MDM4U
Mathematics of Data Management:
Content and Reporting Targets
Mathematical Processes across all strands: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proving, Reflecting, Selecting Tools and
Computational Strategies, Connecting, Representing, and Communicating.
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Counting and Probability
Introducing probability vocabulary and notation in contexts involving simple counting
Counting permutations and combinations
Using mathematical notation to describe the number of permutations and combinations
Solving counting problems
Solving probability problems using counting principles
Organization of Data for Analysis
Connecting questions and the data needed to answer them
Understanding data concepts
Statistics
Single-variable data
Two-variable data
Evaluating validity
Probability Distributions
Discrete random variables
Modelling Continuous Data
Continuous random variables
Culminating Projects and Investigations
A: Permutations, Combinations, Probabilities; B: Statistics; C: Probability Distributions
Counting Stories Project
Choosing or creating a nursery rhyme or piece of literature that provides the potential for posing and answering connected problems that involve permutations, combinations, and probabilities
Posing and solving the connected problems
Culminating Investigation
Identifying area of interest and connecting it to probability
Posing a problem of interest, finding sources of data, determining relevance of data
Designing a plan to study the problem of interest, formulating a research question
Culminating Investigation
Retrieving/ gathering data from various sources, e.g., e-Stat
Dealing with/organizing various forms of data
Fine-tuning their research question
Learning to use data-analysis tools, e.g., Fathom
Culminating Investigation
Interpreting, analysing, and interpreting the data
Drawing conclusions from the analysis of data
Compiling report, presenting multimedia summary
Content and Reporting Targets
Mathematical Processes across all strands: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proving, Reflecting, Selecting Tools and
Computational Strategies, Connecting, Representing, and Communicating.
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Counting and Probability
Introducing probability vocabulary and notation in contexts involving simple counting
Counting permutations and combinations
Using mathematical notation to describe the number of permutations and combinations
Solving counting problems
Solving probability problems using counting principles
Organization of Data for Analysis
Connecting questions and the data needed to answer them
Understanding data concepts
Statistics
Single-variable data
Two-variable data
Evaluating validity
Probability Distributions
Discrete random variables
Modelling Continuous Data
Continuous random variables
Culminating Projects and Investigations
A: Permutations, Combinations, Probabilities; B: Statistics; C: Probability Distributions
Counting Stories Project
Choosing or creating a nursery rhyme or piece of literature that provides the potential for posing and answering connected problems that involve permutations, combinations, and probabilities
Posing and solving the connected problems
Culminating Investigation
Identifying area of interest and connecting it to probability
Posing a problem of interest, finding sources of data, determining relevance of data
Designing a plan to study the problem of interest, formulating a research question
Culminating Investigation
Retrieving/ gathering data from various sources, e.g., e-Stat
Dealing with/organizing various forms of data
Fine-tuning their research question
Learning to use data-analysis tools, e.g., Fathom
Culminating Investigation
Interpreting, analysing, and interpreting the data
Drawing conclusions from the analysis of data
Compiling report, presenting multimedia summary