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MAT2L or MFM1P or MPM1D or MTH1W
MEL3E develops practical mathematical skills for everyday life, the workplace, and future financial planning. Students apply mathematics to earning income, taxes, purchases, budgeting, saving, borrowing, interest, transportation, travel, measurement, and problem-solving. Students also develop their ability to communicate mathematical thinking and make informed financial decisions.
Four types of courses are offered in the senior mathematics program: university preparation, university/college preparation, college preparation, and workplace preparation. Students choose course types on the basis of their interests, achievement, and postsecondary goals. The course types are defined as follows: University preparation courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the entrance requirements for university programs. University/college preparation courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the entrance requirements for specific programs offered at universities and colleges. College preparation courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the requirements for entrance to most college programs or for admission to specific apprenticeship or other training programs. Workplace preparation courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the expectations of employers, if they plan to enter the workplace directly after graduation, or the requirements for admission to many apprenticeship or other training programs.
Grade 11 | Workplace Preparation
Course Outline
Unit 1: Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense – Apply mathematical skills to everyday situations and workplace problems.
Unit 2: Personal Finance – Explore budgeting, income, taxes, banking, credit, and financial planning.
Unit 3: Measurement and Geometry – Apply measurement, area, volume, and geometric concepts to practical situations.
Unit 4: Data Management and Probability – Collect, interpret, and represent data and make informed decisions.
Unit 5: Rates, Ratios, and Proportional Reasoning – Solve practical problems involving rates, ratios, percentages, and proportions.
Unit 6: Algebra and Relationships – Use algebraic expressions, equations, and graphs to represent real-world relationships.
Unit 7: Mathematics in the Workplace – Apply mathematical skills to workplace tasks, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Unit 8: Culminating Project – Demonstrate practical mathematical skills through an everyday-life or workplace-based project.
The expectations identified for each course describe the knowledge and skills that students are expected to acquire, demonstrate, and apply in their class work, on tests, and in various other activities on which their achievement is assessed and evaluated.
Two sets of expectations are listed for each strand, or broad curriculum area, of each course.
Students will:
Apply mathematical strategies to solve workplace and everyday problems.
Work with income, taxes, budgeting, purchases, and personal finances.
Apply simple and compound interest to saving, investing, and borrowing.
Calculate and compare transportation and travel costs.
Use measurement, rates, ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning.
Communicate mathematical thinking clearly and accurately.
Students are evaluated through assignments, problem-solving activities, quizzes, tests, projects, financial planning activities, and a culminating task. Evaluation focuses on mathematical knowledge, application, problem-solving, communication, and the ability to apply mathematics to real-life situations.
