Whole Numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Rounding
Order of Operations
Introduction to order of operations ↗ — Khan Academy video
Investigations and further practice
- The laws of arithmetic and their use in algebra — AMSI — Year 7 teacher and student resources.
Number Properties and Patterns
- Y8 Integers – 21 pages of class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
- Number Properties (16-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com).
- Prime Factorisation Four lessons explore prime factorisation and how it can be used to solve problems related to the properties of numbers shared by reSolve
- The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic –Video(3:52)An introductory video from Khan Academy. Covers primes , composites, prime factorisation and a thorough explanation of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
Highest (or Greatest) Common Factor (HCF (or GCF)) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
- HCF &LCM notes and videos (https://www.onlinemathlearning.com)
- HCF and LCM(~17 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
- HCF and LCM methods (https://www.onlinemath4all.com)
Divisibility Tests
Prime decomposition
- Prime & Composite Numbers Song: – lyrics included by Numberock
- Prime Numbers (~7 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
- Prime Decomposition (10-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Squares and Square Roots
Investigations and further practice
- Factors and Multiples Puzzle — NRICH — Years 7–8; printable puzzle, student solutions and teacher guidance.
Integers
- Y8 Integers – 21 pages of class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
- Number lines- an online worksheet generator– Create worksheets with various scales on number lines, found at TheMathWorksheetsite.com
- Integers – a playlist of 10 short videos on how to add, subtract, multiply and divide integers by Rex Boggs.
- Negative Numbers (11-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Addition and subtraction of integers
Multiplication and Division of Integers
Investigations and further practice
- Real-Life Negatives — Corbettmaths — Years 7–8; UK-based practice in temperature, elevations and directed numbers. Answers.
Fractions and Percentages
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Representing and comparing quantities (original resource unavailable) -activities designed to develop students’ understanding of fractions, decimals, percentages and standard form. Teacher resources for these activities are also included. (NRICH Maths).
- Fractions, decimals and percentages- a playlist of 9 short videos on how to to compare fractions and compare decimals, and to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages by Rex Boggs.
- A free online interactive percentage game that involves planning a park with a range of different features such as grass, water, woodland, flowers and playgrounds. Students read what percentage of the park each feature should cover and try to make it happen. Then they are asked to achieve the same goal using decimals.
- Y8 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages -13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
Fractions
- What are fractions?(17 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Equivalent fractions
- Equivalent and simplified fractions(13 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Mixed Numbers
- Mixed numbers (16 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Fraction Walls
- Fraction Wall manipulative by Jonathan Hall (https://mathsbot.com)
Adding fractions
Adding fractions with different denominators ↗ — Khan Academy video
Subtracting fractions
Multiplying fractions
Dividing fractions
Percentages
Investigations and further practice
- Matching Fractions, Decimals and Percentages — NRICH — Years 7–8; matching activity with printable card sets and teacher guidance.
- Percentage Change — Corbettmaths — Years 8–10; UK-based percentage increase and decrease practice. Answers.
Decimals
Operations with decimals
Multiplying decimals ↗ — Khan Academy video
Dividing by a multi-digit decimal ↗ — Khan Academy video
Investigations and further practice
- Ordering Decimals — Corbettmaths — Years 7–8; worksheet (PDF).
- Rounding Decimal Places — Corbettmaths — Years 7–8; worksheet (PDF). Answers.
Ratios and Rates
Investigations and further practice
- Rates and Ratios — AMSI — Years 8–9; 20-page teacher guide (PDF).
- Mixing Lemonade — NRICH — Years 7–8; compare mixtures using proportional reasoning, with teacher guidance and student solutions.
- Ratio Inquiry — Inquiry Maths — Years 7–9; an inquiry prompt with classroom approaches and supporting resources.
Financial Maths
Recursion and Financial Maths Review for VCE Further Maths (40 min video)-An overview of the key skills required for Recurrence & Financial Modelling, covering some examples from past VCAA papers.Investigations and further practice
- Consumer Arithmetic — AMSI — Year 9 teacher guide (PDF); financial calculations and percentage applications.
Indices
Index laws
Multiplying and dividing powers with integer indices ↗ — Khan Academy video
Scientific notation
Scientific notation examples ↗ — Khan Academy video
Investigations and further practice
- Negative and Fractional Indices — Corbettmaths — Years 9–10A; UK-based practice questions (PDF). Answers.
- Surds — AMSI — Years 9–10; teacher guide (PDF) on irrational numbers and surd calculations.
Sequences and Series
Arithmetic and geometric sequences
Introduction to arithmetic sequences ↗ — Khan Academy video
Introduction to geometric sequences ↗ — Khan Academy video
Investigations and further practice
- Growing Surprises — NRICH — Years 7–9; investigate connections between linear and quadratic patterns.
- nth Term — Corbettmaths — Years 8–10; UK-based sequence practice (PDF). Answers.
Number and Proof
Introduction to two-column algebra and geometry proofs free downloads (Introducing Two-Column Geometry Proofs: A Different Approach -post by mathgiraffe.com)Direct proof
Proof by induction
Algebraic Expressions
–Y9 Algebra 24- pages of fill-in class notes with handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) –Y10 Quadratic Equations -15 pages of fill-in class notes with handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) –Y10_10A Quadratics: One-page summary for factorising quadratic expressions and solving quadratic equations (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -A hands-on activity on how to teach collecting like terms using reversible (white/red) unit squares and strips-Ppt (13 slides) –Quadratic Factorisation and Expansion worksheet -18 practice questions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)The language of algebra
Substituting and evaluating
Equivalent expressions
Like terms
Introduction to collecting like terms ↗ — Khan Academy video
Adding and subtracting terms
Multiplying and dividing terms
Expanding expressions
Expanding binomial products
Expanding perfect squares
Factorising expressions by taking out common factors
Factorising using the difference of perfect squares
Factorising by grouping
Factorising quadratic trinomials of the form x2+bx+c
Factorising quadratic trinomials of the form ax2+bx+c
Factorising quadratic trinomials by completing the square
Simplifying algebraic fractions
Multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions
Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
Solving equations with algebraic fractions
Investigations and further practice
- Polynomials — AMSI TIMES — Years 9–10A; teacher guide (PDF).
- Polynomials — AMSI Senior Years — Years 11–12; a separate 43-page senior teacher guide (PDF).
Solving Linear Equations and Inequations
Two-step equations and inequalities
Introduction to two-step equations ↗ — Khan Academy video
Solving two-step inequalities ↗ — Khan Academy video
Formulas and relationships
Investigations and further practice
- Changing the Subject — Corbettmaths — Years 8–10A; UK-based algebra practice (PDF). Answers.
- Simultaneous Equations — Corbettmaths — Years 9–10; UK-based practice questions (PDF). Answers.
- Inequalities — Corbettmaths — Years 8–10; UK-based practice questions (PDF). Answers.
Solving Quadratic Equations and Inequations
-101 uses of a quadratic equation: Part 1 and Part II by Plus Magazine (plus.maths.org)Solving quadratic equations by factorising
Solving quadratic equations by completing the square
Solving quadratic equations by applying the quadratic formula.
The quadratic formula ↗ — Khan Academy video
Solving quadratic inequations
Investigations and further practice
- Quadratic Equations — AMSI — Years 9–10A; teacher guide (PDF), complementing the original MathsTeachersOnly notes.
Exponentials and Logarithms
Logarithm laws
Introduction to logarithm laws — part 1 ↗ — Khan Academy video
Introduction to logarithm laws — part 2 ↗ — Khan Academy video
Exponentials and Logarithms
Introduction to logarithms ↗ — Khan Academy video
- Exponential and logarithms (original resource unavailable) –sample class notes and exercises by David Treeby (https://www.t2maths.com.au)
- Exponential and logarithms (original resource unavailable) –solutions to sample class notes and exercises by David Treeby (https://www.t2maths.com.au)
Investigations and further practice
- Logarithms — mathcentre — Years 10A–12; notes, examples and exercises (PDF).
Matrices
Summary Notes on Matrices pdf– A three-page summary covering all the concepts covered in the VCE Further Mathematics Matrices module (MathsTeachersOnly.com) Matrices -20 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) How to solve matrix equations using on a TI nspire CX CAS calculator (1:10 min video) produced by Carmen Popescu-Rose director and co-author of LegaC. How to do matrix operations using a TI-nspire CX CAS calculator (3:56 min video) produced by Carmen Popescu-Rose director and co-author of LegaC resourcesComplex Numbers
NCERT exemplar problems: select Class XI Mathematics, then Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations. Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Chapter 5 solutions (NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training) A Visual, Intuitive Guide to Imaginary Numbers: Post by by Kalid Azad Intuitive Arithmetic With Complex Numbers: Post by by Kalid Azad Understanding Why Complex Multiplication Works: Post by by Kalid AzadEquality and operations on complex numbers
The modulus, conjugate and division of a complex number
Solving quadratic equations over the complex numbers
Investigations and further practice
- Complex Rotations — NRICH — Years 11–12 extension; explore complex numbers and rotations.
Graphs and Networks
Undirected Networks summary –St Leonard’s College Networks and Decision Mathematics summary –Vic Maths Notes Graphs and Networks Chapter by Pearson Global SchoolsGraph theory basics
Adjacency matrices
Euler’s formula
Traversable graphs
Minimum spanning trees
Dijkstra’s Algorithm for Shortest Path
Investigations and further practice
- Can You Traverse It? — NRICH — Years 9–12; investigate traversable networks.
- Hamilton’s Puzzle — NRICH — Years 9–12 extension; explore routes through a network.
Revision and Practice
Choose material to suit your class. UK-based worksheets provide topic practice rather than Victorian examination preparation; answers are linked beside the relevant resource.- Years 7–8: Directed numbers, fractions and percentages, and decimal worksheets.
- Years 9–10: indices and surds, sequences, and equations and inequalities.
- Year 10A and senior: polynomial teacher guides, logarithms, and proof by induction.
NUMBER AND ALGEBRA
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA
Resources will be continually added for the topics listed here and can be accessed from the yellow tabs below.
WHOLE NUMBERS
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Addition and Subtraction |
-Y7 Whole Numbers - 13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Whole Number addition and subtraction (~13-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Multiplication and Division |
-Y7 Whole Numbers - 13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Whole number multiplication and division (~17 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Rounding |
-Y7 Whole Numbers - 13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Estimating and Rounding (~14 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Order of Operations |
-Y7 Whole Numbers - 13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) - Order of Operations (original resource unavailable)(~13 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
NUMBER PROPERTIES AND PATTERNS
- Y8 Integers - 21 pages of class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
- Number Properties (16-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com).
- Prime Factorisation Four lessons explore prime factorisation and how it can be used to solve problems related to the properties of numbers shared by reSolve
- The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic -Video(3:52)An introductory video from Khan Academy. Covers primes , composites, prime factorisation and a thorough explanation of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
Skills |
DESCRIPTION (Reference) |
| Factors and Multiples | |
| Highest (or Greatest) Common Factor (HCF (or GCF)) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) |
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| Divisibility Tests |
Divisibility Rules summary (https://www.mathsisfun.com) Divisibility Rules for numbers 2-12, 15, 18, 25 summary ( https://www.onlinemath4all.com/) |
| Prime decomposition |
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| Squares and Square Roots | Squares and square roots (~13 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Number Patterns | |
| Spatial Patterns | |
| Table Patterns |
INTEGERS
- Y8 Integers - 21 pages of class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
- Number lines- an online worksheet generator- Create worksheets with various scales on number lines, found at TheMathWorksheetsite.com
- Integers - a playlist of 10 short videos on how to add, subtract, multiply and divide integers by Rex Boggs.
- Negative Numbers (11-minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com)
Skills |
DESCRIPTION (Reference) |
| Addition and subtraction of integers |
-Y8 Integers: Adding and Subtracting -Worksheet (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Whole number addition and subtraction (~11 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Multiplication and Division of Integers | Whole number multiplication and division (17 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Order of Operations | |
| Substituting Integers |
FRACTIONS AND PERCENTAGES
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Representing and comparing quantities (original resource unavailable) -activities designed to develop students' understanding of fractions, decimals, percentages and standard form. Teacher resources for these activities are also included. (NRICH Maths).
- Fractions, decimals and percentages- a playlist of 9 short videos on how to to compare fractions and compare decimals, and to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages by Rex Boggs.
- A free online interactive percentage game that involves planning a park with a range of different features such as grass, water, woodland, flowers and playgrounds. Students read what percentage of the park each feature should cover and try to make it happen. Then they are asked to achieve the same goal using decimals.
- Y8 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages -13 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
Skills |
Description (Reference) |
| Fractions |
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| Equivalent fractions |
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| Mixed Numbers |
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| Fraction Walls |
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| Ordering fractions | |
Operations with fractions |
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| -Adding |
Free worksheet “Fraction-Four Rules” -adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions found at Mathster.com. More free worksheets on many other topics can also be found here. Free worksheet “Fraction-Addition and Subtraction” -adding subtracting fractions found at Mathster.com. More free worksheets on many other topics can also be found here. |
| -Subtracting | Free worksheet “Fraction-Four Rules” -adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions found at Mathster.com. More free worksheets on many other topics can also be found here. |
| -Multiplying | Free worksheet “Fraction-Four Rules” -adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions found at Mathster.com. More free worksheets on many other topics can also be found here. |
| -Dividing |
Division of fractions lesson ( https://www.mathsisfun.com/) Free worksheet “Fraction-Four Rules” -adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions found at Mathster.com. More free worksheets on many other topics can also be found here. |
| Percentages | Which coupon should I use? Dan Meyer’s Three-Act Maths task |
| Percentages and unitary methods | |
| Percentage of a number | |
| Decreasing and Increasing by a percentage | |
| Calculating percentage change | |
DECIMALS
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Operations with decimals | Adding and subtracting decimals (~10 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Terminating and recurring decimals | |
| Rounding decimals | |
| Significant figures | |
| Scientific notation | |
| Scientific notation using significant figures | |
| Converting fractions, decimals percentages |
RATIOS AND RATES
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Introducing ratios | |
| Simplifying ratios | |
| Dividing quantities in given ratios | |
| Scale drawings | |
| Introducing rates | |
| Ratios and rates and the unitary method | |
| Speed |
FINANCIAL MATHS
Recursion and Financial Maths Review for VCE Further Maths (40 min video)-An overview of the key skills required for Recurrence & Financial Modelling, covering some examples from past VCAA papers.
Recursion and Financial Modelling Summary (pdf) for VCE Further Maths from the Maths dept of St Leonard's College.
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Profits and discounts | |
| Shares and Dividends | |
| Income taxation | |
| Number patterns | |
| The Fibonacci sequence | |
| Arithmetic sequences | |
| Using a recurrence relation to generate an arithmetic sequence and its graph | |
| Using a recurrence relation to model linear growth: simple interest | |
| Using a recurrence relation to model linear decay: flat-rate depreciation | |
| Using a rule to determining the nth term for linear growth or decay | |
| Geometric sequences | |
| Using a recurrence relation to generate a geometric sequence and its graph | |
| Using a recurrence relation to model geometric growth: compund interest investment | |
| Using a recurrence relation to model geometric decay: reducing balance depreciation | |
| Using a rule to determining the nth term for geometric growth or decay | |
| Effective annual interest rate |
INDICES
Skills |
DESCRIPTION (Reference) |
| Index notation | |
| Index laws | |
| Negative indices | |
| Scientific notation | What is standard form? by Pythagoras and That (UK site) |
| Fractional indices |
SURDS
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Irrational numbers and surds | |
| Simplifying surds | |
| Adding and subtracting surds | |
| Multiplying and dividing surds | |
| Binomial products | |
| Rationalising the denominator |
SEQUENCES AND SERIES
-A great activity for teaching arithmetic sequences- "Expressing Number Patterns" by Bob Lochel found at Desmos.com
-Sequences and Series - A pdf guide for teachers: Principal author: Peter Brown (http://amsi.org.au/ESA_ Senior_Years/seniors_years. html)
COUNTING METHODS
Skills |
DESCRIPTION (Reference) |
| Permutations | |
| Permutations with restrictions | |
| Permutations with like objects | |
| Combinations | |
| Combinations with restrictions | |
| Pacal's triangle | |
| The pigeon-hole principle | |
| The inclusion-exclusion principle |
NUMBER AND PROOF
Introduction to two-column algebra and geometry proofs free downloads (Introducing Two-Column Geometry Proofs: A Different Approach -post by mathgiraffe.com)
Skills |
DESCRIPTION (Reference) |
| Direct proof | Two pages of notes including examples and exercises contributed to the Mathcentre Community Project by Katy Dobson, University of Leeds (http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students/topics/proofs/direct/) |
| Proof by induction |
Two pages of notes including examples and exercises contributed to the Mathcentre Community Project by Katy Dobson, University of Leeds (http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students/topics/proofs/proof-by-induction/) Two pages of further examples contributed to the Mathcentre Community Project by Katy Dobson, University of Leeds (http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students/topics/proofs/proof-by-induction/) |
| Proof by contrapositive | |
| Proof by contradiction | |
| Equivalent statements | |
| Disproving statements |
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
-Y9 Algebra 24- pages of fill-in class notes with handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
-Y10 Quadratic Equations -15 pages of fill-in class notes with handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
-Y10_10A Quadratics: One-page summary for factorising quadratic expressions and solving quadratic equations (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
-A hands-on activity on how to teach collecting like terms using reversible (white/red) unit squares and strips-Ppt (13 slides)
-Quadratic Factorisation and Expansion worksheet -18 practice questions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| The language of algebra | -Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Substituting and evaluating | -Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Equivalent expressions | -Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Like terms | -Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Adding and subtracting terms |
-Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Y8 Algebra-14 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Multiplying and dividing terms |
-Y7 Algebra-6 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Y8 Algebra-14 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Expanding expressions |
-Binomial expansions A worksheet of 12 practice questions on binomial expansions including answers (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Y8 Algebra-14 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Year 9 Algebra: Harder Expansions - 3-page fill-in worksheet with harder expansion problems involving binomial and trinomial factors. Solutions included |
| Expanding binomial products |
-Y8 Algebra-14 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Expanding perfect squares | -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising expressions by taking out common factors |
-Y8 Algebra-14 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising using the difference of perfect squares |
-Factorising using DOPS- see the first 3:48 mins of the 8:19 min Vimeo video “Factorising quadratics” by Bryn Humberstone -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising by grouping | -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising quadratic trinomials of the form x2+bx+c |
-Factorising using the cross-method- see “Factorising quadratics” by Bryn Humberstone (after 3:49 min) (Vimeo video 8:19 mins) -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising quadratic trinomials of the form ax2+bx+c |
-see “Factorising quadratics” by Bryn Humberstone (after 3:49 min mark) (Vimeo video 8:19 mins) -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Factorising quadratic trinomials by completing the square |
-Completing the Square-Geometrically- a 4-page worksheet with handwritten solutions providing a geometrical explanation of 'completing the square' (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Factorising quadratics by completing the square -video (9:46min) by Bryn Humberstone -Factorising by Completing the Square (~19 minute video) by Darren Smyth (https://maffsguru.com) |
| Simplifying algebraic fractions |
-Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Refer to Dan Meyer's blog for a way to introduce simplifying algebraic fractions. -Y10_10A Algebraic Fractions Worksheet- A one-page worksheet of 6 practice questions, including answers, involving adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions.(MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Multiplying and dividing algebraic fractions | -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions | -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
| Solving equations with algebraic fractions | -Y9 Algebra-24 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
POLYNOMIALS
SKILLS |
DESCRIPTION (REFERENCE) |
| Adding, subtracting and multiplying polynomials | |
| Division of polynomials | |
| The remainder theorem | |
| The factor theorem | |
| The rational-root theorem | |
| Solving cubic polynomial equations | |
| Solving cubic polynomial equations and inequalities |
SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUATIONS
Linear equations resources which include problems, games and articles found at NRICH.
An article on the method of determining the coefficients for complex equations of chemical reactions found at NRICH
Skills |
Reference |
| Introduction to equations | |
| Solving linear equations by inspection | |
| Equivalent equations | |
| Solving linear equations algebraically | |
| Equations with algebraic fractions | |
| Equations with pronumerals on both sides of an equation | |
| Equations with brackets | |
| Formulas and relationships | Formulas module by AMSI. A list of formulae are also listed at the end of this TIMES module. |
| Solving inequations | |
| Solving simultaneous equations algebraically using substitution | |
| Solving simultaneous equations algebraically using elimination |
SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
-101 uses of a quadratic equation: Part 1 and Part II by Plus Magazine (plus.maths.org)
Skills |
Description (Reference) |
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Solving quadratic equations by factorising |
-Year 10 Quadratic Equations - 15-pages fill-in class including hand-written solutions. (MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
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Solving quadratic equations by completing the square |
Year 10 Quadratic Equations - 15-pages fill-in class including hand-written solutions. (MathsTeachersOnly.com) -Solving quadratics by completing the square ~12 min video by Darren Smyth -Completing the Square-Geometrically- a 4-page worksheet with handwritten solutions providing a geometrical explanation of 'completing the square'.(MathsTeachersOnly.com) |
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Solving quadratic equations by applying the quadratic formula. |
-Year 10 Quadratic Equations - 15-pages fill-in class including hand-written solutions. |
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Solving quadratic inequations |
-Year 10 Quadratic Equations - 15-pages fill-in class including hand-written solutions. (MathsTeachersOnly.com) - Solving Quadratic Inequations-video(2:36) by Freda Armstrong from Maths Turning Point |
See also ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS tab for expanding and factorising quadratics
EXPONENTIALS AND LOGARITHMS
SKILLS |
REFERENCE |
| Exponential growth and decay | |
| Solving simple exponential equations | |
| Logarithms and order of magnitude | |
| Logarithmic scales | |
| Logarithm laws | -A summary of Log laws and traps to avoid can be downloaded from Maths Turning Point. |
| Solving exponential equations using logarithms | |
| Exponentials and Logarithms |
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MATRICES
Summary Notes on Matrices pdf- A three-page summary covering all the concepts covered in the VCE Further Mathematics Matrices module (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
Matrices -20 pages of fill-in class notes and handwritten solutions (MathsTeachersOnly.com)
How to solve matrix equations using on a TI nspire CX CAS calculator (1:10 min video) produced by Carmen Popescu-Rose director and co-author of LegaC.
How to do matrix operations using a TI-nspire CX CAS calculator (3:56 min video) produced by Carmen Popescu-Rose director and co-author of LegaC resources
COMPLEX NUMBERS
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Chapter 5 notes and exercises (NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training)
Complex numbers and quadratic equations: Chapter 5 solutions (NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training)
A Visual, Intuitive Guide to Imaginary Numbers: Post by by Kalid Azad
Intuitive Arithmetic With Complex Numbers: Post by by Kalid Azad
Understanding Why Complex Multiplication Works: Post by by Kalid Azad
Skills |
Description (Reference) |
| Equality and operations on complex numbers |
Complex Numbers: One-page summary (Maths Vic Notes) Arithmetic of Complex Numbers: Two-page summary (Maths Vic Notes) |
| The modulus, conjugate and division of a complex number |
Complex Numbers: One-page summary (Maths Vic Notes) Arithmetic of Complex Numbers: Two-page summary (Maths Vic Notes) |
| Argand diagrams and geometric representations of the basic operations on complex numbers | |
| Geometric significance of multiplication by i | |
| Polar form - the modulus–argument form of a complex number | |
| Complex conjugate form to polar form | |
| Basic operations on complex numbers in polar form | |
| Solving quadratic equations over the complex numbers | Quadratics Funtions over C: One-page summary (Maths Vic Notes) |
| Solving polynomial equations over the complex numbers | |
| Using De Moivre's theorem to solve equations | |
| Sketching subsets of the complex plane |
GRAPHS AND NETWORKS
Undirected Networks summary -St Leonard's College
Networks and Decision Mathematics summary -Vic Maths Notes
Graphs and Networks Chapter by Pearson Global Schools
Skills |
Description (Reference) |
| Graph theory basics | Graphs and Networks: two-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
| Isomorphic graphs | |
| Connected graphs and bridges | |
| Adjacency matrices | Matrix representation: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
| Planar graphs | |
| Faces of a graph | |
| Euler's formula | Euler's Formula for Planar Graphs: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
| Walks, trails and paths | |
| Circuits and cycles | |
| Traversable graphs | Traversable Graphs: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
| Eulerian trails and circuits | |
| Hamilton paths and cycles | |
| Weighted graphs and networks | |
| The shortest path | |
| Minimum spanning trees |
The problem in Good Will Hunting (video ~4 mins) -A quick introduction to trees (Numberphile) Trees and spanning trees: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) Minimum Connector Problems: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
| Dijkstra's Algorithm for Shortest Path | Shortest Path Problems: one-page summary (Vic Maths Notes) |
