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If you find maths mindboggling, you can count on this ultimate study guide to get all the answers you need. This visual reference book gets you ready to help your children tackle the trickiest of subjects. From algebra and angles to sequences and statistics - and everything in between - Carol Vorderman's unique study aid sums it all up, helping prepare children for key stage 3 level maths and beyond. The Help Your Kids with Maths workbook encourages parents and children to work together as a team to solve even the most challenging problems on the school syllabus. A clear mix of pictures, diagrams, and instructions help to build knowledge, boost confidence, and gain understanding through home learning. This latest version includes updates to the UK National Curriculum and features additional information on roman numerals, time, fractions, and times tables. With your support, children can overcome the challenges of maths, leaving them calm, confident, and exam ready.
List of contents
- 1: Foreword
- 2: Introduction
- 3: Numbers
- 1: Introducing numbers
- 2: Addition
- 3: Subtraction
- 4: Multiplication
- 5: Division
- 6: Prime numbers
- 7: Units of measurement
- 8: Telling the time
- 9: Roman numerals
- 10: Positive and negative numbers
- 11: Powers and roots
- 12: Surds
- 13: Standard form
- 14: Decimals
- 15: Binary numbers
- 16: Fractions
- 17: Ratio and proportion
- 18: Percentages
- 19: Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages
- 20: Mental maths
- 21: Rounding off
- 22: Using a calculator
- 23: Personal finance
- 24: Business finance
- 4: Geometry
- 1: What is geometry?
- 2: Tools in geometry
- 3: Angles
- 4: Straight lines
- 5: Symmetry
- 6: Coordinates
- 7: Vectors
- 8: Translations
- 9: Rotations
- 10: Reflections
- 11: Enlargements
- 12: Scale drawings
- 13: Bearings
- 14: Constructions
- 15: Loci
- 16: Triangles
- 17: Constructing triangles
- 18: Congruent triangles
- 19: Area of a triangle
- 20: Similar triangles
- 21: Pythagoras' theorem
- 22: Quadrilaterals
- 23: Polygons
- 24: Circles
- 25: Circumference and diameter
- 26: Area of a circle
- 27: Angles in a circle
- 28: Chords and cyclic quadrilaterals
- 29: Tangents
- 30: Arcs
- 31: Sectors
- 32: Solids
- 33: Volumes
- 34: Surface area of solids
- 5: Trigonometry
- 1: What is trigonometry?
- 2: Using formulas in trigonometry
- 3: Finding missing sides
- 4: Finding missing angles
- 6: Algebra
- 1: What is algebra?
- 2: Sequences
- 3: Working with expressions
- 4: Expanding and factorizing expressions
- 5: Quadratic expressions
- 6: Formulas
- 7: Solving equations
- 8: Linear graphs
- 9: Simultaneous equations
- 10: Factorizing quadratic equations
- 11: The quadratic formula
- 12: Quadratic graphs
- 13: Inequalities
- 7: Statistics
- 1: What is statistics?
- 2: Collecting and organizing data
- 3: Bar charts
- 4: Pie charts
- 5: Line graphs
- 6: Averages
- 7: Moving averages
- 8: Measuring spread
- 9: Histograms
- 10: Scatter diagrams
- 8: Probability
- 1: What is probability?
- 2: Expectation and reality
- 3: Combined probabilities
- 4: Dependent events
- 5: Tree diagrams
- 9: Reference section
- 10: Glossary
- 11: Index
- 12: Acknowledgements
