Maths Dictionary
UK vs US language
General GCSE
A* · A · B · C · basics

OCR GCSE A Modular
Foundation A · B · C
Higher A · B · C

OCR A level
C1 · C2 · C3 · C4
FP1 · D1 · S1

Edexcel A level
C1 · C2 · C3 · C4
D1 · S1

Waldomaths resources
Waldomaths applet - Java applet
Waldomaths video - video (c. 5m)
MS Word document - MS Word file
Adobe Acrobat .pdf file - Adobe .pdf
MS Powerpoint presentation - MS Powerpoint file

C1 - Core Mathematics 1 (OCR 4721)

General Resources

Link to an external webpage The OCR Website's A Level Mathematics Pages
OCR Booklet of Formulae and Tables
external Adobe Acrobat .pdf file OCR C1 Syllabus Specification (2005) (© OCR)

Surds and indices

Properties and simplification of surds	Surds 1 - What are surds? Surds 2 - Some basic rules Surds 3 - Simplifying 1
Rationalising denominators	Surds 4 - Rationalising 1 Surds 5- Rationalising 2 Surds worksheet
Properties and simplification of indices	Indices 1 - Multiplying Indices 2 - Dividing Indices 3 - Powers of powers Indices 4 - Zero and negative indices Indices 5 - Fractional indices Indices 6 - Simple exponential equations

Algebraic expressions

Algebraic expressions, function notation and polynomials
Factorising and cancelling	Factorising quadratics Factorising harder quadratics
Fractions	Algebraic Fractions 3 - equations

Equations and quadratic functions

Relationships and linear equations
Solving quadratic equations by completing the square and by using the quadratic formula	Quadratics - completing the square Completing the square Quadratic formula worksheet
Sketching and the discriminant	Quadratics - the discriminant

Inequalities

Linear inequalities in one unknown	Linear inequalities in one unknown
Quadratic inequalities in one unknown	Quadratic inequalities and solutions sets

Simultaneous equations

Linear simultaneous equations	Simultaneous Equations
Simultaneous equations with quadratic and other terms	Equations solved graphically Simultaneous equations with quadratic terms 1 Simultaneous equations with quadratic terms 2 Circles and Lines
Three cases of the discriminant	Quadratics - the discriminant

Coordinate geometry and the straight line

Lengths and mid-points of line segments	Coordinate geometry - notes (.doc)
Gradients, parallel and perpendicular lines
Equations of curves and straight lines
Applications

Differentiation

Rates of change, tangents and gradients
Notation and vocabulary
Differentiation from first principles
Differentiation of polynomials	Differentiating polynomials
Tangents and normals	Tangents and normals

Applications of differentiation

Increasing and decreasing functions	Applications of differentiation - notes (.doc)
Stationary points
Maximum and minimum problems
Sketching curves 1

Transforming graphs

Graphs of standard functions	Polynomial graphs
Transformations of graphs	Polynomial transformations Trigonometric transformations
Geometrical interpretation of solutions of equations

Coordinate geometry of the circle

Properties of the circle
Equation of a circle in terms of the radius and centre	Equations of Circles
Tangents to a circle