Specification points
SQA National 5 Mathematics C847 75
46 points in 6 topics, with SQA's codes and titles.
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1 Numerical skills
2 Algebraic skills
- 2.1 Working with algebraic expressions involving expansion of brackets
- 2.2 Factorising an algebraic expression
- 2.3 Completing the square in a quadratic expression with unitary x coefficient
- 2.4 Reducing an algebraic fraction to its simplest form
- 2.5 Applying the four operations to algebraic fractions
- 2.6 Determining the equation of a straight line
- 2.7 Working with linear equations and inequations
- 2.8 Working with simultaneous equations
- 2.9 Changing the subject of a formula
- 2.10 Recognise and determine the equation of a quadratic function from its graph
- 2.11 Sketching a quadratic function
- 2.12 Identifying features of a quadratic function
- 2.13 Solving a quadratic equation
- 2.14 Solving a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula
- 2.15 Using the discriminant to determine the number of roots
3 Geometric skills
- 3.1 Determining the gradient of a straight line, given two points
- 3.2 Circle geometry
- 3.3 Calculating the volume of a standard solid
- 3.4 Applying Pythagoras’ theorem
- 3.5 Angles from the properties of shapes
- 3.6 Using similarity
- 3.7 Working with two-dimensional vectors
- 3.8 Working with three-dimensional coordinates
- 3.9 Using vector components
- 3.10 Calculating the magnitude of a vector