The GCSE Mathematics specification will differ slightly in its form depending on the examining body. In our part of England, the examining body will be AQA, Edexcel or OCR. However, regardless of examining bodies, the content of the GCSE Mathematics syllabus is essentially the same and covers the following topics:

• • Number

    • Four operations and hierarchy of operations

    • Decimals, percentages and fractions

    • Ratios and proportions

    • Using a calculator

    • Factors and multiples

    • Squares, cubes and roots

    • Index laws

    • Standard form

    • Surds

    • Compound interest

    • Reciprocals

    • Upper and lower bounds

  • Algebra

    • Symbols and notation

    • Functions and graphs

    • Expressions and equations

    • Quadratic equations

    • Inequalities

    • Factorisation

    • Sequences

    • Formulae

  • Geometry and Measures

    • Lines and angles

    • Triangles

    • Quadrilaterals

    • Polygons

    • Circle and circle theorems

    • 3-D Shapes

    • Pythagoras' Theorem

    • Congruence

    • Transformation

    • Symmetry

    • Vectors

    • Trigonometry

    • Scale drawings

    • Bearings

    • Mensuration (perimeter, area, volume and circumference)

  • Statistics

    • Data handling cycle

    • Data collection

    • Data presentation

    • Data analysis

    • Data interpretation

  • Probability

    • Probability measures

    • Relative probability

    • Mutually exclusive outcomes

    • Addition and multiplication of probabilities