COURSE OUTLINE

NUMERACY UNIT

National 5 Numeracy is a stand alone qualification which can be completed after the first unit of National 5 Applications of Maths. Key topics in the unit include, Percentages, Ratio, Proportion and Fractions. It is important that pupils are comfortable with these skills both with and without a calculator.

GEOMETRY AND MEASURE

Arguably the most difficult unit in National 5 Applications of Maths. Pupils are challenged to incorporate topics they should be familiar with from Level 4 such as Pythagoras, Area and Volume. But must now use the skills developed with these topics with real life applications. This unit also involves 'Container Packing' and 'Precedence Tables', cornerstones of Applications of Maths past papers but not something pupils would experience otherwise.

FINANCE AND STATISTICS.

The final unit is a mixture of real life applications in the world of finance and statistical analysis. Borrowing a lot of influence from N5 Lifeskills, pupils are challenged with lengthly problems involving money and budgeting. Pupils are also expected to be able to make statistical comparisons using SIQR and standard deviation much like in traditional National 5 Mathematics.