Module One

MODULE ONE

Introduction

Each module of this IGCSE Maths Extended course will include a Number, Algebra, Shape and Data topic. The first module introduces you to the basic skills that you will need throughout this course in each of these key syllabus topics.

You will familiarise yourself with terms such as multiples, factors, powers and roots. You will practise basic algebraic skills and learn how to analyse popular shapes in terms of their interior and exterior angles. The module concludes with an introduction to statistics.

Starter

Start by watching this introductory clip:

WATCH – Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had (You Tube) Links to an external site.

Now take a look at how Mathematics has developed from the beginning of time to the present day:

EXPLORE - Timeline of Mathematics (Mathigon) Links to an external site.

Topics

Topic One (1.1): Number

Topic Two (1.2): Algebra

Topic Three (1.3): Shape

Topic Four (1.4): Data