Wednesday, 5 June 2013

C Grade maths

For a grade C in maths the following topics need to be covered and understood:

Number
Integers
Negative numbers

Powers and roots

Decimals
Ratio
Percentages

Estimating answers
Use of a calculator

Algebra


Terminology
  • equation
  • formula
  • identity
  • expression
Simplification

Expanding brackets

Forming equations

Solving equations

Transposing equations (changing the subject)

Inequalities

Trial and improvement

Sequences
  • generate sequences
  • describe sequences using the nth term
Graphs
  • y = mx + c
  • draw the line of best fit
  • find the gradiet of a line (and parallell lines)
  • Plot quadratic graphs
Shape and space
Pythagoras' theorem
Volume and surface area of prisms
Transformations
  • angles of rotation
  • mirror lines for reflection
  • translation by vectors
  • enlargements by fractional scale factors
Upper and lower bounds
Compound measures
Constructions
  • perpendicular bisector
  • angle bisector
Loci

Handling data

Probability from relative frequency

Mean from grouped data

Monday, 17 December 2012

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Friday, 26 June 2009

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Index laws

Number line

To download this number line click on the link to the scribd website and click on the download tab at the top of the document.

Number Line

Directed numbers

Integers are whole numbers, their negative and zero- they are not fractions or decimals.



Adding and subtracting negative numbers


Multiplying negative numbers

Prime factorisation - without the trees

Prime factors - using a factor tree