Maths Essentials
Series Description: Aimed at Nat 5 / GSCE level, this series covers some of the essential maths skills needed for work and study. See below for a list of topics.
Target Audience: This course is open to anyone, but is aimed at students who:
- are not doing maths in their regular studies, but occasionally need to carry out basic calculations (e.g. geography, biology or business students);
- lack confidence in their maths skills, often leading to avoidance of maths;
- may not have studied any maths for a number of years, and so need a brief refresher of basic concepts.
If you're looking for more advanced topics, please see our Higher / A Level Maths Refresher series instead.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and practice questions)
This series takes place in Semester 1, but the materials for the following classes are available at the Moodle link above.
| Class Title | Description |
| Fractions, decimals and percentages |
This session covers fractions, percentages and decimals. |
| Rearranging Equations | This session covers basic algebraic manipulation of equations. |
| Unit Conversions and Scientific Notation | This session covers unit conversions and scientific notation. |
| Linear relationships | This session covers straight lines. |
| Functions | This session covers what a function is and how to evaluate them. |
| Powers and Logarithms | This session covers powers and logarithms. |
| Basic Probability | This session covers basic probability. |
| Trigonometry | This session covers Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA. |
| Quadratics | This session covers parabolas. |
