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Welcome to Grade 11 Essentials Math!

The aim of this course is to equip students with the math skills required to function as a member of society. You will learn skills that will help you to be careful and educated consumers of goods and services.

**Contrary to popular belief, Essentials Math is NOT easy math. It is, however, PRACTICAL math. Students will need to put effort into daily class work and assignments. **

 

You will be expected to record notes & examples, participate in discussions and ask questions.

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On this page, you will find copies of class notes, assignments, and helpful links for you to succeed.

Course Notes and Assignments

Course Outline

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Unit 1: Interest and Credit

Simple Interest Notes

Simple Interest Working Backwards Notes

Compound Interest Notes

Deciding How to Invest and Credit Card Notes

Credit Card Calculations Notes

Promotions/Installments Notes

Deferred Payments Notes

Personal Loans Notes

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Managing Your Money Booklet

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Unit 2: 3D Geometry

Conversions Review Notes

Intro to Surface Area & Surface Area of Prisms Notes

Surface Area of Pyramids and Cylinders Notes

Surface Area of Cones and Spheres Notes

Surface Area: Manipulating Formulas Notes

Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Notes

Volume of Pyramids, Cones and Spheres Notes

Volume of Composite Objects Notes

Volume and Capacity Notes

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Unit 3: Statistics

Bar Graphs Notes

Histograms Notes

Bias in Graphs Notes

Line Graphs Notes

Reading Line Graphs Notes

Double Line Graphs Notes

Circle Graphs Notes

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Unit 4: Managing Money

Financial Institutions

Types of Bank Accounts

Debit Cards/ATM

Online Banking

Preparing to Make a Budget

The Budgeting Process

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Unit 5: Relations and Patterns

Introduction to Patterns in Graphs

Slope and Rate of Change

Slope Using a Formula

Types of Slope

Slope-Intercept Form Equations

Application and Manipulation

Interpreting Graphs

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Unit 6: Trigonometry

Trigonometry Review Notes

Angles of Elevation and Depression Notes

Two Triangle Trig Notes

3D Triangle Trig Notes

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Unit 7: Design Modelling

Understanding Scale Notes

Drawing Scale Diagrams Notes

Drawing 2D Objects Notes

Building 3D Shapes Notes

Isometric Drawings Notes

Exploded View Diagrams Notes

Component Parts Notes

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