09 Feb 14 Resource:  Revision by Topic

Basic Algebra - mostly Grade B/C  Basic Algebra Solutions

Circle Theorems - mixture of Grade B and Grade A* questions  Circle Theorems Solutions

12 Nov 13  The Important Topics on GCSE Higher Tier Maths

This Excel spreadsheet analyses the type of questions asked on Higher Tier GCSE over 7 consecutive pairs of exam papers between Jun 08 and Jun 11. The 3 tabs along the bottom allow you to see how often topics crop up and how many marks they are usually worth. In the left margin the topics are cross-referenced to TheMathsTeacher video lessons where available.

17 Sep 13 Lesson: Completing the Square

Objectives:

1. To be able to use the technique of completing the square.

2. To be able to identify lines of symmetry and minimum points on quadratic curves.

3. To be able to solve quadratic equations by completing the square.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA1 Completing the Square

16 Sep 13 Lesson: Recap of Basic Geometry (Grades B - D)

Objectives:

1 To recognise corresponding, alternate and allied angles associated with parallel lines and transversals.

2. To know how to find exterior angles of regular polygons.

3. To know how to find the sum of interior angles of polygons.

4. To know how to prove triangles are congruent.

13 Sep 13 Lesson: Introduction to Transformation of Functions (Grade A and A*)

Objectives:

1 To recognise the algebraic expressions for translations, stretches and relections

Homework: First 5 Foundation exercises based on exam question section of TheMathsTeacher

12 Sep 13 Lesson: Introduction to Transformation of Functions (Grade A and A*)

Objectives:

1 To recognise the graphs of the 3 trigonometric functions y = sinx, y = cosx and y = tanx

2. To explore the algebra required for translations, reflections and stretches of the general function y = f(x)

06 Sep 13 Lesson: Surds (Grade A and A*)

Objectives:

1. To multiply surds together

2. To simplify a surds by rationalising the denominator

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HN1 Surds

04 Sep 13 Lesson: Introduction to Surds (Grade A and A*)

Objectives:

1. To recognise a surd

2. To simplify the addition of surds by taking out the square roots of perfect squares that are factors

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HN1 Surds

03 Mar 13 Lesson: Rearranging Formulae 2 (Grade A and A*)

Objectives:

1. To be able to rearrange a formula to change the subject

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA5

25 Feb 13 Lesson: Mensuration - Cones and Cylinders (Grade A)

Objectives:

1. To be able to find volumes and surface areas of cones and cylinders.

22 Nov 12  Lesson: y = mx + c (Grade B/C)

Objectives:

1. To recognise equations of a straight line.

2. To determine the gradient and y-intercept of a straight line.

3. To plot a straight line Graph.

29 Oct 12  Lesson: Mensuration Introduction (Grade C/D))

Objectives:

1. To recognise the difference between perimeter, area and volume.

2. To determine perimeters and areas of compound shapes.

3. To determine areas and volumes of simple shapes.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA6

08 Oct 12  Lesson: Compound Interest & Depreciation (Grade B)

Objectives:

1. To be able to calculate compound interest.

2. To be able to calculate depreciation.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HN3

05 Oct 12  Lesson: Consolidation of Previous Lesson (Grade B)

Objectives:

1. To be able to perform reverse percentage operations.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HN2

04 Oct 12  Lesson: Advanced Percentages (Grade B)

Objectives:

1. To be able to perform reverse percentage operations.

03 Oct 12  Lesson: Rounding, Significant Figures & Standard Form (Grade B/C)

Objectives:

1. To be able to round numbers to decimal places or significant figures.

2. To be able to express large and small numbers in standard form.

3. To be able to perform arithmetic in standard form on a calculator.

27 Sep 12  Lesson: Visualizing & Investigating

Objectives:

1. To visualize the outcomes when creating variations on a Mobius strip.

2. To develop investigative skills by :

     identifying when integers can be written as the sums of consecutive integers,

     or by determining how squares can be broken into smaller squares.

26 Sep 12  Lesson: Prime Factors, HCFs and LCMs (Grade C)

Objectives:

1. To factorize given integers into te product of prime numbers.

2. To determine the highest common factor (HCF) of two integers.

3.  To determine the lowest common multiple (LCM) of two integers.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson FN1

24 Sep 12  Lesson: Solving Cubic Equations by Trial and Improvement (Grade C)

Objectives:

1. Starter: To gain experience in the technique of visualization.

2. To solve cubic equations by trial and improvement.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson FA6

21 Sep 12  Lesson: Solving Quadratic Equations by Factorizing (Grade B)

Objectives:

1. To factorize quadratic expressions.

2. To solve quadratic equations by factorizing.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA2

20 Sep 12  Lesson: Expanding Brackets to give Quadratic Expressions (Grade B)

Objectives:

1. To multiply brackets to give quadratic expressions.

2. To review operations on directed numbers.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson FA3

19 Sep 12  The Important Topics on GCSE Higher Tier Maths

This Excel spreadsheet analyses the type of questions asked on Higher Tier GCSE over 7 consecutive pairs of exam papers between Jun 08 and Jun 11. The 3 tabs along the bottom allow you to see how often topics crop up and how many marks they are usually worth. In the left margin the topics are cross-referenced to TheMathsTeacher video lessons where available.

19 Sep 12  Lesson: Expanding Brackets and Factorizing (Grade B/C)

Objectives:

1. To expand and simplify algebraic expressions including brackets.

2. To factorize algebraic expressions by identifying common factors.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lessons FA4 & FA5

19 Sep 12   Get Geogebra for your Computer

Please ask your parents if you may download Geogebra for your home computer. The following link allows you to downlink a portable version that does not even have to be installed. This software will be useful in several different areas of the syllabus at both GCSE and A-level. It is completely free.

http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en/portable

13 Sep 12  Lesson: Specializing and Generalizing

Objectives:

1. Starter: To gain experience in the technique of visualization.

2. To problem solve by specializing and generalizing.

12 Sep 12  Lesson: Using Rules of Indices (Grade A/B)

Objectives:

1. To practise design of own questions on indices.

2. To use the 8 rules of indices.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA4

10 Sep 12  Lesson: Deriving Rules of Indices (Grade A/B)

Objectives:

1. To establish paired and group working within 10CM2.

2. To practise the skills of specialising and generalising.

3. To derive the 8 rules of indices.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson HA4

07 Sep 12  Lesson: Quadratic Sequences (Grade A*/A)

Objectives:

1. Recognise the difference between quadratic and linear sequences.

2. Derive a formula for the nth term of a quadratic sequence.

06 Sep 12  Lesson: Linear Sequences (Grade C)

Objectives:

1. Recognise / construct both increasing and decreasing linear sequences.

2. Derive a formula for the nth term of a sequence and use it to find any specified term.

Home Support: TheMathsTeacher Lesson FA7

16 Jul 12  How to Improve Your Study Skills

This advice contained in these 5 short videos can help you to improve your study skills in all your subjects at GCSE, A-level and at university. We will watch them in class and talk about them in September. However, I believe you need to watch them more than once to take all the advice on board.

Professor Stephen Chew is a cognitive psychologist from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Just recently, he has recorded five short videos (each 5 - 9 minutes long) to help students become more effective learners. They contain a whole range of dos and don'ts together with practical suggestions you can adopt to improve your learning. Below are direct links to each video. As an alternative you can log on to Youtube and type in 'Stephen Chew'

How to get the most out of studying (Part 1)  (6:54)

How to get the most out of studying (Part 2)  (7:15)

How to get the most out of studying (Part 3)  (5:46)

How to get the most out of studying (Part 4)  (9:17)

How to get the most out of studying (Part 5)  (7:29)

16 Jul 12   Have a play with y = mx + c

Here is a spreadsheet to help you explore the equation of a straight line: y= mx + c 

Click on the spin buttons to change the values of m and c to gain an appreciation of how they affect the slope and position of the line.

From time to time I will post resources such as this to help you with your studies.

16 Jul 12  Welcome to 10CM2

The purpose of this web site is to help you progress through your GCSE Maths course over the next two years.