Why Core Maths This course focuses on key applicable skills that can be used to support learning in a range of subjects, from science to business and geography to ICT. The course allows opportunity to develop mathematical and statistical problem-solving skills, as well as evaluation and data analysis skills above the level reached at GCSE. Course content Core skills - Analysis of data, collecting and sampling data, representing data numerically and diagrammatically, personal finance, percentages, interest rates, repayments and the cost of credit, graphical representation of finance data, taxation, estimation, the modelling cycle, fermi estimation. Critical Analysis of Data and Models - Presenting logical and reasoned arguments in context, communicating mathematical approaches and solutions, analysing critically. Graphical Techniques - Graphical methods, rates of change, exponential functions.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cumberland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Stainburn Road, Stainburn, Workington, CA14 4EB |
Why Core Maths This course focuses on key applicable skills that can be used to support learning in a range of subjects, from science to business and geography to ICT. The course allows opportunity to develop mathematical and statistical problem-solving skills, as well as evaluation and data analysis skills above the level reached at GCSE. Course content Core skills - Analysis of data, collecting and sampling data, representing data numerically and diagrammatically, personal finance, percentages, interest rates, repayments and the cost of credit, graphical representation of finance data, taxation, estimation, the modelling cycle, fermi estimation. Critical Analysis of Data and Models - Presenting logical and reasoned arguments in context, communicating mathematical approaches and solutions, analysing critically. Graphical Techniques - Graphical methods, rates of change, exponential functions.