B Form Programme of Study

Whole Numbers

Long multiplication and long division.

Decimal system and Place value

Ordering decimals, fractions and percentages.

Converting fractions decimals and percentages.

Approximate to given number of d.p. and sig.fig.

Estimation.

Four rules applied to decimals, including multiplying and dividing by decimals.

Fractions

Four rules of fractions.

Percentages.

Ratio and proportion.

Use of a calculator

Order of operations - BIODMAS

1/x, yx, x2, x!, Öx, memory, brackets and constant function etc.

Negative Numbers

Four rules of number applied to negative numbers.

Algebra

Forming algebra expressions and equations

Collecting like terms, solving equations including brackets, factorising and opening brackets,

Substitution into simple expressions and formulas.

Trial and improvement methods.

Graphs of y =3x + 4, A = x2 - 5 etc.

Indices    a3 x a4,  2d3 x 5d3,  m4 ¸ m3,   15b3 ¸ 5b2  etc.

Compound measures

Distance - speed - time problems.

Angles

Harder bearings and scale drawings

Further angle chasing - including angles and parallel lines.

Properties of quadrilaterals.

Angles of polygons - sum of angle, int. and ext. angles

Transformations

Translations, reflections, rotations, and enlargements.

Displaying data

Travel graphs, conversion graphs.

Scatter graphs - negative, positive correlation, line of best fit.

Probability

Outcomes from two independent events.

Tree diagrams and other methods to display and analyse data.

Frequency diagrams

Grouped data, mean, mode median, range of data.