Stay Home and Study Maths
Maths isn’t just for exams. Maths is for life no matter what we do. Maths has a huge effect on all our lives. Just think of the things that wouldn’t be possible without Maths. Creating spending budgets, paying for groceries, buying things on sale, and cooking meals all must deal with Maths in some way or another. One must be able to measure out ingredients, count money, and determine limits when it comes to certain tasks like the examples above. People never realise how much Maths is around them until they take a step back and look.
The Mathematics department would love you to stay engaged over the coming months despite the cancellation of exams. Below are some suggestions of books, websites, films and videos you could watch to develop your understanding of the Maths.
Reading at Home
Here are some great books that you can read at home. They should all be available on Amazon. Amazon will let you read a few pages online so you can see if you like the book before you buy.
The first two books are on you tube if you would like to read along with someone else.
 The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns |  Balancing Act by By Ellen Stoll Walsh |  Anno’s Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno |  Alex’s Adventures in Numberland By Alex Bellos |  The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz |
|  Math Girls by Hiroshi Yuki |  Giant Pumpkin Suite By Melanie Heuiser Hill |  Genius: The Game By Leopoldo Gout |  Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly |
Mathematics for the Nonmathematician by Morris Kline
Movies that you could watch.
These movies will show you the beauty of maths in real life. You can find these on Amazon or Netflix
 A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind is more than just an interesting tale about a paranoid mathematician, it shares several examples of how beautiful mathematics truly is and how it applies to our everyday world. |
 The Man Who Knew Infinity simply a fantastic story about the rise of a famous mathematician and a beautiful mentorship that allowed him to overcome great odds to change the field of mathematics forever. |
 Queen of Katwe This relatively unknown Disney movie about 10-year-old Phiona and her incredible rise to become a chess master. |
 Moneyball You won’t find a movie that demonstrates the tremendous role that mathematics plays in professional sports better than Moneyball. |
 Stand and Deliver An incredibly inspiring true story about gang members and no-hopers working to pass their maths test. |
 The Martian Probably the best STEM movie ever. There are countless scenes where Matt Damon has to use mathematics and mathematical reasoning to overcome challenges and advance his quest for survival. |
 October Sky awesome STEM-themed movie that shows mathematics applied to the real-world. |
 Back to the Future Comically explores maths in the context of time travel |
 Hidden Figures Incredible and inspiring movie that demonstrates the power of mathematics and the fact that the subject is open to individuals of all genders and backgrounds. |
 Donald in Mathmagic Land This timeless gem was made to show kids that mathematics is more than just a set of procedures and rules. (you can watch the full movie for free on YouTube 😊). |
Here are some sites that you can explore while at home.
You will all have had your MyMaths logins sent home to you. There are some great games on this site to test your skills.
Some great lessons for those who are missing school and want to engage their brains.
One of the best sites on the net for learning maths.
This link takes you directly to the maths section on Bitesize.
Feel like a challenge? Test your knowledge by taking one of the quizzes on this site.
Curious about how to do something in maths?
Sometimes we can get a problem that just niggles us and we want to find the solution straight away. If this is happening to you then you can use the QR codes below on your phone or web cam to learn the method to find the solution to the problem.
Shape and Space |
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Volume |
Calculate the volume of a cuboid |
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Bearings |
Draw a bearing diagram using angles 0 – 360° |
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Compound area |
Find the area of a shape made up of triangles and rectangles (and circles) |
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Area |
Calculate the area of a trapezium and give units |
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Circles |
Find the perimeter(circumference) or area of a circle or semicircle |
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Angle facts |
Identify corresponding, alternate and opposite angles. Use angle sum of triangle straight line etc |
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Number |
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Simple percentages |
Work out 17.5% or 44% using non calc method |
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Percentage increase/decrease |
Increase an amount by a given percentage Calculate the percentage an amount has been increased by |
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Finding 100% |
Find the original price when given a sale price and % reduction. |
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Expressing as a percentage |
Express one quantity as a percentage of another |
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Estimation |
Estimate a calculation by rounding to 1sf |
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Distance/ Speed/ Time |
Use the triangle to find Distance, Speed or Time. |
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Algebra |
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Algebra |
Simplify by collecting terms |
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Equations |
Use known facts to form and solve an equation |
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Equations |
Solve simple equations |
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Trial and Improvement |
Use a table to find the solution of an equation |
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Unitary method |
Find the value of 1 share and solve the problem |
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Unitary method -currency |
Use the given unit values to compare two currencies |
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Ratio (unitary) |
Find the value of 1 share and solve the problem |
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Standard form |
Write ordinary numbers in standard form and vice versa |
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Handling data and probability |
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Probability |
Know that probabilities add to 1 (100%) and used this fact to work out missing probabilities |
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Probability |
Complete probabilities on a tree diagram |
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Frequency table (and mean) |
Calculate the total number of items represented and find the mean |
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Grouped data tables |
Add cumulative frequency column Draw cumulative frequency graphs |
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Construct box plots |
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Grouped data tables |
Estimate the mean |
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Grouped data tables |
Identify the median and modal classes. |
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Scatter graphs |
Plot points on a graph Draw a line of best fit Describe the relationship/correlation Use the graph to make predictions |
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Two-way tables |
Complete and use a two-way table |
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Representing data |
Construct a stem and leaf diagram |
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Questionnaires/data collection sheets |
Criticise a given question Design a suitable question Design a suitable data collection sheet |
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Graphs |
Complete a table and plot a graph for a straight line. Read the graph accurately. |
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