{"id":37,"date":"2019-02-26T16:59:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-02-17T16:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:09:52","slug":"higher-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/mathematics\/higher-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<section id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system clearfix\">\n<article id=\"node-699\" class=\"node node-department clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><strong>What will I learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aim of the Higher Maths course is to deepen learners\u2019 knowledge and skills in mathematical techniques and language.\u00a0 This course provides learners with an in-depth study of mathematical concepts, both practical and abstract.\u00a0 Learners will gain the skills required to interpret, manage and communicate mathematical information accurately.\u00a0 Higher Maths provides learners with a strong skillset useful for further study or employment, particularly in STEM related areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do I require to select this course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates should have achieved the National 5 Mathematics (NOT Applications of Maths) course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How will I be assessed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Higher Maths has 3 units which are Assessed as a Whole Course Assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The units are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressions and Formulae<\/li>\n<li>Relationships and Calculus<\/li>\n<li>Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Course Assessment is an externally assessed exam consisting of 2 papers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-calculator (1 hr 30 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Calculator (1 hr 45 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To gain a course award, learners must pass the Course Assessment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Achievement of this course gives automatic certification of the following Core Skill:-<\/p>\n<p>Numeracy at SCQF level 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revision Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsn.uk.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HSN Study Notes &amp; Quizzes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/education\/subjects\/z6nygk7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathsrevision.com\/index_files\/Higher.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maths Revision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/pastpapers\/findpastpaper.htm?subject=Mathematics&amp;level=H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SQA Past Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will I learn? The aim of the Higher Maths course is to deepen learners\u2019 knowledge and skills in mathematical techniques and language.\u00a0 This course provides learners with an in-depth study of mathematical concepts, both practical and abstract.\u00a0 Learners will gain the skills required to interpret, manage and communicate mathematical information accurately.\u00a0 Higher Maths provides &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/mathematics\/higher-mathematics\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Higher Mathematics<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2574,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2574"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/85"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/cgsmaths\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}