This page contains a large collection of resources for teachers and students of National 5 Applications of Maths.
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Essential links
N5 Apps course homepage – SQA websiteFormulae list – published by SQA
BBC Bitesize – notes and examples
Clelland Maths – exam solution videos
Dynamic Maths – Excel worksheets
Free Applications of Maths – resources
High School Maths – worksheets, videos
Maths Mutt – notes and examples
MathsRevision.com – PowerPoints
National5Maths.co.uk – many resources
Recommended pupil books
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Resources by unit and topic
Numeracy
- Whole unit resources
- Multiplication
- Division
- Order of operations
- Negative numbers
- Rounding
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percentages
- SDT
- Volume
- Area
- Perimeter
- Ratio
- Proportion
- Instrument scales
Finance
- Whole unit resources
- Budgeting
- Income & deductions
- Best value
- Currency exchange
- Simple interest
- Compound interest
- Saving & borrowing
Statistics
- Whole unit resources
- Probability
- Box plots
- Scatter graphs
- Line of best fit
- Pie charts
- Average and spread
Measurement
- Whole unit resources
- Formulae
- Scale drawings
- Navigation
- Container packing
- Precedence tables
- Time management
- Tolerance
Geometry
- Gradient
- 2D shape problems
- 3D solid problems
- Pythagoras' Theorem
Graphical Data and Probability
- Extracting data
- Interpreting data
- Probability decisions
Recommended revision guides
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BrightRed N5 Apps Study Guide POPULAR
SQA past papers
SQA specimen papers
| 2014 Specimen P1 | − Mark scheme |
| 2014 Specimen P2 | − Mark scheme |
| 2017 Specimen P1 | − Mark scheme |
| 2017 Specimen P2 | − Mark scheme |
Practice exam papers
Courtesy of Cumbernauld Academy:
| Practice Paper No.1 | − Solutions No.1 |
| Practice Paper No.2 | − Solutions No.2 |
| Practice Paper No.3 | − Solutions No.3 |
| Practice Paper No.4 | − Solutions No.4 |
Courtesy of Andy Shirra:
Courtesy of Allistair Cruickshanks:
| Mock Paper 1 | − Solutions to Paper 1 |
| Mock Paper 2 | − Solutions to Paper 2 |
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Acknowledgements: SQA material is copyright © Scottish Qualifications Authority, reproduced by permission of SQA. Other resources are courtesy of Allistair Cruickshanks, Cumbernauld Academy, Larkhall Academy, Andy Shirra (FreeApplicationsofMaths.co.uk), John Ward (HighSchoolMaths.co.uk) and their respective authors.