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How to revise for

Maths

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• Practise

•Practise

•Practise

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• Don't leave your revision to the last minute.

•START NOW!!!

• Plan it well.

• Break it down into sections and topics.

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• You need strong foundations in basic Maths to build on.

• Spend about ten minutes a day reading through the area(s) that cause you the most problems on a website or from a revision book.

• Start with simple examples until you are sure you know what you are doing. Move onto more difficult examples.

SHOW YOUR WORKING

SHOW YOUR WORKING

Area of trapezium = ½(a + b) h

Formulae Sheet Foundation Tier

Find out which formulae are printed on your exam paper and which ones you

have to learn.

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• Work through past papers from Moodle, or a revision book.

• Use the revision programme on Moodle; go to Maths-GCSE-GCSE Revision.

• Edexcel have sample papers on their website.

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Websites

• http://learning.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk• Maths – GCSE – GCSE Past Papers

• http://www.edexcel.com• Qualification family: GCSE from 2010• Subject: Mathematics B

• http://www.mymaths.co.uk• Booster Packs

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize

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Equipment

• Make sure you have the correct equipment:• 2 pens• 2 pencils• Ruler (30cm with scale visible)• Rubber• Sharpener• Compasses (that work and don't slip)• Protractor• Calculator (that you know how to use) - Make

sure you know how different functions like sin, cos, tan, square root etc. work on your calculator.

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The Exam!!!

• When you are allowed to start your exam, take a few minutes to settle down.

• Read the paper through carefully.• Find a question you are comfortable

with starting, even if it is near to the end of the paper.

• Write something!!!

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CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

The Exam!!!

• Read every question through, read it again and underline any important information, decide what calculation you need to carry out, SHOW ALL YOUR WORKING, even if you are using a calculator; you get marks for your method if it is correct.

• Write your answer in the correct space and if necessary round the answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

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The End of the Exam

• Leave yourself enough time to thoroughly check your working answers.

• Actually read each question again and pay attention to your calculations and your answer including any units.

Don’t Panic!!!