ATARMAxxing
QCE Specialist MathematicsPractice Examination 6
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 120 |
| Questions | 38 |
| Structure | Section A — 10 Q, 10 marks · Section B — 9 Q, 50 marks · Section C — 10 Q, 10 marks · Section D — 9 Q, 50 marks |
This paper covers
- Unit 3 further complex numbers: De Moivre's theorem, modulus-argument form, conjugate root theorem, factorisation over C
- Unit 3 mathematical induction: summation and divisibility proofs
- Unit 3 vectors in 3D: dot/cross products, lines and planes, distance formulae, spheres
- Unit 3 vector calculus: differentiation/integration of vector functions, projectile motion
- Unit 3 further matrices: Gaussian elimination for linear systems
- Unit 4 integration techniques: inverse-trig integrals, substitution, partial fractions, integration by parts
- Unit 4 applications of integration: areas between curves, volumes of revolution, Simpson's rule, probability density functions
- Unit 4 rates of change and DEs: implicit differentiation, related rates, separable differential equations, slope fields
- Unit 4 modelling motion: simple harmonic motion and variable forces
- Unit 4 statistical inference: sampling distribution of the mean, confidence intervals for mu, sample size
- Stimulus context: logistic population-growth model dP/dt = rP(1 - P/K) as a separable DE under resource constraints
- Cognitive spread across simple familiar (~60%), complex familiar (~20%) and complex unfamiliar (~20%) with Paper 1 technology-free and Paper 2 technology-active
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