
OCR Core Maths A and B (MEI)
Illuminate Publishing
Will be published approx. on 16. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-913963-00-2 (ISBN)
Description
Created to support students and teachers through the OCR Core Maths (MEI) courses and designed to create confident mathematicians able to apply their learning to a wide range of situations;
? Written in conjunction with the MEI team to ensure the best possible support for the course.
?Covers all components from both specifications: Introduction to quantitative reasoning , Critical maths and Statistical problem solving.
?Innovative approach places learning in context throughout and focusses on learning through practice with a large number of questions, exercises, activities and exam-style questions.
?Real-world examples are used to give students opportunities to apply their learning to different settings including everyday life and the workplace.
? Written in conjunction with the MEI team to ensure the best possible support for the course.
?Covers all components from both specifications: Introduction to quantitative reasoning , Critical maths and Statistical problem solving.
?Innovative approach places learning in context throughout and focusses on learning through practice with a large number of questions, exercises, activities and exam-style questions.
?Real-world examples are used to give students opportunities to apply their learning to different settings including everyday life and the workplace.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 16 to 100 years
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
818 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913963-00-2 (9781913963002)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Stella Dudzic: Stella is an experienced teacher and head of department and joined MEI in 2006. Her work in curriculum development includes developing new qualifications and overseeing the creation of teaching resources. She is a textbook author and editor and regularly leads CPD for teachers. // Roger Porkess: Roger has been active in mathematics education throughout his career, first as a teacher, then as Chief Executive of MEI and now as an independent consultant. He has written or contributed to 5 recent major reports and has acted as author, co-author or series editor of over 30 books and is now a Principal Examiner for a major Awarding Body. // Sophie Goldie: Sophie is an experienced Mathematics teacher and has over 20 years experience as a textbook author. //
Heather Davies: Heather is an experienced Mathematics teacher and also led the Mathematics School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Cornwall. She is now an independent consultant and divides her time between publishing work, presenting on national and international courses, and consulting for a variety of organisations. // Bob Hartman: Bob spent almost 20 years as a classroom teacher and has been actively involved in producing learning texts and assessment materials (Entry Level to Level 3) since the inception of GCSE. He worked full-time for the curriculum development organisation SMP for six years.
Heather Davies: Heather is an experienced Mathematics teacher and also led the Mathematics School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Cornwall. She is now an independent consultant and divides her time between publishing work, presenting on national and international courses, and consulting for a variety of organisations. // Bob Hartman: Bob spent almost 20 years as a classroom teacher and has been actively involved in producing learning texts and assessment materials (Entry Level to Level 3) since the inception of GCSE. He worked full-time for the curriculum development organisation SMP for six years.
Content
Part 1; Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning; Probability and risk; Working with formulae and spreadsheets; Percentages; Financial problem solving; Roughly speaking; Working with data; Representing the real world graphically; It's Normal; Working with exponentials; Measures and scaling; Part 2; Critical Maths; Fermi estimates; Probability in medicine and law;
Is it for real?; Business and risk; Making decisions; Trialling, sampling and bias; Nearly Normal; Statistical problem solving;
Evaluating statistical information; Problem solving with data displays and summaries; Problem solving with the Normal distribution; Problem solving using contingency tables and the chi-squared test; Problem solving with correlation
Is it for real?; Business and risk; Making decisions; Trialling, sampling and bias; Nearly Normal; Statistical problem solving;
Evaluating statistical information; Problem solving with data displays and summaries; Problem solving with the Normal distribution; Problem solving using contingency tables and the chi-squared test; Problem solving with correlation