Maths study guides
SQA-NATIONAL-5 · National 5 (SQA) · aligned to SQA.
- SQA National 5 Mathematics Area 1 Expressions and Formulae: surds, indices, algebra, completing the square, fractions, gradient and measure
A deep-dive SQA National 5 Mathematics guide to Area 1 Expressions and Formulae. Covers surds and indices, scientific notation, expanding and factorising, completing the square, algebraic fractions, the gradient of a line, and the arc, sector and volume of solids.
📖 15 min readNational 5 - SQA National 5 Mathematics Area 2 Relationships: the straight line, functions, equations, quadratics, geometry and trigonometry
A deep-dive SQA National 5 Mathematics guide to Area 2 Relationships. Covers the straight line and functional notation, equations and inequations, simultaneous equations, changing the subject, quadratic functions and the discriminant, Pythagoras, properties of shapes and similarity, and trigonometry including graphs, equations and the sine and cosine rules.
📖 18 min readNational 5 - SQA National 5 Mathematics Area 3 Applications: trigonometry, vectors, percentages, fractions and statistics
A deep-dive SQA National 5 Mathematics guide to Area 3 Applications. Covers applications of trigonometry including bearings and 3D problems, vectors, percentages and fractions in context, and statistics including the five-figure summary, boxplots, standard deviation and scattergraphs with a line of best fit.
📖 16 min readNational 5