National 3 Applications of Mathematics

Course overview

This course is spread across three units: Managing Money & Data (M&D), Shape, Space & Measures (SS&M), and Numeracy (Num).

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Progression and parallel courses.

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Managing Money and Data (M&D)

M&D 1.1: Identifying factors affecting income and expenditure.
M&D 1.2: Preparing a simple budget.
M&D 1.3: Developing a basic savings plan.
M&D 1.4: Making a decision based on the best deal.

M&D 2.1: Organising primary data.
M&D 2.2: Carrying out simple calculations to compare data.
M&D 2.3: Representing data in an appropriate format.
M&D 2.4: Interpreting simple data to draw conclusions.

Money

Income, expenditure, bills, payslips, loans and more.

Banking and Finance Links Profit and Loss VAT Payslips Net Pay Overtime Utility Bills Loans Hire Purchase Foreign Exchange Insurance Simple Interest

Data

Basic statistics and data representation.

Mean Median Mode Range Pictographs Bar Charts Line Graphs Pie Charts Probability

Shape, Space and Measures (SS&M)

SS&M 1.1: Perimeter and area of regular 2D shapes.
SS&M 1.2: Volume of a cuboid.
SS&M 1.3: Giving or following directions.
SS&M 1.4: Working with simple patterns.

SS&M 2.1: Selecting and using appropriate units.
SS&M 2.2: Using simple formulae.
SS&M 2.3: Interpreting simple scale drawings.
SS&M 2.4: Applying a basic scale factor.
SS&M 2.5: Calculating time intervals.

Shape, Space and Measures

Perimeter, area, volume, conversions, sequences and scale.

Perimeter Area of rectangles and triangles Area of composite shapes Volume of cubes and cuboids Length conversions Mass conversions Volume conversions Unitary conversions Create formulae Evaluate formulae Rules for sequences Triangular Numbers Enlargements & reductions Scale factor Compass points Bearings Map scales Example scale drawing Calculating time intervals

Numeracy (Num)

Num 1.1: Selecting and using appropriate numerical notation and units.
Num 1.2: Selecting and carrying out calculations.
Num 1.3: Recording measurements using a straightforward scale.
Num 1.4: Interpreting results to make decisions.
Num 1.5: Making decisions based on calculations.

Num 2.1: Extracting and interpreting data.
Num 2.2: Making decisions based on data.
Num 2.3: Making decisions based on probability.