and reduce cognitive load.

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Author:   Pauline Holland (John Wiley and Sons Australia P/L) ,  Mark Barnes (St Peter's College)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Imprint:   Jacaranda Wiley, Australia
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 2.20cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.80cm
Weight:   0.992kg
ISBN:  

9781394317639

ISBN 10:   1394317638
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   01 August 2025
Recommended Age:   From 17 to 18 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Unit 3 Bivariate data, sequences and change, and Earth geometry 1 Identifying and describing associations between two variables 1.1 Overview 1.2 Bivariate data 1.3 Two-way frequency tables 1.4 Scatterplots 1.5 Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) 1.6 Review 2 Fitting a linear model to numerical data 2.1 Overview 2.2 Review of the general equation of a straight line 2.3 Fitting a least-squares regression line to time series 2.4 The coefficient of determination and residual plots 2.5 Association and causation 2.6 Review 3 Time series analysis 3.1 Overview 3.2 Constructing and describing time series plots 3.3 Fitting a least-squares regression line to time series data 3.4 Smoothing time series data using simple moving averages 3.5 Seasonal indices and deseasonalising data 3.6 Review 4 The arithmetic sequence 4.1 Overview 4.2 Using recursion to generate an arithmetic sequence 4.3 Using the rule for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence to make predictions 4.4 Simple interest and other applications of arithmetic sequences 4.5 Straight-line and unit cost depreciation 4.6 Review 5 The geometric sequence 5.1 Overview 5.2 Using recursion to generate a geometric sequence 5.3 Using the rule for the nth term of a geometric sequence 5.4 Compound interest and other applications of geometric sequences 5.5 Reducing balance depreciation 5.6 Review 6 Earth geometry and time zones 6.1 Overview 6.2 Latitude and longitude 6.3 Distances on the Earth's surface 6.4 Time zones 6.5 Review Unit 4 Investing and networking 7 Compound interest loans and investments 7.1 Overview 7.2 Modelling a compound interest loan or investment using a recurrence relation 7.3 Effective annual rate of interest 7.4 Compound interest problems - future values and present values 7.5 Compound interest problems - interest rates and number of compounding periods 7.6 Review 8 Reducing balance loans 8.1 Overview 8.2 Modelling a reducing balance loan using a recurrence relation 8.3 The effect of the interest rate and repayment amount on the time taken to repay the loan 8.4 Solving problems involving reducing balance loans with and without the use of technology 8.5 Review 9 Annuities and perpetuities 9.1 Overview 9.2 Introduction to annuities 9.3 Using recurrence relations to model annuities 9.4 Annuity and perpetuity calculations 9.5 Review 10 Graphs and networks 10.1 Overview 10.2 Graphs, associated terminology and the adjacency matrix 10.3 Planar graphs 10.4 Connected graphs 10.5 Weighted graphs and trees 10.6 Review 11 Networks and decision mathematics 11.1 Overview 11.2 Critical paths 11.3 Critical path analysis with backward scanning 11.4 Network flow 11.5 Bipartite graphs and the Hungarian algorithm 11.6 Review

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