Mathematics course specification
Unit 2
Numbers and algebra:
- How to multiply (yes, you NEED TO KNOW THIS).
- How to do Functional Skills questions.
- Sequences: finding the nth term formula.
- How to factorise quadratics.
- Simplfying algebraic fractions.
- Algebraic fraction questions and solutions.
- Standard form.
- Indices.
- Surds.
Length, area, volume, speed:
- Understanding length units (Imperial and metric).
- Converting speed units.
- Understanding area units (you do not need to remember all of these, it is just so you have some feeling for "What area is" and the relationship between square cm and square metres).
- Understanding volume units (imperial and metric).
- Formulae for calculating area and volume.
Geometry:
- Angles.
- y=mx+c, parallel and perpendicular lines.
- Understanding architectural drawings: "Elevation and plan"
- Tessalation.
Solutions to past papers:
Unit 2:
- Solutions to unit 2 paper A.
- Solutions to unit 2 paper B.
- Solutions to unit 2 paper C.
- Solutions to unit 2 "Mock".
- Solutions to unit 2 "Practice".
- Solutions to unit 2 "Sample Assessment".
- Solutions to unit 2 November 2010.
- Solutions to unit 2 March 2011.
- Solutions to unit 2 June 2011.
- Solutions to unit 2 November 2011.
A mega sheet of unit 2 revision questions.
Complete foundation level notes (relevant for the Higher paper too, if you are really good at the foundation material you could probably get a B in the Higher paper without knowing anything else).
List of MyMaths topics that you may find useful for unit 2 revision.