Algebra
This is a list of the GCSE topics matched up to the clip numbers on mathswatch, all students
in year 11 are currently being given usernames and passwords so they can access
Mathswatch online or download the free app from the app store to use on tablets and
smartphones.
Grade D
Generate a sequence from the nth term
Substitution
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Grade C
Algebraic simplification
Expanding and simplifying brackets
Factorisation
Solving equations
Forming equations
Changing the subject of a formula
Inequalities
Solving inequalities
Trial and improvement
Index notation for multiplication and division
Finding the Nth term
Drawing straight line graphs
Finding the equation of a straight line
Solving simultaneous equations graphically
Drawing quadratic graphs
Real-life graphs
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Grade B
Solving quadratic equations by solving
Difference of two squares
Simultaneous linear equations
Understanding y = mx + c
Regions
Graphs of cubic and reciprocal functions
Recognise the shape of functions
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Grade A/A*
Solve quadratics using the formula
Solve quadratics by completing the square
Algebraic functions
Rearranging difficult formulae
Simultaneous equations involving a quadratic
Gradients of parallel and perpendicular lines
Transformation of functions
Graphs of trigonometric functions
Transformations of trigonometric functions
Graphs of exponential functions
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Data Handling
Grade D
Questionnaires and data collection
Two-way tables
Pie charts
Scatter Graphs
Frequency diagrams
Stem and leaf diagrams
Lists of outcomes
Mutually exclusive events
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Grade C
Experimental probabilities
Averages from a table
Questionnaires
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Grade B
Cumulative Frequency
Boxplots
Moving Averages
Tree Diagrams
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Grade A/A*
Histograms
Probability ‘And’ & ‘Or’ Questions
Stratified Sampling
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Number
Grade D
Factors, multiples and primes
Evaluate powers
Understanding squares cubes and roots
Equivalent fractions
Simplification of fractions
Ordering fractions
Value of money
Percentage of an amount with a calculator
Percentage of an amount without a calculator
Change to a percentage with a calculator
Change to a percentage without a calculator
Find a fraction of an amount
Addition and subtraction of fractions
Multiplication and division of fractions
Changing fractions to decimals
BODMAS
Long multiplication of decimals
Ratio
Proportion recipe type questions
Hard calculator questions
Real-life money questions
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Grade C
Overview of percentages
Increase/decrease by a percentage
Ratio
Product of prime factors
HCF and LCM
Standard form
Recurring decimals into fractions
Four rules of negatives
Division by 2-digit decimals
Estimating answers
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Grade B
Standard form calculation
Percentage Increase/Decrease
Compound Interest/Depreciation
Reverse Percentage
Four Rules of Fractions
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Grade A/A*
Recurring Decimals
Fractional and Negative Indices
Surds
Rationalising the Denominator
Direct and Inverse Proportion
Upper and Lower Bound Difficult Questions
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Shape
Grade D
Parallel Lines
Angle Sum of a Triangle
Properties of Special Triangles
Angles of Regular Polygons
Area of Circle
Circumference of Circle
Area of Compound Shapes
Rotations
Reflections
Enlargements
Translations
Finding the Mid-Pont of a Line
Measuring and Drawing Angles
Drawing Triangles
Plans and Elevations
Nets
Symmetries
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Grade C
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Pythagoras – Line on a Graph
3-D Coordinates
Surface Area of Cuboids
Volume of a Prism
Similar Shapes
Dimensions
Upper and Lower Bounds
Compound Measures
Bisecting a Line
Drawing a Perpendicular to a Line
Bisecting an Angle
Loci
Bearings
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Grade B
Trigonometry
Bearings by Trigonometry
Similar shapes
Circle Theorems
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Grade A to A*
Enlargement by Negative Scale Factors
Equations of Circles and Loci
Sine and Cosine Rules
Pythagoras in 3D
Trigonometry in 3D
Areas of Triangles using ½ absinC
Cones and Spheres
Segments and Frustrums
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Congruent Triangles
Vectors
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