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Special Numbers and Powers
[express Integers as product of powers of prime factors
find highest common factors (HCF) and lawest common multiples (LCM)
lunderstand the meaning of surds
manipulate surds, including rationalising @ denominator
luse index laws to simplify and evaluate numerical expressions involving
integer, fractional and negative powers
Indices and standard form
Juse index notation and index laws for multiplication and division of positive
jand negative integer powers including zero
calculate with and interpret numbers in standard form
solve problems invalving standard form
convert recurring decimals into fractions
round to @ given number of significant figures or decimal places
Decimals
luse estimation to evaluate approximations to numerical calculations
luse a scientific electronic calculator to determine numerical results
identify upper and lower bounds where values are given to a degree of
accuracy
Dearee of Accuracy J sve prablems using upper and lower bounds where values are given to a
degree of accuracy
lorder fractions and calculate a given fraction of a given quantity
lexpress a given number as a fraction of another number
Jconvert a fraction to a decimal or percentage
Fractons luse common denominators to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers.
lunderstand and use fractions as multiplicative inverses
multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers
lexpress a given number as a percentage of another number;
lexpress a percentage as a fraction and as a decimal
lunderstand the multiplicative nature of percentages as operators (multipliers)
solve simple percentage problems, inclucing percentage Increase and
Percentages Jcecrease
luse reverse percentages
luse compound interest and depreciation
luse repeated percentage change
solve compound interest problems
Ratio and Proportion
fuse ratio notation, including reduction to ts simplest form and its various links
to fraction notation
eivide a quantity in a given ratio or ratios
Juse the process of proportionality to evaluate unknown quantities
calculate an unknown quantity from quantities that vary In direct proportion
solve word problems about ratio and proportion
luse and apply number in everyday personal, domestic or community life
carry out calculations using standard units of mass, length, area, volurne and
capacity
lunderstand and carry out calculations using time, and carry out calculations
using money, including converting between currenciesTopic
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Expressions, formulae and
rearranging equations
[substitute positive and negative integers, decimals and
fractions for words and letters in expressions and
formulae
use formulae from mathematics and other real-life contexts
lexpressed intially in words or diagrammatic form and
Jconvert to letters and symbols
derive a formula or expression
Junderstand the process of manipulating formulae or
lequations to change the subject, to include cases
where the subject may appear twice or a power of
the subject occurs
Linear Equations and
Inequalities
solve linear equations, with integer or fractional
coefficients, in one unknown in which the unknown
appears on either side or both sides of the equation
set up simple linear equations from given data
solve simple linear inequalities in one variable
land represent the solution set on a number
line
Simultaneous Equations
[calculate the exact solution of two simultaneous
Jequations in two unknowns
interpret the equations as lines and the common
solution as the point of intersection
Sequences
lunderstand and use common difference (4) and frst term (a)
in an arithmetic sequence
know and use nth term = a+ (n—‘1}d
ind the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series (Sn)Topic
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|Geometry of shapes
luse angle properties of intersecting lines, parallel lines
land angles on a straight line
[understand the terms ‘isosceles’, equilateral’ and vight-angled
triangles’ and the angle properties of these triangles
[understand and use the term ‘quadrilateral’ and the angle sum
property of quadrilaterals
[understand and use the properties of the parallelogram,
rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezium and kite
[understand the term ‘regular polygon’ and caleulate interior and
lexterior angles of regular polygons.
[understand and use the angle sum of polygons
provide reasons, using standard geometrical statements, to
[support numerical values for angles obtained in any geometrical
[context involving lines, polygons
|Compound Measures
luse compound measure such as speed, density and pressure
convert measurements within the metric system to
include linear and area units
[convert between units of volume within the metric system
Perimeter, Area and
Volume
find the perimeter of shapes made from triangles and rectangles
find the area of simple shapes using the formulae for the areas of
triangles and rectangles
find the area of parallelograms and trapezia
[ind perimeters and areas of sectors of circles
find the surface area of simple shapes using the area formulae for
triangles and rectangles
lind the surface area of a cylinder
find the volume of prisms, including cuboids and cylinders, using
an appropriate formula
find the surface area and volume of a sphere anda right,
[circular cone using relevant formulae
Similar Shapes
[understand congruence as meaning the same shape and size
[understand that two or more polygons with the same shape and
size are said to be congruent to each other
[understand and use the geometrical properties that similar figures
have corresponding lengths in the same ratio but corresponding
angles remain unchanged
[understand that areas of similar figures are in the ratio of the
[square of corresponding sides
lunderstand that volumes of si
[cube of corresponding sides
ilar figures are in the ratio of the
[use areas and volumes of similar figures in solving problems:
Pythagoras’ Theorem
know, understand and use Pythagoras’ Theorem in two
dimensions
luse Pythagoras’ theorem in three dimensionsContent (Specification)
[Algebraic Manipulation
[Collect tke terms
multiply a single term over a bracket
lexpand the product of two or more linear expressions
Factorise in one bracket (and subject appears twice)
Factorise in two brackets and quadratic expressions
[Complete the square for a given quadratic expression
manipulate algebraic fractions where the numerator andor the
Jdenominator can be numeric, linear or quadratic
use algebra to support and construct proofs
Expressions, formulae and
rearranging equations
[set up problems involving direct or inverse proportion and
relate algebraic solutions to graphical representation of the
Jequations
JQuadratic Equations and
Inequalities
[solve quadratic equations by factorization
]solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula or
[completing the square
form and solve quadratic equations from data given in a context
[solve quadratic inequalities in one unknown and represent
{the solution set on a number line
Simultaneous Equations
[Solve simultaneous equations in two unknowns, one equation being
linear and the other being quadraticTopic
Content (Specification)
|Graphical Representation of Data
(3-4 lessons)
[construct and interpret histograms
[construct cumulative frequency diagrams from tabulated data
luse cumulative frequency diagrams (including estimating the
Imedian and interquartile range)
Statistical Measures (2-3 lessons)
[understand the concept of average:
[calculate the mean, median, mode and range for a discrete data
set
[calculate an estimate for the mean for grouped data
identity the modal class for grouped data
lunderstand the concept of a measure of spread
find the interquartile range from a discrete data setTopic
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IConstruction and
[Bearings (4 lessons)
[construct triangles and other two-dimensional shapes using a
[combination of a ruler, a protractor and compasses
use straight edge and compasses to:
(construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment
(i) construct the bisector of an angle
understand angle measure including three-figure bearings
[solve problems using scale drawings
use and interpret maps and scale drawingsTopic Content (Specification)
understand the concept that a function is a
mapping between elements of two sets
luse function notations of the form f(x) = .. and f: xa
understand the terms ‘demain’ and ‘range’ and which
Function Notation (5-6 lessons) | values may need to be excluded from a domain
lunderstand and find the composite function fg and the
inverse function f-1Topic
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Linear Graphs (7 - 8 lessons)
[determine the coordinates of the midpoint of a line
[segment, given the coordinates of the two end points
find the gradient of a straight line
recognise that equations of the form
mx-+¢ are straight line graphs with gradient m and
intercept on the y-axis at the point (0, c)
recognise, generate points and plot graphs of
linear functions
[calculate the gradient of a straight line given the
[coordinates of two points
find the equation of a straight line parallel to a
{given line; find the equation of a straight line
perpendicular to a given line
represent simple linear inequalities on rectangular
[Cartesian graphs
identify regions on rectangular Cartesian graphs defined
by simple linear inequalities
identify harder examples of regions defined by linear
inequalities
Quadratic Graph (1 lesson)
recognise, generate points and plot graphs of quadratic
functions
Real life graphs (1-2 lessons)
interpret information presented in a range of linear and
non-linear graphsContent (Specification)
Right Angle Trigonometry (3-4
lessons)
know, understand and use sine, cosine and tangent
Jof acute angles to determine lengths and angles of
[a right-angled triangle
[apply rigonometrical mathods to solve problems in two
[dimensions
[understand and use angles of elevation and depression
‘Advanced Trigonometry (7-8
lessons)
understand and use sine, cosine and tangent of
obtuse angles
[understand and use the sine and cosine rules for any
triangle
lunderstand and use the formula A=(1/2)absinC for the
area of a triangle
[apply rigonometrical methods to solve problems in three
Jdimensions, including finding the angle between a line and
a plane
recognise, plot and draw graphs of
for angles of any size (in degrees)
ink, y=cosx, y=tanx