This page contains a large collection of resources for teachers and students of National 4 Applications of Maths.
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Essential links
N4 Apps course homepage – SQA websiteCourse overview – by Kinross High SchoolSkills checklist – by Rothesay AcademyBBC Bitesize – F&S / G&M notesBBC Bitesize – numeracy notesMaths Mutt – notes and examplesMathsRevision – F&S / G&M PowerPointsMathsRevision – numeracy PowerPointsFree N4 Applications – worksheets
Recommended pupil books
TeeJay N4 Applications of Maths TOP CHOICE Leckie N3/4/5 Practice Questions POPULAR Leckie N3/4 Applications Textbook
Unit content and resources
Managing Finance and Statistics
Budgeting Show resources
Income & deductions Show resources
Course content: calculate basic pay, gross/net pay, overtime, bonus, commission, benefits/allowances, National Insurance, income tax complete missing information on a simplified salary slip
BBC Bitesize: notes and examples
Maths Mutt: notes and examples
Millburn Maths: commission notes
Rothesay Academy: topic notes
MathsRevision.com: PowerPoint
PowerPoint – payslips and overtimeDr Hope: videos No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4 , No.5
Worksheet: basic pay Worksheet: overtime and commission Larkhall Academy: income/expenses worksheet
Millburn Academy: commission worksheet
Wages worksheet and answers Overtime worksheet No.1 and No.2
Payslips worksheet and answers Payslips worksheet 2 TeeJay N4 Applications pp.198-211 TeeJay N4 Maths Book 1 pp.64-84
Best deal Show resources
Foreign currency Show resources
Saving & borrowing Show resources
Probability & risk Show resources
Bar charts Show resources
Line graphs Show resources
Pie charts Show resources
Stem & leaf diagrams Show resources
Frequency tables Show resources
Scattergraphs Show resources
Mean & range Show resources
Geometry and Measures
Time intervals Show resources
Formulae Show resources
Scale drawing Show resources
Navigation Show resources
Container packing Show resources
Tolerance Show resources
Gradient Show resources
Perimeter Show resources
Area Show resources
Course content: calculate area of rectangle, square, triangle, kite, rhombus, parallelogram, circle or composite shape
BBC Bitesize: notes and examples
Maths Mutt: notes and examples
Millburn Maths: notes
MathsRevision: – PPT No.1 & No.2
Free S1 & S2 Maths: worksheets
Dr Austin Maths: worksheets
Worksheet (in G&M booklet)Worksheet: area and perimeter 1 Worksheet: area and perimeter 2 Worksheet: rectangles and squares Worksheets: triangles No.1 , No.2 , No.3
Worksheet: triangles, rectangles, composite Worksheet: compound area Worksheet: area of kites Worksheet: area of parallelograms Worksheet: basic area of a circle Worksheet: circle and fractions of a circle Worksheet: circle (compound) Worksheet: circle (fractions & compound) TeeJay N4 Applications pp.120-128 and 135-143 TeeJay N4 Maths Book 1 pp.163-179 and 262-270 Zeta N4+ Maths Book 1 pp.55-67
Volume Show resources
Pythagoras' Theorem Show resources
Scale factor Show resources
Numeracy
Addition Show resources
Subtraction Show resources
Multiplication Show resources
Course content: multiply whole numbers of any size, with up to four-digit whole numbers
BBC Bitesize: notes and examples
Maths Mutt: notes and examples
Millburn Maths: notes
MathsRevision.com: PowerPoint
Free N4 Applications: worksheets
Worksheets: 2×1 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 3×1 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 4×1 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: multiples of 10 No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: powers of 10 No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 2×2 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 3×2 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 4×2 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: 4×3 digit No.1 , No.2 , No.3 , No.4
Worksheets: word problems No.1 , No.2 , No.3
Worksheet: multiplying and dividing TeeJay N4 Applications pp.6-7 TeeJay N4 Maths Book 1 page 11 Zeta N4+ Maths Book 1 pp.213-215
Division Show resources
Negative numbers Show resources
Round & estimate Show resources
Fractions Show resources
Decimals Show resources
Percentages Show resources
Ratio Show resources
Direct proportion Show resources
Probability decisions Show resources
Rates & DST Show resources
Time intervals Show resources
Using 12-hour or 24-hour clock. See G&M time topic above.
Perimeter Show resources
Shapes with straight lines only. See G&M perimeter topic above.
Area Show resources
Rectangle and square only. See G&M area topic above.
Volume Show resources
Cube and cuboid only. See G&M volume topic above.
Measurements Show resources
Course content: interpret results of measurements involving time, length, weight, volume or temperature unit conversion, eg. mm/cm, cm/m, g/kg, ml/l compare lengths, weights, volumes or temperatures
Maths Mutt: notes and examples
MathsRevision.com: PowerPoint
Worksheet: choosing units Worksheet: volume, weight, length Worksheet: units of length Worksheet: units of mass and volume TeeJay N4 Applications pp.76-81 TeeJay N4 Maths Book 1 pp.213-218 Zeta N4+ Maths Book 1 pp.249-250
Reading scales Show resources
Graphs & tables Show resources
Practice assessments
Finance Revision 1 – Grangemouth HSFinance Revision 2 – Grangemouth HSFinance Revision 3 – Grangemouth HSStatistics Revision 1 – Grangemouth HSStatistics Revision 2 – Grangemouth HSFinance and Statistics 1 – Alison ToddFinance and Statistics 2 – Alison ToddGeometry & Measures 1 – GrangemouthGeometry & Measures 2 – GrangemouthGeometry & Measures 3 – GrangemouthGeometry & Measures 4 – GrangemouthGeometry & Measures 1 – Alison ToddGeometry & Measures 2 – Alison ToddFive Numeracy Tests – CJ MathsNumeracy Booklet – Dalkeith High SchoolNumeracy Booklet – Grangemouth HSNumeracy Practice – Gryffe High SchoolNumeracy Booklet 1 – Larkhall AcademyNumeracy Booklet 2 – Larkhall AcademyNumeracy Test 1 – St Andrew's & St Bride'sNumeracy Test 2 – St Andrew's & St Bride'sAVU Non-calculator test 1 – GrangemouthAVU Non-calculator test 2 – GrangemouthAVU Non-calculator test 1a – Madras Coll.AVU Non-calculator test 1b – Madras Coll.AVU Calculator test 1 – Grangemouth HSAVU Calculator test 2 – Grangemouth HSAVU Calculator test 1a – Madras CollegeAVU Calculator test 1b – Madras CollegeAVU P1 & P2 revision with solutions AVU practice pack – St Andrew's Academy
Useful videos
Mr Canning – 16 numeracy videosMr Drugan – 16 numeracy videosMiss Drydale – 7 videos on various topicsDr Hope – 10 finance videosDr Hope – 7 statistics videosWtW Maths – 6 videos on various topics
Other useful links
Miss Carstairs Maths – homeworksDynamic Maths – Excel worksheetsGrangemouth HS – practice exercisesMadras College – AVU practice testsMillburn Maths – notes and worksheetsRothesay Academy – notes and videosSt Andrew's & St Bride's – homeworks
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Acknowledgements: SQA material is copyright © Scottish Qualifications Authority, reproduced by permission of SQA. Other resources are courtesy of Airdrie Academy, Dalkeith High School, DoingMaths.co.uk, Grangemouth High School, Gryffe High School, Larkhall Academy, Madras College, Math-Aids.com, Matholia.com, MathWorksheets4Kids.com, Millburn Academy, Robert Milton, Rothesay Academy, SoftSchools.com, St Andrew's Academy, St Andrew's & St Bride's High School, Alison Todd and their respective authors.
