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 Mon 14th Jan
Tuesday's Lesson
  • Know the difference between an equation and an identity
  • Be able to find missing constants by equating coefficients in an identity
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Know the meanings of the terms quotient and remainder
  • Can divide a polynomial by a linear factor


 Ex 12A Page 190
Q1 a, c, e, g Q2a, c, e Q4 a, c, e, Q5 a, c


Ex 12B Page195
Q1 and 2 (alternate parts)
Mon 21st Jan
Monday's Lesson
Link to Lesson Notes
  • Can find a factor by using the factor theorem
  • Can use the factor theorem to find missing coefficients
  • Can factorise polynomials
  • Can solve the equation f(x) = 0
Wednesday's Lesson
Link to Lesson Notes
  • Can find a remainder by substituting a suitable value into a polynomial
  • Can use the remainder theorem to find missing coefficients


Ex 12C Page 199

Q1-8




Ex 12D Page 200
Q1-5
Mon 28th Jan
Tuesday's Lesson
Link to Lesson Notes
  • Can produce Pascal's triangle
  • Can use Pascal's triangle to expand (a+b)^n where b is positive, negative or a fraction and a and b are surds
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Can calculate a binomial coefficient with and without a calculator
  • Can use the formula to expand (a+b)^n
  • Can use a binomiial expansion to estimate powers of decimals



Ex 14A Page 219
Q1-5


Ex 14B Page 222
Q1-2
Ex 14C Page 226
Q2 a, b Q4 a, c, e, g Q5 a, c, e, g Q5 a, c
Q7a, c Q9 a, c, Q11, 13, 15

Mon 4th Feb
Monday's Lesson
  • Can calculate a binomial coefficient with and without a calculator
  • Can use the formula to expand (a+b)^n
  • Can use a binomiial expansion to estimate powers of decimals
Wednesday's Lesson


Ex 14C Page 226
Q2 a, b Q4 a, c, e, g Q5 a, c, e, g Q5 a, c
Q7a, c Q9 a, c, Q11, 13, 15


HALF TERM

Mon 18th Feb
Tuesday's and Wednesday's Lesson
  • Can convert between radians and degrees
  • Can find the sine, cosine and tangent of any size angle
  • Know the values for 30°, 45° and 60° and their radian equivalents

Ex 16A Page 255

Q2, 3, 4 (alternate parts of each)
Ex 16B Page 266
Q1-4 (alternate parts)
Mon 25th Feb
Monday's Lesson
  • Can sketch trigonometric graphs
  • Can apply simple transformations to trigonometric graphs and comment on the change in range and periodicity
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Know basic trigonometric identities and how to derive them
  • Can use the basic trig identities to simplify expressions


Ex 16B Page 266

Q5 a, c, e Q6, Q7, 8, 9, 11 (alternate parts)




Ex 16C Page 275
Q1, 12, 13
Mon 3rd March
Tuesday's Lesson
  • Can solve simple trigonometric equations with and without a calculator
  • Can solve simple trigonometric equations involving a 'shift' or multiple angle
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Can use trigonometric identities and quadratic equations to solve more complex equations
  • Can use trigonometric graphs to help solve equations


Ex 16C Page 275
Q2-7


Ex 16C Page 275
Q 8-11
Mon 10th March
Monday's Lesson
  • Can find the area of a sector of a circle and give the angle and the radius
  • Can find the arc length of a sector given the radius and angle
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Can find the area of a triangle given 2 sides and the included angle
  • Can use the area of a sector and a triangle to calculate the area of a segment



Ex 17A
Q1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15


Ex 17B Page 289
Q1, 4, 5, 7, 9
Mon 17th March
Tuesday's Lesson
  • Can find angles and sides in a triangle using the Sine Rule
  • Can find the two possible triangles in the ambiguous case
  • Can find angles and sides in a triangle using the Cosine Rule
Wednesday's Lesson
  • Can apply the Sine Rule and Cosine Rule to solve problems

Ex 17D Page 295
All Questions
Ex 17E Page 299
All Questions


Ex 17F Page 301
Q2, 4, 6, 8, 10

January 2005 Core 2 Paper

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Mon 7th April
REVISION STARTS
  • Remainder and Factor Theorems
  • Binomial Expansions
  • Laws of Logs

Remainder and Factor Theorems
Binomial Expansions
Laws of Logs

June 2005 Core 2 Paper
Mon 14th April
  • Solving Trigonometric Equations
  • Arc Length and Sector Area
Solving Trigonometric Equations
Arc Length and Sector Area

Core 2 Mock Paper
Mon 21st April

  • Circles
  • Geometric Series

Circles
Geometric Series

January 2006 Core 2 Paper
June 2006 Core 2 Paper
Mon 28th April
  • Differentiation
  • Integration
Differentiation
Integration

Core 2 Specimen Paper
Mon 5th May
  • Past Papers
January 2007 Core 2 Paper
June 2007 Core 2 Paper
Mon 12th May
  • Past Papers
January 2008 Core 2 Paper

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Solomon Press Past Papers - Remember these are practice papers and not actual past exam papers.
Paper A
Paper A Answers
Paper B
Paper B Answers
Paper C
Paper C Answers
Paper D
Paper D Answers
Paper E
Paper E Answers