By Grade 09 AP Maths

Thursday 24 July 2025

1. reviewed the last two examples that we did on equations with fractions from just before exams (P34 4. Equations: 4.1 Linear Eqns Eg1. and p35 Activity 19 Continued Further equations with fractions Eg2. and p36 Eg3. and below it #5 ) (see video).

2. Homework for Tuesday: Complete Activity 19 up to number 8

Video of lesson:

Tuesday 29 July

1.  Mark homework Activity 19 up to number 8 (see solutions below, and video)

2.  Continue with 4.2  Quadratic equations with Fractions on p37

3.  Homework p 37 Activity 19 #9 & 10; p38 Activity 20 # 1-12

Thursday 31 July 2025

1.  Mark homework Activity 19 number 9 & 10 (see solutions below, and video)

2.  Continue with 4.2  Quadratic equations with Fractions on p37

3.  Homework p 37 Activity 19 #11;  p38 Activity 20 # 13-20 Also Class Test 14 & Class Test 15

Tues 5 August

Went over a couple of questions (see video) then wrote test.

Homework : Class Test 16 and Activity 22

 

Thursday 7 August

1.   Handed back test & went through Activity 22 to deduce how to complete the square

2.  Did 3 examples on completing the square

3.  Homework:  Solve the following 4 examples using completing the square (you can check your answers by factorising):

a)   x² – 5x + 6 = 0

b)  x² + 5x – 6 = 0

c)  x² – 2x – 8 = 0

d)  x² + 6x + 8 = 0

Video

Tuesday 12 August

Mark 4 examples from homework on completing the square – coeff of x² 1

and start coefficient of x² > 1

Homework Redo all egs on Completing the square.

Video of lesson:

THursday 14 August

Classwork:  Division of fractions by 2 and Completing the square with coefficient of x² > 1

Homework Activity 23 No 1 & 2

Video of lesson

Tuesday 19 August

Thursday 21 August

Homework: p46 Activity 24 no 1-8

p47  Class Test 17

Thursday 28 August:

1. Went through pretest 2. Wrote test 3. Did some of Activity 24 and Exponential Equations 4.3

4. Homework: Complete Activity 24; Class Test 18 and all egs from 4.3 Exponential equations

Here is the video of the lesson

Thursday 4 September – 2 videos

Quick check of some egs from HW; Then more exponential equations.

Homework: p50 Activity 25; p52 Class Test 20 & Test on Thursday on everything in Class Test 20.

Video 1 – Checking solutions to Activity 24

Video 2 – Exponential Equations

Thursday 11 September

Introduction to the Nature of the roots

Homework: “3 types of Questions” on Nature of Roots:  Type 1 a & b and Revision Paper 2 #2, 3, 6, 7

NB:  Last big Test on Friday next week (Fri 19 Sept) On everything from Activity 19 – Activity 25 during Assembly

Thursday 18 September

Solutions to homework posted

Test

Few minutes revision of equations with fractions

 

Tuesday 23 September

Further deduction on the Nature of the Roots.

Thursday 25 September

Type 2 on Nature of roots – mark hw

Intro type 3 on Nature of the roots

Homework complete all examples and exercise on Nature of roots