Maths Higher Syllabus Equivalency Testing
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Higher Level Syllabus 2013 to 2015
Week 1
Standard Form & Calculations/Calculator Skills
§ Writing normal numbers in Standard Index Form
§ Writing numbers from Standard Index Form to normal numbers
§ Solving calculations in Standard Index Form using a scientific calculator and the relative function
§ Solving calculations written as normal numbers using a scientific calculator
§ Evaluating powers, roots and exponential functions using a scientific calculator
§ Long multiplication
§ Estimation
§ Multiplying by powers of 10
§ Prime Factors, Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple
Week 2
Further Calculations/Non-Calculator Skills
§ Conversion of one currency to another
§ Converting Imperial to Metric units and Metric units to Imperial
§ Fractions and Decimals
§ Solve percentage problems Including Compound and Simple Interest
§ Percentage Increase and Decrease including Profit and Loss
Week 3
Angles
§ Identifying and calculating angles from the following:
§ Angles in a Triangle
§ Angles on a Straight Line
§ Angles where Parallel Lines are involved in the diagram
§ Interior and Exterior angles in Regular
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Week 4
Areas and Volumes
§ Areas of regular shapes including:
§ Triangles & Rectangles
§ Trapeziums & Circles
§ Volumes of Cuboids
§ Cylinders & Prisms
§ All formula for Areas and Volumes must be learnt as not information sheets are given in the examination.
Week 5
Ratios
§ Ratios in the form of 3:7
§ Ratios of similar shapes
§ Ratios of ingredients when cooking
Week 6
Pythagoras and Trigonometry
§ Calculate the length of a side of a right angled triangle using Pythagoras Theorem.
§ Calculate the length of a side of a right angled triangle or an unknown angle using one of the three
Trigonometry ratios. Sine, Cosine or Tangent.
§ Understand and use a scientific calculator for both of these topics.
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