Mathematics – Matamataig – Barra Schools

Mathematics is rich and stimulating and develops logical reasoning, analysis, problem solving skills, creativity and the ability to think in abstract ways. Across all years Maths includes numerical skills, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and reasoning skills.

BGE Maths & Numeracy

Pupils work at Level 3 in S1 and S2 (using the TeeJay 3A and 3B textbooks) covering a range of topics that are vital to S3 Maths and beyond.

S1	S2
Basic arithmetic	Algebra
Rounding	Powers & Roots
Integers	Factors & Multiples
Algebra	Sequences
Fractions	Angles
Angles	Proportion
Co-ordinates	Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
Ratio	Scale Drawings & Bearings
Area	Probability & Statistics
Speed, Distance, Time	Presenting Data
Circumference & Area of a Circle	Symmetry
Basic Volume	Graph Sketching

Pupils in S3 work at Level 4 (using the TeeJay 4+ textbook). A lot of the above topics are included and extended, as well as new more complex topics such as Pythagoras’ Theorem, Similar Shapes, Circle Theorems, and Trigonometry.

Additional resources and links to useful websites are given to pupils in Microsoft Teams and OneNote.

It is beneficial for pupils to have their own scientific calculator. In school we use Casio fx-83GT X which can be purchased online or from the school.

Senior Phase Maths

In the senior phase pupils have a choice between Maths or Applications of Maths. Pupils sitting N5 & Higher have exams at the end of the session, details can be found in the links at the end of the page.

N4 Applications of Maths	Topics Covered
Unit 1: Managing Finance and Statistics	Income; foreign exchange; interest; budgeting; comparing data; graphs, charts & tables.
Unit 2: Geometry and Measures	Gradient; perimeter; area; scale drawing; volume; Pythagoras’ Theorem; time; tolerance.
Unit 3: Numeracy	Fractions, decimals & percentages; speed, distance, time; area & perimeter; integers; proportion; volume, presenting data, probability.
Added Value Unit	A mixture of the above.

N5 Applications of Maths	Topics Covered
Unit 1: Managing Finance and Statistics	Budgeting (personal and an event); factors affecting income; best buys; foreign exchange; loans, credit cards & savings; risk & probability; statistics; presenting and interpreting data.
Unit 2: Geometry and Measures	Scale drawings; navigation & bearings; time management; precedence tables; tolerance; gradient; composite shapes; volume; Pythagoras’ Theorem.
Unit 3: Numeracy	Notation & units; scales; rounding; interpreting data; probability.

N5 Maths	Topics Covered
Unit 1: Expressions and Formulae	Surds & indices; factorising; algebraic fractions; gradient; arc length & sector area; volume.
Unit 2: Relationships	The equation of a straight line; solving equations; simultaneous equations; changing the subject; quadratic graphs; solving quadratic equations; Pythagoras’ Theorem; similar shapes; trigonometric graphs; solving trigonometric equations.
Unit 3: Applications	Trigonometry in non-right-angled triangles; bearings; vectors; percentages; fractions; statistics.

H Maths	Topics Covered
Unit 1: Expressions and Formulae	Logarithms & exponential; manipulating trigonometric expressions; graph sketching; composite & inverse functions; vectors.
Unit 2: Relationships and Calculus	Solving algebraic equations; solving trigonometric equations; differentiation; integration.
Unit 3: Applications	Special lines; circles; recurrence relations; applied calculus.

Additional resources and links to useful websites are given to pupils in Microsoft Teams and OneNote.

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