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All about anglesSimilar trianglesThe Pythagorean TheoremIntroduction to sine, cosine and tangentSolving right triangles using sine, cosine and tangentUsing trig in the real world
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Variables and expressionsOrder of operationsExpanding expressions with bracketsExponent basicsRadicals basicsEvaluating expressionsEvaluating a formula using substitutionSolving one-step equationsSolving two-step equationsSolving multi-step equationsTransposition
Metric units of measurePerimeter of squares, rectangles and trianglesCircumference of circlesArea of squares, rectangles and trianglesArea of circlesSurface area of cubes, cuboids and triangular prismsSurface area of cylindersVolume of cubes, cuboids and triangular prismsVolume of cylinders, cones, spheres and pyramids
Mean, median and modeRange, variation and standard deviation
Understanding fractionsSimplifying fractionsEquivalent fractionsComparing fractionsOrdering fractionsMixed numbers and improper fractionsAdding fractionsSubtracting fractionsAdding and subtracting mixed numbersMultiplying fractionsDividing fractionsMultiplying and dividing mixed numbersConverting fractions to decimalsConverting fractions to percentsConverting between fractions, decimals and percentsOrdering fractions, decimals and percents
Place valueComparing and ordering decimalsRounding to a placeSignificant figuresStandard form and engineering notationAdding decimalsSubtracting decimalsMultiplying decimalsDividing decimalsConverting decimals to fractionsConverting decimals to percentsConverting between decimals, fractions and percentsOrdering decimals, fractions and percents
Solving percent problemsPercent increase and decreaseConverting percents to fractionsConverting percents to decimalsConverting between percents, fractions and decimalsOrdering percents, fractions and decimals
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New Zealand Curriculum

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    Gather all the information you need about New Zealand's mathematics and statistics curriculum at this Ministry of Education page.
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    Find the achievement objectives by level for the New Zealand mathematics curriculum at this Ministry of Education site.

Free mathematics resources

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    There are hundreds of videos, forums and quizzes on the Khan Academy website ranging from mathematics to economics. If you get a login, you can track your progress!
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    Mathsisfun.com is a fantastic resource for basic maths through trigonometry. The site is colourful and engaging and includes lots of interactive exercises and quizzes.
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    Mathwarehouse.com holds an enormous variety of free online calculators and solvers.
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    Mathsphere.co.uk is a great resource of many different types of maths paper that you can download and print.

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Hi, I'm Becca Black, the author of this guide. If you have any questions or comments about it, you can email me at bblack@unitec.ac.nz. I look forward to hearing from you!

      
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