{"id":906,"date":"2024-03-02T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/?page_id=906"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:07:17","slug":"applications-of-mathematics-n4-n5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-n4-n5\/applications-of-mathematics-n4-n5\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications of Mathematics N4\/N5"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-907\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster-800x1133.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02195346\/ApplicationsOfMathsPoster.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-800x1131.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h1>Applications of Mathematics: N4\/N5<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Recommended Entry Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>This course is ideal for candidates who have achieved a pass at N4 but struggle with more mathematical topics like Algebra and Trigonometry.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Pupils in S4 will be advised if this is a more suitable progression pathway during the session.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The purpose of the National 5 Applications of Mathematics course is to motivate and challenge candidates by enabling them to think through real-life situations involving mathematics and to form a plan of action based on logic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The mathematical skills within this course are underpinned by numeracy, and designed to develop candidates\u2019 mathematical reasoning skills in areas relevant to learning, life and work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following mathematical skills are covered:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Numeracy Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Financial Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Statistical Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Geometric Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Measurement Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Graphical Data &amp; Probability Skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>National 4 courses are internally assessed within school.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Candidates must complete the three unit assessments for the course and an \u2018Added value unit\u2019 which assesses material covered from across the entire course.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>National 5 courses are 100% externally assessed by formal exam.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Candidates must complete two external examinations set by the SQA.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Paper 1 &#8211; Non calculator<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Paper 2 &#8211; Calculator<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Progression Pathway:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-n4-n5\/mathematics-n4-n5-2\/\">National 5 Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-s5-s6\/mathematics-higher\/\">Higher Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-s5-s6\/applications-of-mathematics-higher\/\">Higher Application of Mathematics\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-s5-s6\/mathematics-advanced-higher\/\">Advanced Higher Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7553,"featured_media":0,"parent":894,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1724,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/906\/revisions\/1724"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}