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The official Saskatchewan Foundations of Mathematics 30 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines Foundations of Mathematics 30 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand FM | 8 | Financial Mathematics · Logical Reasoning · Set Theory · Probability · Modelling Data with Functions · Research and Presentation Project |
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Unit 1Financial MathematicsOfficial strand · Strand FM
Making real financial decisions with math: renting, leasing, and buying; credit; compound interest; and building and comparing investment portfolios.
Rent, Lease, or Buy
- Renting, leasing, and buying large itemsFM30.1 — Compare renting, leasing, and buying large-cost items and solve situational cost-and-benefit questions about each choice.
Credit and Compound Interest
- Comparing credit optionsFM30.1 — Analyze different credit options that involve compound interest (bank cards, store cards, promotions) and justify a credit choice.
- Compound interest and the Rule of 72FM30.1 — Apply compound interest across different compounding periods, contrast it with simple interest, and use the Rule of 72.
Investment Portfolios
- Analyzing investment portfoliosFM30.1 — Analyze and compare investment portfolios, including the effect of regular contributions and long- versus short-term options, and make recommendations.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- FM30.1
financial decision making including analysis of: • renting, leasing, and buying
Unit 2Logical ReasoningOfficial strand · Strand FM
Inductive and deductive reasoning: conditional statements, biconditionals, truth tables and Venn diagrams, and strategy in puzzles and games.
Conditional Statements
- If-then statements and their variationsFM30.2 — Analyze if-then statements and write and evaluate their converse, inverse, and contrapositive, using counterexamples where false.
Biconditionals and Logical Arguments
- Biconditionals, truth tables, and Venn logicFM30.2 — Identify and use biconditional statements and solve logical-argument problems using truth tables or Venn diagrams.
Reasoning in Puzzles and Games
- Strategies for puzzles and gamesFM30.2 — Develop, verify, and critique problem-solving strategies for puzzles and games, and identify errors in solutions.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- FM30.2
inductive and deductive reasoning including: • analysis of conditional statements
Unit 3Set TheoryOfficial strand · Strand FM
Sets, Venn diagrams, and set notation, and using set operations to solve situational problems.
Sets and Venn Diagrams
- Sets, Venn diagrams, and set notationFM30.3 — Describe types of sets and represent relationships with Venn diagrams, naming regions with Boolean operators and set notation.
Set Operations and Problem Solving
- Solving problems with set operationsFM30.3 — Determine the complement, intersection, and union of sets and solve situational questions that involve sets.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- FM30.3
set theory and its applications.
Unit 4ProbabilityOfficial strand · Strand FM
Odds and probability, and the probability of two events that are mutually exclusive, non-mutually exclusive, dependent, or independent.
Odds and Probability
- Relating odds and probabilityFM30.4 — Explain the relationship between odds (part-part) and probability (part-whole) and convert between them.
- Solving and critiquing odds and probabilityFM30.4 — Solve contextual problems involving odds and probability and critique correct and incorrect uses of the terms.
Probability of Two Events
- Mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive eventsFM30.5 — Determine the probability of mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events using the addition rule.
- Dependent and independent eventsFM30.5 — Determine the probability of dependent and independent events, including conditional probability given a previous event.
- Solving two-event probability problemsFM30.5 — Create and solve situational questions that combine mutually exclusive, non-mutually exclusive, dependent, and independent events.
Combinatorics
- The fundamental counting principle and factorialsFM30.6 — Develop and apply the fundamental counting principle and use factorial notation.
- PermutationsFM30.6 — Determine the number of permutations of n elements taken r at a time, including cases with non-distinguishable elements.
- CombinationsFM30.6 — Determine the number of combinations of n elements taken r at a time and distinguish combinations from permutations.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- FM30.4
understanding of odds and probability.
- FM30.5
the probability of two events, including events that are: • mutually exclusive • non-mutually exclusive
- FM30.6
combinatorics including: • the fundamental counting principle
Unit 5Modelling Data with FunctionsOfficial strand · Strand FM
Representing and analyzing data using polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, and sinusoidal functions as modelling tools.
Modelling Data with Polynomial Functions
- Polynomial models of dataFM30.7 — Analyze graphs of polynomial functions and use technology to fit a polynomial model to data and interpret it.
Modelling Data with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Exponential and logarithmic models of dataFM30.7 — Analyze graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions and use technology to fit them to data and interpret the models.
Modelling Data with Sinusoidal Functions
- Sinusoidal models of dataFM30.7 — Analyze graphs of sinusoidal functions and use technology to fit a sinusoidal model to cyclic data and interpret it.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- FM30.7
representation and analysis of data using: • polynomial functions of degree ≤ 3
Unit 6Research and Presentation ProjectOfficial strand · Strand FM
A staged research project: designing an inquiry, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting findings on a current event or area of interest.
Designing the Inquiry
- Planning a data-based inquiryFM30.8 — Frame a research question on a current event or area of interest and develop a rubric to assess the project.
Collecting and Analyzing Data
- Collecting and assessing dataFM30.8 — Collect primary or secondary data, assess its accuracy, reliability, and bias, and interpret it using statistical methods.
Presenting the Findings
- Presenting research findingsFM30.8 — Organize and deliver a presentation of research findings and conclusions, presenting multiple sides of any controversial issue.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- FM30.8
Research and give a presentation of a current event or an area of interest that requires data collection and analysis.
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Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Saskatchewan's Grade 12 Mathematics curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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The official source is linked on this page — Saskatchewan's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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