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GCSE Maths Takeaway – Simultaneous Equation Word Problems

If I had to choose one thing you should have as a takeaway from GCSE maths i.e. one ‘poster’ topic to represent GCSE maths, I think it should be simultaneous equations – in particular word problems leading to simultaneous equations 1. Continue reading

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The Real Numbers

The real numbers are often introduced as an extension of the natural numbers. While this is how they developed historically, and is often how they are formally constructed, it is not possible to seamlessly extend the concept of a natural number into the concept of a real number – they are used for different purposes. Continue reading

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