GCSE MATHEMATICS

YEAR 1O -11 MISS CARPENTER

GCSE MATHEMATICS

• • • EDEXCEL examining board.

2 levels of entry Higher or Foundation EXAM consists of 2 papers each 1hour 45 minutes Paper 1 Non- Calculator Paper 2 Calculator • Majority of pupils will be entered for the Higher Level Exam in Jun 2015 • Mr Steven’s group (accelerated) will take the exam Jun 2014

ACCELERATED GROUP MS

• • • • • • • Over half way through the course Mock exam beginning of December (Same time as Year 11) Revision : weekly revision sheet (Fronter) : past paper practice.

GCSE Exam taken Jun 2014 Year 11: Start AS course. 3 Modules C1, C2 exams to be taken in June 2015.

GCSE SYLLABUS

• • The work covered this year can be found on the web site On a daily basis the work is broken down into topics and these can be found in each pupil’s exercise book.

TOPIC 1 - ALGEBRA

1. Number types – factors, primes triangular, square 2. Expressing numbers as product of prime factors 3. Linear sequences - finding general terms 4. Using general terms to find next term and position 5. Quadratic sequences 6. Practical general terms – Functional skills 7. Collecting like terms 8. Expansion of single brackets 9. Expansion of double brackets (x + 1)(x + 5) 10. Expansion of double brackets (2x+1)(3x+4) 11. Single bracket factorisation 12. Double bracket factorisation simple 13. Double bracket factorisation more difficult 14. Simple equations 15. Equations with unknowns on both sides 16. Solving quadratic equations by factorising 17. Quadratic equations by formula 18. Equations by trial and improvement 19. Functional skills involving forming equations.

GRADE

D C C C B C C C C B D/C B A D D B A C A/A*

THE CAMPION SCHOOL TOPIC 1 – ALGEBRA 1 MATHEMATICS DEPT YR 10 - H

ALGEBRA 1

1. General terms of linear sequences 2. General terms of quadratic sequences 3. Using general terms to find next term and position.

4. Finding terms of a quadratic sequence 5. Practical general terms - Functional skills 6. Expansion of single brackets and simple double brackets.

7. Expansion of double brackets (2x+ 1)(3x+ 4) 8. Single bracket factorisation 9. Double bracket factorisation x 2 + 5x + 6 10. Double bracket factorisation 2x 2 + 7x + 6 11. Solving a quadratic equation by factorising.

12. Simplifying algebraic fractions 13. Simple equations and x's on both sides 14. Functional skills involving quadratic equations.

15. Quadratic equations by formula.

16. Equations by trial and improvement.

QU

1a,b 1c - f 2, 4

GR

C B C 3 5 6a, b e 6 c,d 7a 7b,c 7d 8 9 10 11 12 13 C C C B D B A B B D A A C

OK

% 80+ 60 - 80 40 - 60 20 - 40 < 20 Grade A B C D U * * The Campion School Comments to help you make progress with learning P+ P P Date Teacher

• • • These sheets show exactly what a pupil can or cannot do.

They need to practise this work until they are confident with the methods.

Every pupil has access to My Maths (Computer program)

HOMEWORK

• • • Homework should be completed on the night it is set. Main homework is a weekly revision sheet.

Please check regularly that your son has completed his homework.

If there are gaps then he has problems with that piece of work and he has to get help from his teacher.

AVAILABLE HELP

• • • The Maths Office is open for all who have problems with homework.

Maths teachers are available to answer questions every lunch time.

No pupil should be handing in incomplete work.

EQUIPMENT

For every lesson your son should have • • • Textbook and exercise books Calculator Pens, Rulers, compass and protractor.