MBF3C course enables students to broaden their understanding of mathematics as a problem solving tool in the real world. Students in MBF3C will extend their understanding of quadratic relations; investigate situations involving exponential growth; solve problems involving compound interest; solve financial problems connected with vehicle ownership; develop their ability to reason by collecting, analysing, and evaluating data involving one variable; connect probability and statistics; and solve problems in geometry and trigonometry. Students in MBF3C will consolidate their mathematical skills as they solve problems and communicate their thinking.
Course curriculum
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The step before MAP4C
MBF3C follows Grade 10 applied math and leads directly to MAP4C, the Grade 12 credit that college business, health and human services programs accept.
Money decisions you will actually make
Simple versus compound interest, the real cost of buying on credit, comparing bank services, and what it costs to own and operate a vehicle.
Data and probability from real sources
Collect, organize and evaluate one-variable data, then determine and represent probability and interpret how it is used.
A quiz, an assignment and a conversation per unit
Every unit ends with a short quiz, a unit assignment covering the whole unit, and an end-of-unit conversation with your teacher, so gaps are caught before the exam.
MBF3C Course outline
Full unit-by-unit breakdown.
Represent two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures from real-world applications in a variety of ways, solve design problems, and solve acute-triangle problems using the sine law and the cosine law.
Key topics
Primary trigonometric ratios · sine law · cosine law · 2D shapes and 3D figures · design problems
Assessed by
Problem sets · unit quiz · unit assignment · end-of-unit conversation
Develop an understanding of exponents, connect the numeric, graphical and algebraic representations of exponential relations, and describe and solve problems involving exponential growth and decay from real-world applications.
Key topics
Exponent laws · exponential relations · growth and decay · numeric, graphical and algebraic representations
Assessed by
Problem sets · unit quiz · unit assignment · end-of-unit conversation
Compare simple and compound interest and relate compound interest to exponential growth, compare services from financial institutions, solve problems about the cost of buying on credit, and interpret the costs of owning and operating a vehicle.
Key topics
Simple and compound interest · financial institution services · credit and its cost · vehicle ownership and operating costs
Assessed by
Problem sets · unit quiz · unit assignment · end-of-unit conversation
Connect the numeric, graphical and algebraic representations of quadratic relations, identify the key characteristics of quadratic models and the role of transformations, and use those connections to solve problems.
Key topics
Quadratic relations · vertex and factored forms · transformations · key features of parabolas · solving problems with quadratics
Assessed by
Problem sets · unit quiz · unit assignment · end-of-unit conversation
Solve problems involving one-variable data by collecting, organizing, analysing and evaluating it, then determine and represent probability and identify and interpret its applications.
Key topics
One-variable data · measures of central tendency and spread · data displays · probability · applications of probability
Assessed by
Problem sets · unit quiz · unit assignment · end-of-unit conversation
