Monthly Archive: June 2012

Angles of elevation and depression 0

Angles of elevation and depression

This chapter explores angles of elevation and depression. It covers working with angles of elevation and depression and using scale drawing and trigonometry to calculate heights of tall objects. No prior knowledge is required...

Recurring Decimals as fractions 0

Recurring Decimals as fractions

This chapter explores recurring decimals as fractions. It covers using recurring decimal notation and expressing recurring decimals as fractions. No prior knowledge is required for this chapter. Recurring decimals Recurring decimals are decimals which...

Vector Basics 0

Vector Basics

This section explores vectors. It covers representing vectors on a diagram and adding and subtracting vectors. No prior knowledge is required for this section. This is just an introduction to the very basics of...

Reflecting Shapes 0

Reflecting Shapes

This shape explores reflecting shapes. It covers reflecting shapes around a coordinate grid and describing reflections using mirror lines. No prior knowledge is required for this chapter. In this chapter you’ll explore how to...

Factors and Primes 0

Factors and Primes

This chapter explores factors and primes. It explores finding factors of numbers, finding highest common factors and finding prime numbers. No prior knowledge is required for this chapter. What is a factor? A factor...

Lines of Symmetry 0

Lines of Symmetry

This chapter explores lines of symmetry. It explores reflecting shapes, understanding reflective symmetry, and recognising shapes with reflective symmetry. No prior knowledge is required for this chapter. Most shapes in the world have a...

Symmetry 0

Symmetry

This chapter explores symmetry. It looks at shapes which are symmetrical and reflecting simple shapes in a mirror line. No prior knowledge is required for this chapter. In the world there are lots of...

Multiplying by 10 0

Multiplying by 10

This chapter explores how to multiply by 10. This is a very simple chapter and you’ll find that multiplying by 10 is very simple. Suppose we wanted to multiply 2 by 10. First we...