So You Really Want to Learn Maths Book 2 Answer Book
Published on 1. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-902984-32-2 (ISBN)
Description
This answer book contains all the answers to the exercises in So You Really Want To Learn Maths Book 2. - Endorsed by ISEB - Features the complete set of answers to the exercises in So You Really Want To Learn Maths Book 2 to save you time marking work and enable you to identify areas requiring further attention - Includes diagrams and working where necessary to ensure pupils understand how to present their answers
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902984-32-2 (9781902984322)
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Serena Alexander
Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers: Two
Book
06/2015
Galore Park Publishing Ltd
€38.56
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Person
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: Working with numbersThe four rulesAdding and subtractingHarder calculationsAdditionSubtractionAdding and multiplyingMultiplication and divisionHarder calculationsEstimating MultiplicationLong multiplicationDivisionLong divisionMixed operationsBabylonian numbersEnd of chapter 1 activity: Dice gamesChapter 2: Back to BabylonFactors and multiplesPrime numbers and prime factorsSquares and their rootsCubes and their rootsTriangle numbersMore cluesInspired guessworkPythagoras' perfect numbersUsing factors to multiplyUsing factors to find a square rootsEnd of chapter activity: The number gameChapter 3: FractionsEquivalent fractionsEquivalent fractions, decimals and percentagesMixed numbers and improper fractionsAdding fractionsAddition with mixed numbersSubtractionSubtracting with mixed numbersA fraction of an amountMultiplying fractionsDividing with fractionsProblems with fractionsEnd of chapter activity: 'Equivalent fraction' dominoesChapter 4: ProbabilityThe probability scaleThe probability of an eventGames of chanceFinding the probability of an event NOT happeningSometimes one action can change the situationProbability with two eventsEnd of chapter 4 activity: Designing a board gameChapter 5: Handling dataMean and rangeLooking at data: The medianThe modeDisplaying data: Frequency tables and frequency diagramsDisplaying data: Pie chartsInterpreting pie chartsEnd of chapter 5 activity: A traffic surveyChapter 6: Working with decimalsDecimal arithmetic: Adding and subtractingMultiplying decimalsMultiplying decimals by a decimalDividing decimalsDivision by decimalsMeasurement and the metric systemMetric unitsCalculating with quantitiesEnd of chapter 6 activity: Imperial unitsChapter 7: Algebra 1 - Expressions and formulaeThe rules of algebraMultiples of x and powers of xMore about algebra and index numbersCombining multiplication and divisionWhich number is indexed?More about algebraNegative numbersMultiplying with negative numbersUsing negative numbers with a calculatorDividing with negative numbersSubstitutionFormulaeSubstituting into formulaeEnd of chapter 7 activity: Maths from stars 1 - SymmetryChapter 8: Angles and polygonsParallel linesNaming anglesPolygonsSum of interior angles of a regular polygonFinding the interior angle of a regular polygonFinding angles in polygonsEnd of chapter 8 activity: Nets of prismsChapter 9: PercentagesFractions, decimals and percentagesRules of conversionA percentage of an amountCalculating the percentageProfit and lossEnd of chapter 9 activity: Tormenting tessellationsChapter 10: Ratio and enlargementRatioSimplifying the ratioFinding the ratioRation as a fractionRatio as parts of a wholeSolving problems with ratioScale drawingsUsing scaleProportional division: The unitary methodRatio and enlargementEnlargement on a gridDrawing the enlargementEnd of chapter 10 activity: Christmas lunch investigationChapter 11: Algebra 2 - Equations and bracketsBrackets and minus signsMaking bundles or factorisingEquationsSquares and square rootsSolving equations with x squaredEquations with bracketsFractions and equationsWriting story puzzles with bracketsEnd of chapter 11 activity: Dungeons and dragonsChapter 12: Scale drawings and bearingsHow to use a compassUsing bearingsCalculating bearingsMeasuring bearingsEnd of chapter 12 activity: Black-eyed Jack's treasureChapter 13: AreaThe parallelogramThe triangleFinding the heightSome other quadrilateralsThe trapeziumArea of a kite, a rhombus and other quadrilateralsEnd of chapter 14 activity: Real life graphsChapter 15: More about numbersDecimal places: Zooming in on the number lineSignificant figuresRoundingLarge and small numbersDecimals as powers of tenStandard index formStandard index form and the scientific calculatorMore estimatingEnd of chapter 15 activity: Calculator gamesChapter 16: CirclesArea of a circleSemi-circles and quadrantsPerimetersEnd of chapter 16 activity: Drawing spiralsChapter 17: TransformationsReflectionsRotationTranslation and vectorsMixed transformationsEnd of chapter 17 activity: The four colour theoremChapter 18: VolumeCubes and cuboidsFinding the height or depthSolving volume questionsPrismsVolume of a prismEnd of chapter 18 activity: Euler's theoremChapter 19: More dataGrouping gataPie chartsScatter graphsAlgebra and statisticsEnd of chapter 19 activity: A Fibinacci number trickChapter 20: Algebra 3 - More equationsUsing algebra to solve problemsEnd of chapter 20 activity: A music genius testChapter 21: SequencesEquations to sequencesFinding the ruleA different ruleEnd of chapter 21 activity: Dot patterns