Maths Essentials
Series Description: Aimed at Nat 5 / GSCE level, this series covers some of the essential maths skills needed for work and study. See below for a list of topics.
Target Audience: This course is open to anyone, but is aimed at students who:
- are not doing maths in their regular studies, but occasionally need to carry out basic calculations (e.g. geography, biology or business students);
- lack confidence in their maths skills, often leading to avoidance of maths;
- may not have studied any maths for a number of years, and so need a brief refresher of basic concepts.
If you're looking for more advanced topics, please see our Higher / A Level Maths Refresher series instead.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and practice questions)
There are no live sessions currently planned for this series, but the materials for the following topics are available at the Moodle link above.
| Topics Covered |
| Fractions, decimals and percentages |
| Rearranging equations |
| Unit conversions and scientific notation |
| Linear relationships (straight lines) |
| Functions |
| Powers and logarithms |
| Basic probability |
| Trigonometry (Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA) |
| Quadratics (parabolas) |
