Index

A

acute angles 126

acute triangles 134

addition 11–17

carrying 13–14, 15

and decimals 59–60

and fractions 74–6

quizzes 17

rounding up and cutting down 16

splitting numbers in your head 15

totaling columns 13

algebra 110–16

brackets 114–15

equation solving 117–23

formulae 111–12

quizzes 116

simplifying 113–14

and substitution 112–13

alternate angles 130, 135

angles 124–31

acute 126

alternate 130, 135

at a point 128–9, 214

corresponding 130

measuring and drawing 126–8

obtuse 126

opposite 129

and parallel lines 129–30

and pie charts 213–15

quizzes 131

reflex 126, 159

in a regular polygon 160–1

right 126

on a straight line 128–9, 135

translating between degrees and revolutions 126

in triangles 133, 134–6

types of 126

using a protractor 127–8

Archimedes 154

area 149–51

calculating 150–1

circles 144–5, 151

parallelograms 151

quizzes 139, 146, 155

rectangles 138, 150

squared units versus units squared 150

squares 144, 149, 150

triangles 136–8, 151

arrowhead (chevron) 159

averages 198–200

axes 183–6

B

bar charts 215–16

segmented 216–18

BEDMAS 9, 120

billion 88

bow-ties 159

brackets 8–9

and algebra 114–15

C

calculators

cosine 177

logarithms 98

π (pi) 143

powers 81

roots/square roots 96, 97

canceling 76–7

Cartesian coordinates 183–6

Celsius, converting into Fahrenheit 195

centimeters 91

charts 212–19

bar 215–16

pie 213–15

quizzes 218–19

segmented bar 216–18

chunking 37–8

circles 140–7

area 144–5, 151

circumference 142–4

definition 141

diameter 141

π (pi) 142–4, 151

quizzes 156–7

radius 141, 144, 145

collecting like terms 120–1

common denominator 74

compass 141

compass (navigation) and measuring angles 126–7

composite numbers 45

cone, volume of 153

coordinates 182–7, 189, 190

and axes 183–6

finding distance between 184–5, 186

mnemonic to remember order of 184

quizzes 187

3-dimensional 185–6

corresponding angles 130

cosine/cos 176–7, 178

cube 161, 163, 164

cube root 96, 97

cubic meters 152

cubing 81

cuboids 152, 161

cumulative frequency table 201, 202

cylinders, volume of 152–3

D

decimal point 58–9

decimals 6, 57–65

adding 59–60

and fractions 70–1

multiplying 60–2

quizzes 65

recurring 71

rounding 63–4

subtracting 60

translating between percentages and 103–4

translating into standard form 92–3

degrees 125

denominators 68

common 74

Descartes, René 183

diameter (circle) 141

diamond 157

divisibility tests and multiples 46–7, 49

division 6, 35–43

carrying 39–41

chunking 37–8

and fractions 37, 77–8

long 41–2

and negative numbers 55

quizzes 43

remainders 36–7, 39–41

short 38–9

using times tables

backward 36

dodecahedron 162, 163, 164

E

equation of a line 190–2

equations 7, 112, 117–23

collecting like terms 120–1

and inequalities 7–8, 121–2

quizzes 123

equilateral triangles 133, 134, 136, 159

Euclid 125, 141

even numbers 46

as sum of two prime numbers 48

expanding brackets 114–15

exponential decay 82–3

exponential growth 81–2

F

factors 46

formulae, algebraic 111–12

fractional powers 97

fractions 58, 66–79

adding 74–6

canceling 76–7

converting into percentages 104

converting ratios into 106

and decimals 70–1

dividing 37, 77–8

multiplying 76–7

quizzes 72, 79

simplifying 68, 77

subtracting 76

top-heavy (improper) 69–70

frequency 201, 202

fundamental theorem of arithmetic 46

G

Goldbach’s conjecture 48

gradients 192–5

grams 89

graphs 188–96

equation of a line 190–2

negative gradients 194

plotting 191–2

quizzes 196

steepness and gradients 192–5

H

horizontal axis (x-axis) 183, 184, 185, 190

hypotenuse 167, 169, 176, 177

I

icosahedrons 163, 164

improper fractions 69–70

inequalities 7–8, 121–2

strict 121

weak 121

interest rates and percentages 106–7

interquartile range 202

inverse sine 180

irrational numbers 71, 142–3

isosceles trapezium 158

isosceles triangles 133, 134, 136

J

Jones, William 142

K

kilograms 89

kite 158

L

liters 89

and meters 152

logarithms 98–100

and calculators 98

quizzes 101

usefulness of 99–100

long division 41–2

long multiplication 27–9

Loomis, Elisha 170

M

mean 198–9

median 199, 201

megagram (ton) 90

meters

and liters 152

metric system 88–90

milliliters 91

mixed numbers 69

mode 199–200, 201

multiples 46

and divisibility tests 46–7, 49

multiplication 6, 24–34

carrying 28–9

column method 32–3

and decimals 60–2

and fractions 76–7

grid method 31–2

long 27–9

and negative numbers 54–5

of powers 83–4

quizzes 34

by 10 amounts 30, 92

and times tables 26–7

N

negative gradient 194

negative numbers 19, 50–6

dividing 55

multiplying 54–5

and number line 51–3

quizzes 56

subtracting 53–4

uses of 52–3

negative powers of 10: 90

Newton 89

number line 51–3, 183

numerators 68

O

obtuse angles 126

obtuse triangles 134

octahedron 163, 164

odd numbers 46

opposite angles 129

outliers 198

P

parallel lines 129–30, 157, 195

parallelograms 158

areas 151

percentages 103–9

converting fractions into 104

increase and decrease 104–5

and interest rates 106–7

quizzes 108–9

translating between decimals and 103–4

percentiles 203

π (pi) 142–4, 151

pie charts 213–15, 217

plane 183

Platonic solids 162–4

polygons 159–61, 162

angles in regular 160–1

irregular 160

quizzes 165

regular 160, 162

powers 80–5, 99, 100

and calculators 81

exponential decay 82–3

exponential growth 81–2

fractional 97

and logarithms 98

multiplying 83–4

quizzes 85

and roots 96–7

and Sessa’s chessboard 81–2

of 10: 87–94

prefixes, metric 89–91

prime numbers 45–6, 48

breaking numbers down into 45–6, 48

and Goldbach’s conjecture 48

quizzes 49

probability 205–11

combining events “and” 207–8

combining events “or” 208–9

and counting successes 207

quizzes 210–11

proportion 104

protractor 127–8

pyramids 161

Pythagoras’ theorem 166–73, 179, 184–5, 186

Pythagorean triples 171

Q

quadrilateral shapes 157–9

quartiles 202

R

radius (circle) 141, 144, 145

ratios 105–6

converting into fractions 106

rectangles 158

area 138, 150

recurring decimals 71

reflex angles 126, 159

reflex quadrilaterals 159

regular shapes 133

revolution 125–6

rhombus 157

right angle 126

right trapezium 158

right-angled triangles 134, 137

and Pythagoras’ theorem 166–71

roots 96–7, 98, 99

rounding 63–4

S

scalene triangles 133, 134

segmented bar charts 216–17

self-intersecting quadrilaterals 159

semicircle, area 151

Sessa’s chessboard 81–2

short division 38–9

signs

π 142

> 7–8, 121

< 7–8, 121

8, 121

8, 121

= 7

simplifying algebra 113–14

simplifying fractions 68, 77

sine/sin 178, 180

inverse 180

SOH-CAH-TOA 178, 179

solids 161–4

spheres

area 153

volume 152

square numbers 27

square roots 96

squared units 149, 150, 152

squares 157, 159

area 144, 149, 150

squaring 81, 96

standard form 91–3

statistics 197–204

cumulative frequency table 201, 202

interquartile range 202

mean 198–9

median 199, 201

mode 199–200, 201

percentiles 203

quartiles 202

quizzes 204

strict inequalities 121

substitution and algebra 112–13

subtraction 18–23

borrowing 20–1

columns 20

and decimals 60

and fractions 76

and negative numbers 53–4

quizzes 23

rounding up and adding on 22

splitting numbers in your head 21–2

symbols 5–6

T

taking away see subtraction

tangent/tan 178, 179

10

multiplying by 30, 92

negative powers of 90–1

powers of 87–94

tetrahedron 162, 163, 164

times tables 26–7, 36

ton (megagram) 90

top-heavy fractions 69–70

trapeziums 158

isosceles 158

right 158

triangles 132–9

acute 134

angles in 133, 134–6

area of 136–8, 151

equilateral 133, 134, 136, 159

isosceles 133, 134, 136

obtuse 134

quizzes 139

right-angled 134, 137

scalene 133, 134

types of 133–4

within a rectangle 138

see also Pythagoras’ theorem; trigonometry

trigonometry 174–81

calculating angles of triangle from length 179–80

calculating length of triangle from angles 176–9

quizzes 181

SOH-CAH-TOA 178

U

units 88–9

unknowns 118

V

vertical axis (y-axis) 183, 184, 185, 190

volume 151–4

irregular shapes 154

quizzes 155

solid objects 152–3

W

weak inequalities 121

writing mathematics 6–7

X

x-axis 183, 185, 190

x-coordinate 190–1

Y

y-axis 183, 185, 190

y-coordinate 190–1

y-intercept 195

Z

z-axis 185–6