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Contents
- Whole Topic Notes
- 1E Surds Introduction
- 1F Rationalising Surds
- Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
Whole Topic Notes
Download Full Topic Slides
- Textbook Notes as PPTs (Courtesy of Owen134866)
Full Notes to Accompany Slides
Dr Frost
- Dr Frost Algebraic Expressions Section
- Dr Frost Algebraic Expressions Slides
- Blank Notes to Follow Slides Word Doc & PDF Surds Only (Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
- Blank Notes to Follow Slides Word Doc & PDF Whole Chapter Notes (Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Acute Learning Whole Chapter Problem Pairs
1E Surds Introduction
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Whole Topic Video (Up to 6:34)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 399 Simplify a surd.
- 400 Add or subtract surds with the same number under the square root.
- 401 Add or subtract surds that require simplifying.
- 402 Multiply two surds.
- 403 Multiply two surds that require simplifying.
- 404 Divide two surds.
- 405 Expand a single bracket with surds.
- 406 Expand two brackets involving surds in the form (a+√b)(c+√b).
- 407 Expand two brackets with surds, where subsequent simplification of surds required.
- 408 Expand two brackets involving multiples of surds.
- 409 Square a bracket involving surds.
- Combination of all
Formulae and Simplifying Expressions GCSE Key Skills Section (for selecting more than one)
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Maths Genie Simplifying Surds Practice
- Khan Academy Quiz (Tricky Qs on Following Quiz)
- Susan Wall True or False Surds Activity
- Standards Unit Manipulating Surds
Worksheets
- Jethwa Maths Starter Activities (p9-12)
- kutasoftware Worksheets
1F Rationalising Surds
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Whole Topic Video (From 6:34)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Topic Tests
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 410 Rationalise the denominator of a fraction where the denominator is a single surd.
- 411 Rationalise the denominator of a fraction in the form (a+√b)/(c+√d).
- 412 Rationalise the denominator of a fraction in the form (a+b√c)/(d+e√f).
- Combination of all
Formulae and Simplifying Expressions GCSE Key Skills Section (for selecting more than one)
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Maths Genie Rationalising Surds Practice
- Khan Academy Quiz (Tricky Qs on Following Quiz)
- MEI Surds Arithmagons
- Underground Mathematics Ab-surd! / Scary Sum / Nested surds
Worksheets
- Jethwa Maths Starter Activities (p13-14)
- kutasoftware Worksheets
Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
External Whole Topic Past Paper Style Questions
- Maths Genie Booklet & Solutions (GCSE)
- Jethwa Maths Topic Test (p1-3) Covering Indices & Surds
- Mathsaurus Surds & Indices Mixed Exam Board PPQs & Video Solutions
- PMT