2026 Course & Assessment Schedule

Based on course outline - subject to change

Term 1 (from 4 Feb)

WeekDatesTopicAssessment
W1–24–14 Feb3.1 Further differentiation - chain, product, quotient rules
W3–417 Feb – 28 Feb3.1 Applications of differentiation - curve sketching, optimisation
W5–63–14 Mar3.2 Antidifferentiation & integration
W717–21 Mar3.2 Integration - areas, definite integralsTest 1 (10%)
Differentiation & Integration
W8–924 Mar – 3 Apr3.3 Discrete random variables, probability distributionsInvestigation 1 out

Term 2 (from 21 Apr)

WeekDatesTopicAssessment
W121–25 Apr3.3 Continuous random variables, probability density functionsInvestigation 1 (10%)
W2–328 Apr – 9 May3.3 Expected value, variance, standard deviation
W412–16 MayRevision for Semester 1 ExamTest 2 (10%)
Random Variables
W5–619–30 MaySemester 1 Exam - Unit 3 (15%)
W7–82–13 Jun4.1 The logarithmic function - natural log, log laws, equations
W9–1016–27 Jun4.1 Exponential models & logarithmic modelsInvestigation 2 out
W1130 Jun – 3 Jul4.2 Continuous random variables & the normal distribution

Term 3 (from 20 Jul)

WeekDatesTopicAssessment
W120–24 Jul4.2 Normal distribution - z-scores, inverse normalInvestigation 2 (10%)
W2–327 Jul – 7 Aug4.2 Sampling distributions, sample proportions
W410–14 Aug4.3 Interval estimates for proportions, confidence intervalsTest 3 (10%)
Logarithms & Normal Distribution
W5–617–28 Aug4.3 Rates of change & differential equations
W731 Aug – 4 SepRevisionTest 4 (10%)
Statistical Inference & Rates
W87–11 SepRevision for Semester 2 Exam
W9–1014–25 SepSemester 2 Exam - Units 3 & 4 (25%)

Term 4 (from 12 Oct)

WeekDatesTopicAssessment
W1–212–22 OctExam feedback & WACE exam preparation
NovTBAWACE Exam - external (50%)

Assessment Weighting Summary

TypeComponentWeight
Response (40%)Test 1 - Differentiation & Integration10%
Test 2 - Random Variables10%
Test 3 - Logarithms & Normal Distribution10%
Test 4 - Statistical Inference & Rates10%
Investigation (20%)Investigation 110%
Investigation 210%
Examination (40%)Semester 1 Exam - Unit 315%
Semester 2 Exam - Units 3 & 425%