Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Ungraded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Be able to perform calculations with integers, decimals and fractions.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Make calculations involving integers, decimals and fractions with or without a calculator.
Using accuracy appropriate to the nature of the data.
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1.2.
Give answers to calculations correct to an appropriate specified number of decimal places or significant figures.
2.
Be able to perform calculations with percentages.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1
Convert between percentages, decimals and fractions with and without a calculator.
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2.2.
Express one quantity as a percentage of another.
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2.3.
Find a percentage of a quantity.
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2.4
Calculate percentage increase and decrease; direct and inverse problems.
3.
Understand the use of the exponential key on the calculator.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Explain the use of the exponential key on a calculator, giving examples.
4.
Understand how to use standard form, indices and roots.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Make conversions between ordinary numbers and standard form.
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4.2.
Use the exponential key and interpret calculator displays.
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4.3.
Make calculations involving indices and roots.
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4.4.
Apply index laws to simplify expressions involving powers and roots.
5.
Understand how to evaluate formulae.
Assessment Criteria
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5.1.
Evaluate formulae by substitution using the full range of functions on a scientific calculator.
6.
Understand how to calculate area and volume.
Assessment Criteria
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6.1.
Calculate the surface area of plane geometric figures and the volume of complex geometric figures.