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GCSE to A level transition material

     
GCSE to A Level transition in Mathematics GCSE to A Level transition in Mathematics SOLUTIONS

Past January examinations

     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 18-19 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 18-19 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 18-19 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 18-19 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 19-20 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 19-20 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 19-20 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 19-20 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 21-22 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 21-22 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 21-22 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 21-22 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 22-23 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 22-23 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 22-23 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 22-23 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 23-24 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher X 23-24 SOLUTIONS
     
L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 23-24 L6 Ma January Exam Teacher Y 23-24 SOLUTIONS
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Teacher X (4 periods)

     

Topic X1: Indices, surds and quadratics

     
Lessons
     
Laws of Indices
     
Surds
     
Solving Quadratic Equations
     
Quadratic Graphs
     
Completing the Square
     
Inequality Notation
     
Quadratic Inequalities
     
Discriminant
     
Disguised Quadratics
     
Topic test preparation
     
X1 (Pre-TT A) Indices, surds and quadratics
     
X1 (Pre-TT A) Indices, surds and quadratics MS
     
X1 (Pre-TT B) Indices, surds and quadratics
     
X1 (Pre-TT B) Indices, surds and quadratics MS
     
X1 (Post-TT A) Indices, surds and quadratics
     
X1 (Post-TT A) Indices, surds and quadratics MS
     
X1 (Post-TT B) Indices, surds and quadratics
     
X1 (Post-TT B) Indices, surds and quadratics MS

Topic X2: Logarithms, exponentials and vectors

     
Lessons
     
Logarithms
     
Laws of Logs
     
Solving Exponential Equations
     
Disguised Quadratics using Logs
     
Exponential Graphs
     
Graphs of Logarithms
     
Exponential Modelling
     
Converting Exponentials to a Linear Model
     
Describing Vectors
     
Operations with Vectors
     
Position and Displacement Vectors
     
Vector Geometry
     
Topic test preparation
     
X2 (Pre-TT A) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors
     
X2 (Pre-TT A) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors MS
     
X2 (Pre-TT B) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors
     
X2 (Pre-TT B) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors MS
     
X2 (Post-TT) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors
     
X2 (Post-TT) Logarithms, exponentials and vectors MS

Topic X3: Calculus

     
Lesson
     
Differentiating from First Principles
     
Differentiating Polynomials
     
Simplifying before Differentiating
     
Finding the Gradient at a Point
     
Interpreting First and Second Derivatives
     
Increasing and Decreasing Functions
     
Equations of Tangents to Curves
     
Equations of Normals to Curves
     
Stationary Points
     
Determining the Nature of Stationary Points
     
Optimisation
     
Indefinite Integration
     
Simplifying before Integrating
     
Finding the Constant of Integration
     
Definite Integration
     
Geometrical Significance of Definite Integration
     
Topic test preparation
     
X3 (Pre-TT A) Differentiation X3 (Pre-TT A) Differentiation MS
     
X3 (Pre-TT B) Calculus X3 (Pre-TT B) Calculus MS
     
X3 (Pre-TT C) Calculus X3 (Pre-TT C) Calculus MS
     
X3 (Post-TT A) Calculus X3 (Post-TT A) Calculus MS
     
X3 (Post-TT B) Calculus X3 (Post-TT B) Calculus MS

Topic X4: Mechanics

     
Lessons
     
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
     
Kinematics and Calculus
     
Travel Graphs
     
Average Speed and Average Velocity
     
Solving Problems in Kinematics
     
Deriving the Constant Acceleration Formulae
     
Using the Constant Acceleration Formulae
     
Vertical Motion under Gravity
     
Multi-Stage Problems
     
Newton's_Laws_of_Motion
     
Combining_Forces
     
Types_of_Forces
     
Gravity and Weight
     
Forces in Equilibrium
     
Newton's 3rd Law
     
Normal Reaction Force
     
Further Equilibrium Problems
     
Connected Particles (horizontal)
     
Connected Particles (vertical)
     
Topic test preparation
     
X4 (Pre-TT A) Mechanics X4 (Pre-TT A) Mechanics MS
     
X4 (Pre-TT B) Mechanics X4 (Pre-TT B) Mechanics MS
     
X4 (Post-TT) Mechanics X4 (Post-TT) Mechanics MS

Revision

     
     

Teacher Y (3 periods)

     

Topic Y1: Polynomials and graphs

     
Lessons
     
Working with polynomials
     
Polynomial division
     
Factor Theorem
     
Sketching polynomial functions
     
Intersection of graphs
     
Discriminant revisited
     
Transformation of graphs
     
Reciprocal graphs
     
Direct and inverse proportion
     
Sketching inequalities in two variables
     
Topic test preparation
     
Y1 (Pre-TT) Polynomials and graphs
     
Y1 (Pre-TT) Polynomials and graphs MS
     
Y1 (Post-TT) Polynomials and graphs
     
Y1 (Post-TT) Polynomials and graphs MS

Topic Y2: Coordinate geometry and binomial

     
Lessons
     
Midpoint and distance between two points
     
Equation of a straight line
     
Parallel and perpendicular lines
     
Equation of a circle
     
Solving problems with lines and circles
     
Binomial theorem
     
Calculating binomial coefficients
     
Applications of the binomial theorem
     
Topic test preparation
     
Y2 (Pre-TT A) Coordinate geometry and binomial
     
Y2 (Pre-TT A) Coordinate geometry and binomial MS
     
Y2 (Pre-TT B) Coordinate geometry and binomial
     
Y2 (Pre-TT B) Coordinate geometry and binomial MS
     
Y2 (Post-TT A) Coordinate geometry and binomial
     
Y2 (Post-TT A) Coordinate geometry and binomial MS
     
Y2 (Post-TT B) Coordinate geometry and binomial
     
Y2 (Post-TT B) Coordinate geometry and binomial MS

Topic Y3: Trigonometry

     
Lessons
     
Graphs of sine and cosine
     
Sine rule (including ambiguous case)
     
Cosine rule
     
Area of a triangle
     
Graph of tangent
     
Exact value of trignometric functions
     
Trigonometric identities
     
Solving trigonometric equations using the CAST diagram
     
Transformations of trigonometric graphs
     
More complex trigonometric equations
     
Using identities to solve equations
     
Mathematical structures and arguments
     
Disproof by counter example
     
Proof by deduction
     
Proof by exhaustion
     
Topic test preparation
     
Y3 (Pre-TT) Trigonometry Y3 (Pre-TT) Trigonometry MS
     
Y3 (Post-TT) Trigonometry Y3 (Post-TT) Trigonometry MS

Topic Y4: Statistics

     
Lessons
     
Statistical diagrams
     
Standard deviation
     
Standard deviation from frequency tables
     
Scatter diagrams and correlation
     
Outliers and cleaning data
     
Combining probabilities
     
Probability distributions
     
Binomial distribution
     
Populations, samples and sampling techniques
     
Introduction to hypothesis testing
     
Hypothesis testing with the Binomial distribution
     
Critical region for a hypothesis test
     
Topic test preparation
     
Y4 (Pre-TT A) Statistics Y4 (Pre-TT A) Statistics MS
     
Y4 (Pre-TT B) Statistics Y4 (Pre-TT B) Statistics MS
     
Y4 (Post-TT A) Statistics Y4 (Post-TT A) Statistics MS
     
Y4 (Post-TT B) Statistics Y4 (Post-TT B) Statistics MS
     
Binomial distribution Binomial distribution MS
     
Hypothesis Testing with Binomial distribution EXTRA
     
Hypothesis Testing with Binomial distribution EXTRA MS
     
Large data set (LDS)
     
LDS - brief explanation Spreadsheet of large data set
     
LDS - explanation with map & questions
     
LDS - explanation with map & questions MS
     
LDS - video playlist
     

Revision

     
     


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