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GCSE Mathematics A | Accredited...
Published (2009-11-26 20:44:00)
likeglue2: This is a bit of a surprise to me as I got a pack from Edexcel last week that gave me the clear impression they were only doing modular. Graham said "Much of the material we have circulated up to now has been to do with the three-unit specification B since we weren't sure whether specification A would be accredited. There was an impression floating around that each Awarding Body would only be allowed to offer one GCSE...
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any maths experts help appreciated?
Published (2009-11-27 16:44:00)
I couldn't agree more with Pipipi, The whole point of using algebra is that this represents a GENERAL form so that x can represent any 'legal' number. By legal I mean that for example in the graph of y = 1/(x+1), x could be any number apart from -1 because the denominator can never equal zero. Anyway, I digress. I would argue that this question is more about convention rather than...
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Order of operation
Published (2009-11-27 22:03:00)
friedfrazzled: I thought that division and multiplication had the same weighting and then addition and subtraction have the same weighting. So in a question for example that has an addition and a subtraction because they have equal weighting you would just do the sum from beginning to end. ie 7 - 6 + 3 = 4 and would not equal -2 Spot on!
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For those who like Tarsia
Published (2009-11-25 07:30:00)
(I'm sure I won't be the only thinking it's nice to see you back though).
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any maths experts help appreciated?
Published (2009-11-27 11:40:00)
I am flabbergasted at the suggestion, in print, that it is wrong to write x + 9 = 18 but correct to write x + x = 18 if x = 9.
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What do you think about this...
Published (2009-11-23 19:14:00)
No that is fine. It doesn't appear either. If you are wanting to do something later, just send me a message. Oh and there is no need to worry about the postage. My school would be paying, and money is never a concern with them!
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For those who like Tarsia
Published (2009-11-25 20:15:00)
I can't open the files - what sort are they, please? (I have unzipped... but it's "file type unknown")
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any maths experts help appreciated?
Published (2009-11-27 11:24:00)
I've looked in my Big Bumper Book of Correct Mathematics and I read that if x = 9, then it is indeed correct to write x + x = 18 and wrong to write x + 9 = 18. My book was not written by an expert. Were you told by an expert that it was wrong to write x + 9 = 18 and what the consequences would be? What do you personally think about the rightness or wrongness of writing x + 9 = 18, if x =9?
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Past O level papers from the...
Published (2009-11-25 15:32:00)
Hey Valed those are excellent papers. How hard were the A level papers :) ? d U c
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Latest active threads on Mathematics::
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-17 20:22:00)
by Karvol
Hmmm... Sounds very interesting. What age group were you thinking of for the investigation? We are an ethnically diverse international school in Switzerland.
Started 3 days ago (2009-11-26 23:48:00)
by Nazard
Lots of Xmas decorations up in towns round here, I'm afraid! The latest edition of the Maths Association journal has got some. Can you persuade your school to join the MA ?
Started 6 days, 6 hours ago (2009-11-23 18:13:00)
by brookes
No, we no longer do that (I'm pretty sure I didn't do this at school in the eighties). I've always thought it's to avoid confusion with the decimal point, especially as this is often replaced by a full stop by keyboard users. To make it easier to read, you can group in the units period, thousands period et cetera. For example, 1 234 567.
Started 6 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-23 12:19:00)
by Maths_Mike
Activity ~Day - maybe. Word searches, quizes etc. Activity WEEK? - surely not Good luck is all I have to offer.
Started 2 weeks, 6 days ago (2009-11-09 18:29:00)
by DM
Our pal Martin's dream has finally come true! Download his order of operations program here. http://www.sumtree.com/
Started 4 days, 17 hours ago (2009-11-25 07:30:00)
by brookes
(I'm sure I won't be the only thinking it's nice to see you back though).
Started 2 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-27 17:23:00)
by bellflour
http://www.mathcomp.leeds.ac.uk/publicatio ns/
Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-27 10:48:00)
by Polecat
I'm probably the wrong person to respond. However, let me have a go. The first question is asking for the initially unkown number x which has to be added to 9 to give 18. So this is in the context of addition (and subtraction). That seems to me to be a good way of getting in to algebra - the whole point about algebra is that it gives a framework for solving equations, so why not ...
Started 2 weeks, 2 days ago (2009-11-13 13:55:00)
by MathMan1
I'm surprised your research has been so poor and that you've missed the obvious sources of info. The TDA oversees teaching in the UK and if you'd visited their website you would have found out about the Student Associates Scheme. This has existed for many years ( I believe ) and provides undergrads or just grads ( I suppose ) the opportunity to get into a secondary school for 15 days....
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-17 08:39:00)
by bellflour
I'd take the advice with a pinch of salt... But you could consider 'research homeworks,' eg famous mathematicans, Konigsberg, size of a football pitch, typical APR rates etc...
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Hot threads for last week on Mathematics::
Started 2 weeks, 6 days ago (2009-11-09 18:29:00)
by DM
Our pal Martin's dream has finally come true! Download his order of operations program here. http://www.sumtree.com/
Started 6 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-23 12:19:00)
by Maths_Mike
Activity ~Day - maybe. Word searches, quizes etc. Activity WEEK? - surely not Good luck is all I have to offer.
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-22 19:40:00)
by DM
If you join www.edexcelmaths.co.uk you will find the 1988 O Level Paper B in the Very Past Papers vault. This is from the year GCSE mathematics began. Q1. Sector of a circle Q2. Angles and algebra Q3. 2 x 2 matrices Q4. Probability Q5. Vectors Q6. Operations Q7. Bar chart / pie chart / percentages Q8. Composite and inverse funtions and the quadratic formula Q9. ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-17 22:01:00)
by DM
I was invited to it Poley but decided it was too far to travel. Please share more info. I'm intrigued now.
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-21 12:46:00)
by mathsteacher1953
When I read posts like this I sometimes feel a little saddened. Perhaps we are all just trying too hard and the heart and soul is being lost from lessons. I saw a TV program on black holes recently and spent 20 minutes at the start of the lesson telling pupils about it. I really went off on one because the programme had fascinated me so much. The pupils honestly seemed fascinated ...
Started 6 days, 9 hours ago (2009-11-23 15:37:00)
by DM
At least it will be good for teaching percentages, fractions and number bonds. " We are one fifth of the way through this lesson, how many torturous minutes remain?"
Started 4 days, 17 hours ago (2009-11-25 07:30:00)
by brookes
(I'm sure I won't be the only thinking it's nice to see you back though).
Started 6 days, 6 hours ago (2009-11-23 18:13:00)
by brookes
No, we no longer do that (I'm pretty sure I didn't do this at school in the eighties). I've always thought it's to avoid confusion with the decimal point, especially as this is often replaced by a full stop by keyboard users. To make it easier to read, you can group in the units period, thousands period et cetera. For example, 1 234 567.
Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-27 10:48:00)
by Polecat
I'm probably the wrong person to respond. However, let me have a go. The first question is asking for the initially unkown number x which has to be added to 9 to give 18. So this is in the context of addition (and subtraction). That seems to me to be a good way of getting in to algebra - the whole point about algebra is that it gives a framework for solving equations, so why not ...
Started 12 months ago (2008-12-05 00:13:00)
by tafkam
Is using the QCA Optionals too obvious?
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