Maths: Book 1
A Textbook for Key Stage 2 and Common Entrance
Published on 1. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-902984-18-6 (ISBN)
Description
So You Really Want To Learn Maths Book 1 is suitable for pupils aged 10+ (Years 5/6 upwards) and provides a thorough grounding in the Mathematical knowledge required by pupils working towards Common Entrance and other entrance exams at 11+ and 13+. Detailed explanations are followed by numerous practice exercises to ensure that pupils have grasped the material covered. - Endorsed by ISEB - Ideal for pupils in Years 5/6 working towards Common Entrance and other entrance exams at 11+ and 13+ - Summary exercises and end of chapter activities will ensure that pupils have understood the material covered - Extension questions are included, to challenge the most able pupils An Answer Book containing answers and a mark scheme is also available to save you time marking work.
Reviews / Votes
"So you really want to learn Maths is a triumph: comprehensive, lucid, clearly and attractively laid out with plenty of exercises. Although particularly aimed at pupils preparing for the 11+ (or Common Entrance at), it provides the essential foundation for GCSE. Book 1 starts with basic number work and the moves on to fractions, decimals, area, angles, probability and so on." John Clare, The Daily Telegraph "This is a book by a teacher who understands children. There are many attractive features and expect that children will be inspired by this material. I imagine that this text will enjoy widespread acclaim and become a 'standard' work." David Hanson, member of the ISEB 13+ setting team "What a wonderful book: easy to read but so informative, with a clean layout, approprite diagrams, good cross-curricular presentation, clear instructions and excellent extension exercises for the more able children. This is the Common Entrance textbook that school teachers have been waiting for." Moira Laffey, The Old Malthouse School "These books provide a thorough grounding in maths. Detailed explanations are given through graded exercises, practical work, investigations and puzzles. The material is neatly laid-out, well organised with clear instructions and excellent diagrams, and very informative. The author even brings in fascinating snippets of history throughout the books: how the Egyptians wrote fractions, the history of the penny and of percentages, the origin of imperial units and much more. For instance, did you know that it was the Greeks who established the 'foot' as their basic unit of length and that, according to legend, this Greek unit was based on the measurement of Hercules' foot? I am very impressed by the quality of material, which is very substantial both in content and in weight (these books are heavy!) and would definately recommend them as a complete course." Home Education Advisory Service BulletinMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
764 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902984-18-6 (9781902984186)
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Serena Alexander
Mathematics for Common Entrance One
Book
05/2015
Galore Park Publishing Ltd
€44.75
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Serena Alexander has taught Mathematics since 1987, originally in both maintained and independent senior schools. From 1999 she taught at St Paul's School for Boys, where she was Head of Mathematics at their preparatory school, Colet Court, before moving to Newton Preparatory School in London. She has been a member of the ISEB setting team for mathematics, is an ISI inspector and helps to run regular mathematics conferences for prep school teachers. She has a passion for maths and expects her pupils to feel the same way. After a lesson or two, they normally do!
Content
Chapter 1: Back to Basics In the beginning Roman numerals From Roman numerals to decimals Number bonds Something special about 9 Subtracting Opposites Activity: Roman numeral investigation Chapter 2: More calculations Multiplying and dividing Doubles and near doubles Larger numbers Approximation and estimation More calculations Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Activity: What's in the box? Chapter 3: Introducing geometry What is geometry? How it began Angles Shapres enclosed by three straight lines Parallel lines Shapes enclosed by four straight lines Polygons Activity: Sorting shapes Chapter 4: More about ten Multiplying and dividing by ten Harder examples: multiplying Harder examples: dividing More about spaces Simplifying division calculations Approximations Powers of ten More multiplication by tens and hundreds Long multiplication Multiple multiplications! Simple division: A reminder Long division Rounding up or rounding down? Activity: Rudolph's dilemma Activity: The Fibonacci sequence Chapter 5: More about numbers Rules of divisibility Factors and multiples Index numbers Square numbers and triangle numbers The table square Prime numbers Finding factor pairs More about factors and multiples Highest common factors Lower common multiples Square roots Activity: A one to a hundred square investigation Chapter 6: Symmetry Line symmetry Experiments with symmetry Rotational symmetry More about symmetry Activity: Mirror on the square Chapter 7: Introducing fractions Why fractions? Equivalent fractions Using equivalent fractions Mixed numbers Finding a fraction of an amount Adding fractions Subtracting fractions Fractions with different denominators Adding fractions with different denominators Addition with mixed numbers Subtracting fractions with different denominators Subtraction with mixed numbers Borrowing Activity: Imperial units Chapter 8: Introducing decimals, money and the metric system How it began Decimals Adding and subtracting decimals Money, money, money Ordering decimals Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 The metric system Metric units Adding and subtracting measurements Zooming in on the number line More about decimals and fractions Activity: Mathematcis from food! Chapter 9: Time, travel and tables More about months Dividing up the day The 24 hour clock Time as a fraction Distance, speed and time Calculating speed Calculating distance Calculating time Mixed problems Activity: Puzzles Chapter 10: Charts and tables Frequency tables Frequency diagrams Pictograms Pie charts Drawing pie charts Activity: Statistical surveys Chapter 11: Below zero, or negative numbers Credit and debit Calculating with negative numbers Addition Subtraction Using brackets Double negatives Negative co-ordinates Drawing axes Translations Transformations on a grid Activity: The balloon game Chapter 12: Introducing algebra Solving puzzles Here comes x More than one x Two missing items Numbers and letters don't mix! Writing algebra Back to the gobstoppers Now solve the puzzles Activity: The shopkeeper's dilemma Chapter 13: Calculating with and without a calculator Using the calculator BIDMAS Rules to follow when using a calculator Activity: Think of a number Chapter 14: More decimals Multiplying decimals as a whole number Multiplying decimals by a decimal Dividing decimals Foreign exchange Conversion graphs Activity: How many nets? Chapter 15: Area Calculating areas of squares and rectanges Calculating areas when base and height units are different Calculating perimeters Calculating perimeters when base and height are different Finding the missing dimension Finding the height and length Combined shapes Calculating the area of a right-angled triangle Activity: Do people with big feet have big hands? Chapter 16: Triangles, angles and bearings Drawing triangles Angles of a triangle Bearings Activity: Non-congruent triangles Chapter 17: Percentages Looking at a percentage Percentages as fractions Percentages of a whole Finding a percentage of an amount Using percentages as fractions Percentages as decimals Comparing fractions, decimals and percentages Finding the percentage Percentages and shopping Activity: A genius test (for fun only!) Chapter 18: Probability The probability scale The probability of an event happening Finding the probability of an event not happening Just one event can change the situation Activity: Probability experiments Chapter 19: Shapes in 3 dimensions Isometric drawing Looking at nets Volumes of cubes and cuboids Finding the third dimension Units of volume Activity: Make a litre cube Chapter: Mean, mode and median Looking at data: range and average The mean Finding the total The median The mode Displaying data: frequency tables and bar charts Activity: Its time