- Probability Distributions
- Normal Distributions
- Normal Distribution as an approximation to the Binomial Distribution
- Sampling Theory
- Confidence Interval
- Hypothesis Testing
Rather amazing isn't it? In fact, it made me wonder what is new to the Project Maths Syllabus. Apart from Financial Maths, I can't think of much. But for what was added, much much more was taken away. For example, the old syllabus had:
- Vectors
- Maclaurin Series
- Matrices
- Group Theory
- Transformation Geometry
- Further Integration (EG: By Parts)
It would seem much was lost in the change over to the new Syllabus. A shame, some of those topics removed are critical to Science and Engineering Mathematics. And Group Theory gave students a chance to see what "pure Mathematics" looks like. It really is a shame these topics were remove.
The new state of LC Mathematics is further away from what Third Level Mathematics looks like. And it would be light-years away from what Science and Engineering Mathematics looks like. DIAS (a third level school) was so concerned it ran a "top-up" course for LC students. A course designed for students going onto Science and/or Engineering that would help narrow the gap between what students learnt in the LC and what students needed for 1st of University.
I do wonder if Project Maths is here to stay. It is. Change happens slowly in education (at least in Ireland). I wouldn't expect a new Syllabus for at least 10 years.
For those LC students interested in Mathematics (and further studies of Mathematics) my advise to you is to track down an old LC Maths book. Text and Tests 5 from 1993 will do nicely :)