new resources for new syllabus (2 Viewers)

SS173 · Jul 30, 2025

They removed "work allowances" topic from Standard Math to reflect the reality in work places

tywebb · Jul 31, 2025

tywebb said:
some chapters of ext 1 cambridge y 11 up now, ch 6, 11, 16, 17, 18

https://issuu.com/cambridge3/docs/cambridgemathsnsw_stage_6_ext1_y11_2ed_uncorrect

maybe they put the rest up later but dunno when

rest is up now

https://issuu.com/cambridge3/docs/cambridgemaths_nsw_stage_6_extension_11_2ed_4pp

this one has all the chapters

Socialism · Aug 3, 2025

tywebb said:
so to make this change makes it more consistent with what the rest of the world does

omg standardisation we

that

tywebb · Aug 7, 2025

https://4unitmaths.com/expected-publication-dates.pdf updated again to include new books by Concept Press called Concept Mathematics

advanced year 11 is expected to come september 19, 2025

they look like this:

tywebb · Aug 17, 2025

with the formal introduction of the cauchy-schwarz inequality as we transition from current syllabus to new one one might reenvision inequalities as in the following example

$\text{Prove that if }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+,\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\ge ab+bc+ca$

rephrase it for current syllabus

$\text{For }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+\text{ using the fact that }a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca\text{ prove using the AM-GM inequality that }$

$\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+ab\ge2a^2\text{ and hence prove that }\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\ge ab+bc+ca$

$\text{By AM-GM inequality, }\textstyle\frac{\frac{a^3}{b}+ab}{2}\ge\sqrt{\frac{a^3}{b}\times ab}=a^2$

$\text{Now }\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+ab\ge2a^2,\frac{b^3}{c}+bc\ge2b^2\text{ and }\frac{c^3}{a}+ca\ge2c^2$

$\begin{aligned}\text{so }\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}+ab+bc+ca&\ge2(a^2+b^2+c^2)\\&\ge2(ab+bc+ca) \end{aligned}$

$\therefore\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\ge ab+bc+ca$

rephrase it for new syllabus

$\text{For }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+\text{ using the fact that }a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca\text{ prove using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality that$

$\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\ge ab+bc+ca$

$\begin{aligned}\textstyle\left(\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\right)(ab+bc+ca)&\ge(a^2+b^2+c^2)^2\text{ by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality}\\ &\ge(ab+bc+ca)^2\end{aligned}$

$\therefore\textstyle\frac{a^3}{b}+\frac{b^3}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a}\ge ab+bc+ca$

if u looked at my spoilers u would appreciate the inclusion of cauchy-schwarz will help to increse the efficiency of solutions

tywebb · Aug 18, 2025

here is a somewhat simpler example related to the previous post

$\text{Prove that for }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+,a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca$

rephrased for current syllabus:

$\text{For }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+\text{ by considering }(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2$

$\text{prove that }a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca$

$(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2=2(a^2+b^2+c^2)-2(ab+bc+ca)\ge0$

$\therefore a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca$

rephrased for new syllabus

$\text{Use the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to prove that for }a,b,c\in\Bbb R^+,$

$a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca$

$\text{By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,}$

$(a^2+b^2+c^2)(b^2+c^2+a^2)\ge(ab+bc+ca)^2$

$\therefore a^2+b^2+c^2\ge ab+bc+ca$

tywebb · Aug 18, 2025

here is a more challenging one

alfred mortimer nesbitt, headmaster of toowoomba grammar school 1882-1888 published in the may 1, 1902 educational times https://www.mediafire.com/file/2uh9o45f3rg1i91/e-times.pdf on pdf page 33, problem 15114 what has become known as nesbitt's inequality

prove it using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

$\text{Start by considering }\textstyle((a+b)+(b+c)+(c+a))\left(\frac{1}{a+b}+\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a}\right)$

$\begin{aligned}\textstyle((a+b)+(b+c)+(c+a))\left(\frac{1}{a+b}+\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a}\right)&\ge(1+1+1)^2\text{ by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality}\\ \textstyle\frac{2(a+b+c)}{a+b}+\frac{2(a+b+c)}{b+c}+\frac{2(a+b+c)}{c+a}&\ge9\\ \textstyle2+\frac{2c}{a+b}+2+\frac{2a}{b+c}+2+\frac{2b}{c+a}&\ge9\\ \textstyle\frac{a}{b+c}+\frac{b}{c+a}+\frac{c}{a+b}&\ge\textstyle\frac{3}{2} \end{aligned}$

coolcat6778 · Aug 18, 2025

tywebb said:
here is a more challenging one

alfred mortimer nesbitt, headmaster of toowoomba grammar school 1882-1888 published in the may 1, 1902 educational times https://www.mediafire.com/file/2uh9o45f3rg1i91/e-times.pdf on pdf page 33, problem 15114 what has become known as nesbitt's inequality

View attachment 48687

prove it using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

$\begin{aligned}\textstyle((a+b)+(b+c)+(c+a))\left(\frac{1}{a+b}+\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a}\right)&\ge(1+1+1)^2\text{ by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality}\\ \textstyle\frac{2(a+b+c)}{a+b}+\frac{2(a+b+c)}{b+c}+\frac{2(a+b+c)}{c+a}&\ge9\\ \textstyle2+\frac{2c}{a+b}+2+\frac{2a}{b+c}+2+\frac{2b}{c+a}&\ge9\\ \textstyle\frac{a}{b+c}+\frac{b}{c+a}+\frac{c}{a+b}&\ge\textstyle\frac{3}{2} \end{aligned}$

how tf were they so smart back then

tywebb · Aug 20, 2025

it is not immediately clear in the new syllabus what they mean by this

there is a proof in the sample paper but not much on

- use for what?
- why use?
- how to use?
- when to use and when not to use?

there is however hidden in the support document

there is a problem severely restricting applicability to the result for real numbers, namely that it is easily extendable to n dimensions, yet we only have 2 and 3 dimensional vectors in the syllabus

the proof in the sample paper still holds for the n-dimensional case

it may also be investigated how consequences and generalisations can be applied, such as titu's lemma and hölder's inequality

these often result in more efficient solutions than simply applying cauchy-schwarz.

titu's is easy to prove, hölder's is a bit harder to prove, but when you've proved them, the skill developed in using cauchy-schwarz is immediately transferable to using titu's and hölder's.

inclusion of n-dimensional cauchy-schwarz, titu's and hölder's will allow exploration of a wider set of applications.

tywebb · Oct 2, 2025

sample pages for concept mathematics are available now at https://www.conceptmathematics.com.au

the publisher name has changed to pigeon publishing

https://4unitmaths.com/expected-publication-dates.pdf also updated again to include all the other concept mathematics release dates.

coolcat6778 · Oct 2, 2025

please cambridge don't update

tywebb · Oct 3, 2025

coolcat6778 said:
please cambridge don't update

last time syllabus changed there were indications from nesa that the intention will be to change the syllabus every 5 years. well it took 7 this time. it's something quite common in other subjects, but i don't think we're quite used to it in maths. the previous syllabus lasted several decades before changing.

so if they keep this very roughly 5-year syllabus change cycle going, then we're going to have to get used to it, like they do in other subjects.

tywebb · Nov 29, 2025

tywebb said:
here photo of new terry lee books for advanced, extension 1 and extension 2

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they are the first books released for the new syllabus

note that the extension 2 one is thus far the only extension 2 book for new syllabus and we are unlikely to see another one for many months.

euler's form has been removed from the syllabus yet the terry lee book still has it.

according to nesa students won't be penalised for still using it - even for new syllabus. bit like cis. technically it is oos but if u use it correctly to convey solution clearly to the marker they don't penalise for that either. whether schools take this on board with a open mind - or stubbornly write marking schemes for trials based on their bad attitudes and not following directions from nesa is another matter.

Dzeeshr · Nov 29, 2025

tywebb said:
note that the extension 2 one is thus far the only extension 2 book for new syllabus and we are unlikely to see another one for many months.

euler's form has been removed from the syllabus yet the terry lee book still has it.

according to nesa students won't be penalised for still using it - even for new syllabus. bit like cis. technically it is oos but if u use it correctly to convey solution clearly to the marker they don't penalise for that either. whether schools take this on board with a open mind - or stubbornly write making schemes for trials based on their bad attitudes and not following directions from nesa is another matter.

Why would they remove eulers form? It’s intuitive for understanding how args and moduli work when doing operations with complex numbers

Trebla · Nov 29, 2025

Dzeeshr said:
Why would they remove eulers form? It’s intuitive for understanding how args and moduli work when doing operations with complex numbers

I suspect that it’s from feedback that its derivation uses out of syllabus concepts so it becomes this random thing students are being asked to just accept without proof.

I also think if you can’t introduce logarithms with complex numbers in the HSC, then Euler’s form doesn’t really do anything meaningful other than just notational abbreviation. So introducing it in such a shallow way in the HSC is probably a bit of a disservice to how powerful it actually is.

Also worth noting that Euler’s form only got introduced into syllabus only 5 years ago. The old syllabus prior to that (which some regard as “better”) never had it there for like 20+ years.

spiderlemonade · Nov 29, 2025

tywebb said:
https://4unitmaths.com/expected-publication-dates.pdf updated again to include new books by Concept Press called Concept Mathematics

advanced year 11 is expected to come september 19, 2025

they look like this:

View attachment 48548

one of those authors is my friend's maths teacher

justletmespeak123 · Nov 29, 2025

new formula sheet is so retarded, old one was compact. there's so much empty space at the back they didn't even have to change it entirely

tywebb · Feb 19, 2026

cambridge put up chapter 7 of year 12 second edition advanced

https://issuu.com/cambridge3/docs/cambridgemaths_stage_6_advanced_chapter_7_uncorr

maybe they put up the rest later

justletmespeak123 · Feb 20, 2026

Trebla said:
I suspect that it’s from feedback that its derivation uses out of syllabus concepts so it becomes this random thing students are being asked to just accept without proof.

I also think if you can’t introduce logarithms with complex numbers in the HSC, then Euler’s form doesn’t really do anything meaningful other than just notational abbreviation. So introducing it in such a shallow way in the HSC is probably a bit of a disservice to how powerful it actually is.

Also worth noting that Euler’s form only got introduced into syllabus only 5 years ago. The old syllabus prior to that (which some regard as “better”) never had it there for like 20+ years.

the hsc syllabus is a fucking disgrace.

why can't we get introduced to Matricies and cross product in hsc math? literally would've made 1st year more enjoyable

coolcat6778 · Mar 7, 2026

Trebla said:
The old syllabus prior to that (which some regard as “better”) never had it there for like 20+ years.

Mate, the HSC syllabus, even before, is awful for how shallow it is.

Stuff like Implicit Differentiation, Planes, Cross Product, Confidence Intervals, Hyperbolas were never present.

Is it really worth it to make the syllabus so shallow, just to make questions that only cater to like 10 people out of 3000?

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