- Convert recurring decimals into fractions.
- Write decimals as recurring decimals.
E Block Michaelmas
GCSE Mathematics
(Edexcel iGCSE Syllabus)
Recurring Decimals
Set Language & Notation
- Understand sets in algebraic terms.
- Understand and use subsets.
- Use the notation n(A)
- de Morgan and equivalent representations.
- Definitons of rational and natural numbers (and Q and N symbols).
- Existence of irrationals.
Degree of Accuracy
- Solve problems using upper and lower bounds where vaues are given to a degree of accuracy.
- Bounds for compound quantities where a variable appears more than once.
Algebraic Maninpulation
Algebraic Fractions
- Manipulate algebraic fractions where the denominator can be numeric or a multiple of x or x2.
HCF and LCM of Algebraic Expressions
- HCF and LCM of algebraic expressions.
Expressions and Formulae
- Change the subject of a formula where the subject appears once.
- Derive a formula or expression.
- Understand the process of manipulating formulae or equations to change the subject to include cases where the subject may appear twice or a power of the subject occurs.
- Includes cases which require completing the square.
Quadratics
- Understand the concept of a quadratic expression.
- Be able to factorise quadratic expressions where the coefficent of x2 is > 1.
- Solve quadratic equations by factorisation.
Circle Properties and Theorems
- Circle vocabulary.
- Understand chord and tangent properties of circles.
- Recognise the term cyclic quadrilateral.
- Understand and use angle properties of the circle.
- Circle theorems.
Area & Perimeter of Sectors
Statistics
Measures of Average and Spread
Visual Representations of Data
- Use different methods of presenting data.
- Use appropriate methods of tabulation to enable the construction of statistical diagrams.
- Interpret statistical diagrams.
- Identify the modal class for grouped data.
Histograms
- Construct and Interpret Histograms.
Cumulative Frequency Diagrams
- Construct cumulative frequency diagrams from tabulated data.
- Use cumulative frequency diagrams.
- Estimate the median from a cumulative frequency diagram
- Estimate the interquartile range from a cumulative frequency diagram.
- Use linear interpolation to estimate quartiles.