MEI Online Resources provide this hexagonal jigsaw activity on Complex Numbers.

It is a matching activity in which triangles ultimately fit together to form a large hexagon and is designed as a group activity. Collaboration with others will help to highlight any misconceptions held by individual students....

These MEI Online resources for Edexcel FP1 provide information on Complex Numbers and Equations. Topics covered include equating real and imaginary parts, roots of complex numbers and polynomial equations with complex roots. There are also additional exercises for students to complete, PowerPoint presentations...

The two units in this Nuffield Advanced Mathematics option were independent of one another, and of unequal in length. ‘Complex numbers’ needed more time than ‘Numerical methods’.

The unit on complex numbers developed...

MEI Online resources for OCR FP1 provide a selection of materials for equations and geometric representation. A PowerPoint presentation demonstrates a variety of techniques which can be used to factorise polynomials, also included are detailed notes, a study plan, additional exercises for students to complete as...

MEI Online resources for OCR FP1 provide a selection of materials for the modulus-argument form of complex numbers. These include thorough notes, a study plan with additional exercises for students to complete and a multiple choice test. There is also a demonstration of the Argand diagram and an activity to promote...

This excel workbook contains a series of sheets to help students explore different types of composite functions including linear, quadratic and reciprocal functions.

The first sheet allows students to input different...

From the Integrating Mathematical Problem Solving project by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), this activity shows how compound interest can be calculated over different intervals. As the intervals get smaller and smaller, the total value approaches a limit. Topic areas covered are:
• Use of...

From the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, these materials help students reinforce their existing knowledge and understanding of compression ratios. The activity helps with assessing students’ levels of confidence and competence and also with identifying any misconceptions that need addressing. The session...

This resource consists of two documents. One is a theory sheet and the other a structured workbook for students to complete. This would form a useful independent learning resource so could be issued as a homework task.

This is a very comprehensive resource covering a range of pathfinding algorithm activities using graphs. It includes the Knight’s Tour puzzle as well as other examples. This is a highly readable resource that could be used for smaller activities including homework.

This briefing note, intended for Governors and Senior Management Teams, fleshes out the background to the introduction of computing in schools and is intended as a basis for a strategic debate about reform of the ICT curriculum. It has been written mainly with schools in mind, but the broad outline of the argument...