A Level Maths RAG Tracker
A Level Maths RAG Tracker
Ch5 Straight Line Graphs Know the equation of straight line y=mx + c and be able to rewrite the equation In the form ax + by + c = 0 Insecure
Be able to find the gradient given two coordinates on straight line Insecure
Be able to find the equation of straight line using y - y1 = m(x - x1) Insecure
Parallel and perpendicular lines Insecure
Find the distance given two coordinates Insecure
Be able to verify that a given coordinate lies on a straight line Insecure
Solving problems involving straight lines in context - modelling with straight lines Insecure
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Ch6 Circles Find the midpoint given two coordinates Insecure
Find the equation of a perpendicular bisector of a given line segment Insecure
Know the general equation of a circle centre (a, b) and radius r : (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2 Insecure
Be able to identify the centre and radius given the equation of a circle Insecure
Be able to complete the square on the equation of a circle to find its centre and radius Insecure
Solve problems involving intersection between straight lines and circles with reference to discriminants Insecure
Be able to find the equation of a tangent to a given circle Insecure
Be able to find the equation of the perpendicular bisector to a given chord on a circle Insecure
Know that the perpendicular bisector to a given chord, passes through the centre of a circle Insecure
Be able to verify that a given coordinate lies on the circle Insecure
Definition of a circumcircle and circumcentre Insecure
Be able to find the centre and equation of a circle given three points on the circle Insecure
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Ch7 Algebraic Methods Be able to split a fraction into multiple parts and simplify using laws of indices Insecure
Simplify algebraic fractions by factorising the numerator and denominator - cancelling common factors Insecure
Be able to divide polynomials to find the factorisation of the polynomial Insecure
Be able to apply the factor theorem to prove divisibility Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving polynomial division and the factor theorem Insecure
Know proof by exhaustion Insecure
Know that an even number is of the form 2k and an odd number is of the form 2k + 1 Insecure
Be able to apply algebraic proof involving divisibilty Insecure
Be able to give a counterexample to disprove a mathematical statement Insecure
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Ch8 Binomial Expansion Be able to appy pascal's triangle to expand binomials Insecure
Be familiar with the factorial notation and know the formula for nCr Insecure
Be able to appy the binomial expansion formula to expand binomials Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving binomial expansion Insecure
Be able to apply approximation using binomials Insecure
Be able to find a percentage error of a given approximation Insecure
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Ch9 Trigonometric ratios Recognise and apply the the sine and cosine rule Insecure
Recognise and apply the formula for the area of a triangle Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving bearings Insecure
Sketch and transform the graphs of sine, cosine and tangent Insecure
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Ch10 Trigonometric Identities and Equations Be able to solve trigonometric equation using a CAST diagram or a graphical method Insecure
Recognise and apply the trigonometric identities sin^2 + cos^2 = 1 and tan = sin/cos Insecure
Be able to use trigonometric identities to prove trigonometric expressions Insecure
Be able to manipulate a trigonometric equation using trigonometric identities Insecure
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Test yourself pure 1 textbook - ch5-ch10 Complete and mark review exercise 2 - pg.226 - 229 Insecure
Ch11 Vectors Be able to use the triangle law for vector addition Insecure
Know the definition of a parallel vector and be able to recognise parallel vectors Insecure
Be able to write a 2D vector in i, j form and column vector form Insecure
Be able to add and subtract vectors Insecure
Be able to multiply a vector by a scalar Insecure
Be able to find the magnitude of a vector Insecure
Be able to find the angle between a given vector and the vector i and j respectively Insecure
Know the definition of a position vector and be able to solve problems involving position vectors e.g. AB = OB - OA Insecure
Solve geometrical problems involving vectors - ratio problems and parallel vector problems Insecure
Know the definition of a resultant force Insecure
Recognise that speed is calculated by taking the magnitude of the velocity vector Insecure
Recognise that distant is calculated by taking the magnitude of the displacement vector Insecure
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Ch12 Differentiation Be able to apply differentiation from first principles to differentiate a polynomial Insecure
Be able to differentiate polynomials Insecure
Be able to find the gradiant at a given point on a curve Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving gradients Insecure
Be able to find the equation of a tangent or a normal to given point on a curve Insecure
Know the definition of increasing and decreasing functions - find the interval on which a function is increasing or decreasing Insecure
Be able to find the second derivative Insecure
Know the definition of a stationary point and use the second derivative to determine the nature of the stationary point - is it a maximum, minimum or point of inflection Insecure
Be able to sketch the gradient function f'(x) Insecure
Solve problems involving differentiation in context - modelling with differentiation Insecure
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Ch13 Integration Be able to integrate expressions by adding one to the power and dividing by the new power Insecure
Be able to find the definite integral of a polynomial Insecure
Be able to find the indefinite integral of a polynomial Insecure
Be able to find the equation of f(x) given the equation for f'(x) and a coordinate (x , y) on the curve f(x) Insecure
Be able to find areas under curves using definite integrals Insecure
Recognise that the area under the x-axis is negative and that the positive version is taken as the final answer Insecure
Be able to find the area between curves and lines Insecure
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Ch14 Exponential and Logarithms Know the definition of an exponential function Insecure
Be able to sketch the graph of exponential functions Insecure
Be able to sketch and transform the graph of y = e^x Insecure
Be able to differentiate an exponential function y = e^kx where k is a constant Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving exponential functions in context - exponential modelling Insecure
Be able to convert between an exponential and logarithmic equation Insecure
Be able to apply laws of logarithms to simplify logarithms and solve logarithmic equations Insecure
Solve exponential equations by rewriting the equation as a quadratic in terms of y then solving for x Insecure
Recognise that y=lnx is the inverse functon of y=e^x and that y=lnx is the reflection of y=e^x in the line y=x Insecure
Be able to apply natural logarithms to solve exponential equations Insecure
Be able to apply exponentials to solve natural logarithmic equations Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving logarithms and non-linear data Insecure
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Test yourself pure 1 textbook - ch11-ch14 Complete and mark review exercise 3 - pg.338-341 Insecure
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Ch2 Functions and Graphs
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Ch5 Radians
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Ch6 Trigonometric Functions
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Ch9 Differentiation
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Ch11 Integration
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Ch12 Vectors
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Examinable Content
Apply proof by contradiction
Multiply and divide algebraic fractions
Simplify algebraic fractions - cancelling common factors in the numerator and denominator
Simplify algebraic fractions - adding and subtracting fractions by finding a common denominator
Split a fraction into partial fractions - two different linear factors in the denominator
Split a fraction into partial fractions - three different linear factors in the denominator
Split a fraction into partial fractions - repeated linear factor in the denominator
Split a top heavy fraction into partial fractions using algebraic devision to find the quotient and remainder
Ch1 Algebraic Methods Exam Questions
Understanding of the modulus function
Solve modulus equations and inequalities algebraically
Solve modulus equations and inequalities graphically
Definition of a mapping
Definition of a function
Types of function - one to one + many to one
Finding the domain and range of a function
Solve problems involving piecewise functions
Finding and solving problems involving composite functions
Finding the domain and range of a composite function
Finding the inverse function and know that the inverse function exists if the function is one-to-one
Domain and range of an inverse function
Recognise that the inverse function is a reflection of the original function in the line y=x
Solving f(x)= f^-1(x) is the same as solving f(x)=x
Be able to sketch y=|f(x)| and y=f(|x|)
Combination of transformations
Solving modulus problems
Be able to identify the coordinate of the vertex from a linear modulus equation
Ch2 Functions and Graphs Exam Questions 1
Ch2 Functions and Graphs Exam Questions 2
Know the difference between an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence
Be able to recognise an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence
Be able to recognise an arithmetic series and a geometric series
Apply the nth term formula for an arithmetic and geometric sequences/series
Apply the sum to n terms formula for an arithmetic and geometric series
Know that the sum to infinity of a geometric series exists if the modulus of the common ratio is less than 1
Know the difference between a convergent and divergent geometric series
Be able to find the sum to infinity of a geometric series
Use sigma notation to simplify a series
Be able to use a recurrence relation to find the terms in a sequence
Know the definition of an increasing and decreasing sequence
Be able to recognise a periodic sequence and state its order
Solve modelling problems involving sequences/series
Prove the sum to n terms of an arithmetic series formula
Prove the sum to n terms of a geometric series formula
Ch3 Sequences and Series Exam Questions 1
Ch3 Sequences and Series Exam Questions 2
Be able to apply the formula for (1+x)^n to expand binomials
Be able to apply the formula for (1+x)^n to expand binomials of the form (a+bx)^n by first factorising
Split a fraction into partial fractions and then apply the binomial formula for (1+x)^n to obtain the expansion
Solve estimation problems involving binomials
Be able to find the percentage error - estimation problems involving binomials
Find the values of x for which a given expansion is valid
Ch4 Binomial Expansion Exam Questions
Complete and mark review exercise 1 - pg.107-112
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Ch8 Modelling in Mechanics Be able to solve problems involving modelling using quadratics Insecure
Recall basic modelling assumptions e.g. inextensible string, light inextensible string, smooth/rough surface, particle etc. Insecure
Know the SI units for mass, displacement, time, speed/velocity acceleration and weight/force Insecure
Be able to solve vector problems involving mechanics e.g. displacement, distance, velocity and speed Insecure
Ch9 Constant Acceleration Know the difference between velocity and speed Insecure
Be able to find the average velocity and average speed from a distance-time graph Insecure
Be able to sketch a velocity-time graph Insecure
Be able to find the displacement from a velocity-time graph by finding the area under the velocity-time graph Insecure
Recognise that the gradient of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration Insecure
Be able to apply the constant acceleration formulae (SUVAT) to solve problems involving motion in the horizontal direction Insecure
Be able to apply the constant acceleration formulae (SUVAT) to solve problems involving motion in the vertical direction Insecure
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Ch10 Forces and Motion Be able to draw a simple force diagram Insecure
Knowledge of Newton's 2nd law - f = ma Insecure
Be able to apply f = ma to find the equation of motion of a particle by resolving horizontally Insecure
Be able to apply f = ma to find the equation of motion of a particle by resolving vertically Insecure
Know the definition of resultant force of two or more forces Insecure
Be able to find the magnitude and bearing of a force Insecure
Know what it means by a particle to be in equilibrium Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving connected particles Insecure
Recognise Newton's 3rd law Insecure
Be able to apply Newton's 3rd law to solve scale pan and lift problems Insecure
Be able to draw a force diagram for a pulley connecting two particles with the inextensible string passing over the pulley Insecure
Be able to draw a force diagram for a pulley connecting two particles with one particle on a horizontal surface and the other particle hanging freely Insecure
Be able to solve problems involving pulleys Insecure
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Ch11 Variable Acceleration Solve SUVAT problems involving pulleys, having knowledge of slack and taut inextensible string Insecure
Recognise velocity-time graphs representing increasing acceleration and decreasing acceleration Insecure
Use a displacement-time equation to solve problems Insecure
Use a velocity-time equation to solve problems Insecure
Use differentiation to find the velocity given the displacement and acceleration given the velocity Insecure
Use integration to find velocity given the acceleration and displacement given the velocity Insecure
Be able to find the maximum and minimum distance or velocity using differentiation Insecure
Be able to derive the constant acceleration formulae (SUVAT) using calculus - differentiation or integration Insecure
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Applied Mathematics 2
Ch1 Regression, Correlation and Hypothesis Testing
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Ch2 Conditional Probability
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Ch3 The Normal Distribution
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Ch4 Moments
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Ch5 Forces and Friction
Ch6 Projectiles
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Ch7 Application of Forces
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Ch8 Further Kinematics
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Examinable Content
Be able to convert an exponential model y=ax^n into a linear model using logarithms and vice versa
Be able to convert an exponential model y=kb^x into a linear model using logarithms and vice versa
Be able to give an interpretation of k and b in context of the exponential model y=kb^x
Be able to apply a one-tailed hypothesis test for a positive correlation
Be able to apply a one-tailed hypothesis test for a negative correlation
Be able to apply a two-tailed hypothesis test for a correlation
Be able to find the product moment correlation coefficient r for bivariate data
Knowledge of the fact that a linear regression model can be used for data with strong positive/negative correlation
Describe the correlation for bivariate data
Recall that the independent variable is called the explanatory variable
Recall that the dependant variable is called the response variable
Knowledge of interpolation in correlation - interpolated values are reliable
Knowledge of extrapolation in correlation - extrapolated values are unreliable
Ch1 Regression, Correlation and Hypothesis Testing Exam Questions
Knowledge of set notation including, union, intersection, complement of A (not A)
Be able to shade a venn diagram for a given set notation with two or three events
Be able to draw a Venn diagram and use it to find probabilties
Be able to draw a two-way table to find proabilties
Recall and use the conditional probabilty formula
Recall and use the addtion formula for probability
Definition of mutually exclusive events
Definition of independent events
Be able to test whether or not two events are independent
Draw and use a tree diagram to find probabilities
Be able to find conditional proabilities using a tree diagram
Ch2 Conditional Probability Exam Questions
Definition of discrete and continous random variable
Know the properties of the normal bell curve
Recall that 68% of the data lies within one standard deviation from the mean
Recall that 95% of the data lies within two standard deviations from the mean
Recall that 99.7% of the data lies within three standard deviations from the mean
Be able to find probabilties for a normal distribution using the normal CD function in your classwizz calculator
Be able to use the inverse normal function in your classwizz calcualtor
Recall the formulas for quartiles, percentiles, range, interquartile range and interpercentile range
Be able to standardise a normal distribution, having the knowledge that the mean of a standard normal distribution is 0 an
Be able to rewrite standard normal probabilties using phi notation
Be able to find the mean and standard deviation of a normal distribution by using standardisation
Recall that a normal approximation can be applied to a binomial distribution if n is large and p is close to 0.5
Be able to apply a normal approximation on a binomial distribution and use it to find probabilities (continuity correction)
Test for increased mean for a normal distribution - hypothesis testing
Test for decreased mean for a normal dsitribution - hypothesis testing
Test for a change in the mean for a normal distribution - hypothesis testing
Be able to find crictical regions for hypothesis testing involving the normal distribution
Ch3 The Normal Distribution Exam Questions
Complete and mark review exercise 1 - pg.65-69
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