Year 10 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018
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Mathematics<br />
Unit 1 – Number<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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Order positive and negative<br />
integers, decimals and fractions<br />
Estimate powers and roots of any<br />
given number<br />
Calculate with fractional indices<br />
Calculate exactly with surds<br />
Simplify surd expressions<br />
Change recurring decimals into<br />
fractions<br />
Unit 2 – Algebra Use and interpret algebraic notation<br />
Simplify and manipulate algebraic<br />
expressions<br />
Expand products of two or more<br />
binomials<br />
Interpret the revers process as the<br />
inverse function<br />
Interpret the succession of two<br />
functions as a composite function<br />
Sketch translations and reflections<br />
of a given function<br />
Calculate or estimate gradients of<br />
graphs<br />
Find approximate solutions to<br />
equations numerically using iteration<br />
Unit 3 – Ration, proportion and rates if<br />
change<br />
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Change freely between related<br />
standard units<br />
Construct and interpret equations<br />
that describe direct and inverse<br />
proportion<br />
Interpret the gradient of a point on<br />
a curve as the instantaneous rate of<br />
change<br />
Apply the concepts of average and<br />
instantaneous rate of change<br />
Unit 4 – Geometry and Measures Use conventional terms and<br />
notations and the standard<br />
conventions for labelling<br />
Describe the changes and invariance<br />
achieved by combinations of<br />
rotations, reflections and<br />
translations