Applied Maths proposal to add key areas of maths welcomed

Key areas of maths that have been dropped from the Leaving Certificate syllabus could become part of a revised applied maths course being developed.

The proposal comes following strong criticisms about the removal of topics like matrices, vectors and calculus from the senior cycle syllabus in the Project Maths programme being taught on a phased basis in second-level schools since 2008.

But their inclusion in the draft for a new applied maths syllabus, which could be renamed as extended higher mathematics or applications of higher mathematics, has been welcomed by one of the third-level academics in a group that led those concerns two years ago.