Head of Mathematical Literacy: Miss R. Williams

robwilliams@edgemeadhigh.org.za

Maths Lit, as the subject is popularly called, has improved its standard.

Common misconceptions:

This is not a subject for Maths “drop-outs”!! Many learners think that a subject change from Maths to Maths Lit will ensure an easy ‘A’ and to their chagrin found that this is not true

Many people believe University is closed to Maths Lit matriculants. Again, this is not true however there are courses which require Maths and so a Maths Lit matric will close these career doors. Learners who opt to take Maths Lit in grades 11 and 12 must be aware that although universities have this subject as a requirement, often it is not accepted due to the numbers at university.

Mission statement:

• to maintain EHS’ high standard in Maths Lit
• to develop a sense of the usefulness of the subject
• to develop basic Numeracy skills needed in life

The Maths Lit course:

In the FET phase, this subject covers a wide range of areas from costings, profit, VAT, interest rates and annuities/loans to scale and basic map work to budgets and personal tax as well as statistics and probability

It is strongly linked to other subjects like Geography, Consumer Studies, Business Studies

Maths Lit covers budgets, basic costing, calculations using involved formulae, interest on investments and loans, buying a home, statistics and graphing amongst other things, The course deals with real-life situations.