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Core Maths Qualifications: How They Fit in Post-16 Programmes of Study and Their Impact on Other Subjects with a Quantitative Element. Research Report
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Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2024
Core maths (CM) qualifications were introduced into the post-16 curriculum in England in 2014, with first assessments in 2016. They are a suite of qualifications aimed at students who achieve a grade 4 (originally a grade C) or higher at GCSE Maths but do not go on to take AS or A level Maths. This group comprised around 40% of all students in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Qualifications, College Mathematics, Intellectual Disciplines
Variations in the Solution of Linear First-Order Differential Equations. Classroom Notes
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Seaman, Brian; Osler, Thomas J. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2004
A special project which can be given to students of ordinary differential equations is described in detail. Students create new differential equations by changing the dependent variable in the familiar linear first-order equation (dv/dx)+p(x)v=q(x) by means of a substitution v=f(y). The student then creates a table of the new equations and…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction
An Interesting Application of the Binomial Distribution.
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Newell, G. J.; MacFarlane, J. D. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1984
Presents an application of the binomial distribution in which the distribution is used to detect differences between the sensory properties of food products. Included is a BASIC computer program listing used to generate triangle and duo-trio test results. (JN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Software, Food, Higher Education