From my understanding, preliminary content in general maths is only assumed knowledge in the hsc, just like any other course. I have noticed that preliminary content does sometimes make its way into hsc questions as certain parts of hsc general maths is pretty much an extension on preliminary...
My class would summarise the contents learnt every week into a separate summary book which we used to study for exams. The book would usually consist of sources, key terms and definitions, key events and people, and a few extra details to spice things up and make us sound smart. In ancient...