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Before you begin any AS
or A2 Mathematics course, you should be familiar with this list of
background knowledge. If you don't you may get left behind very
quickly!
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Though all ten topics are recommended by
all examination specifications, you should pay special attention to the algebra
topics covered in B, D,
E and F.
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| A |
Numbers
The arithmetic of integers (including HCFs and
LCMs), of fractions and of real numbers. |
| B |
Indices
The laws of indices for positive integer
components |
| C |
Ratio
Solution of problems involving ratio and proportion
(including similar triangles, and links between length, area and volume of
similar figures) |
| D |
Algebra
Elementary algebra, including multiplying out
brackets, factorising quadratics with integer coefficients (to include
a²-b²) and solution of simultaneous linear equations by eliminating a
variable |
| E |
Changing the subject
Changing the subject of a simple
formula or equation |
| F |
y=mx+c
The equation y=mx+c for a straight line; gradient
and intercept |
| G |
Distance between two points
The distance between two
points in 2D with given coordinates |
| H |
Trigonometry
Solution of triangles using trigonometry,
including the sine and cosine rules |
| I |
Cone
and sphere
Volume of cone and sphere |
| J |
Circle properties
the angle in a semicircle is a right
angle
the perpendicular from the centre to a chord bisects the chord
the
perpendicularity of radius and tangent |
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