GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE Maths course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Maths GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning Maths GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about Maths through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning Maths GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA Maths GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE Maths is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE Maths course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE Maths course is divided into nine modules. The first module deals with the different types of numbers, including; prime numbers, fractions, decimals and indices. You will then study money in terms of ratios, percentages and interest. The next module explores measurement and deals with time, distance and speed. You will then study basic and further algebra and geometry. Module eight looks at graphwork and statistics. Finally, you will study probability and experimental work, including testing a hypothesis.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA.
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Module One: Numbers
• Numbers
• Prime Numbers, Factors and Fractions
• Decimals, Approximations and Accuracy
• Indices and Standard Form
Module Two: Money
• Ratios and Percentages
• Interest
• Other Money Matters
Module Three: Measurement
• Time, Distance and Speed
• Measurements and Money
Module Four: Basic Algebra
• Basic Algebra
• Factorisation
• Fractions and Equations
• Equations in Action; Formulae
Module Five: Further Algebra
• Simultaneous Equations and Sequences
• Inequalities and Accuracy
Module Six: Basic Geometry
• Angles, Straight Lines and Symmetry
• Triangles
• Quadrilaterals and Polygons
• Transformations
• The Circle
• Tangents to a Circle; More on Polygons
Module Seven: Further Geometry and Trigonometry
• Mensuration
• Geometrical Constructions and Solid Figures
• Nets
• Capacity and Volume
• Loci
• Trigonometry (1)
• Trigonometry (2); Bearings
Module Eight: Graphwork and Statistics
• From Tables to Graphs
• Graphs (2): Experimental Data
• Function Notation and Graphwork
• Statistics
• Cumulative Frequency
Module Nine: Probability and Experimental Work
• Experiments and Surveys
• Probability (1)
• Probability (2); Tree Diagrams
• Testing a Hypothesis
Section 2: Harder Topics (Higher Level Students only)
• More on Numbers
• Solving Equations
• Intersecting Graphs
• Formulae and Fractions
• Brackets, Indices, etc
• Higher Level Geometry
• Higher Level Trigonometry |
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