Year 10
Algebra

Notes

Algebra Notes    

What you should be able to do.

Most of the skills are also covered on the Video Page.
 

Tests

Basic 1     Basic 2     Basic 3

Routine 1     Routine 2     Routine 3

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

These quick tests are intended to allow students to see what they can and cannot do. Each is twenty questions on one and then a page of answers, with brief working.
 

Worksheets

Simplifying

Basic 1     Basic 2     Basic 3

Multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting terms

Routine 1     Routine 2     Routine 3

More complex division, powers and brackets

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Square roots and multiple brackets
 

Expanding

Basic 1     Basic 2     Basic 3

Expanding one set of brackets

Routine 1     Routine 2     Routine 3

Expanding two brackets and quadratics

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Expanding with complex terms and quadratics
 

Factorising

Basic 1     Basic 2     Basic 3

One factor

Routine 1     Routine 2     Routine 3

Multiple factors and simple quadratics

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Mixed types, including quadratics with negative roots
 

Solving

Basic 1     Basic 2     Basic 3

One step and simple two step

Routine 1a     Routine 2a     Routine 3a

Multi-step linear problems

Routine 1b     Routine 2b     Routine 3b

Inequations and quadratics

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Fractions, Extension quadratics etc
 

Writing (and Solving) Equations

Routine 1     Routine 2     Routine 3

Straightforward, mostly linear, equations

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Harder equations, including quadratics and simultaneous