There are lots of maths websites out
there designed to help you with your studies, but the problem is many
are hard to find, and many are just rubbish.
The aim of this section is to offer up some of the sites that my pupils
have found to pretty good over the last couple of years. I hope you
find them useful too.
If you have stumbled upon any good maths websites, then please let
me know here and I can add them
to the list.
Key Stage 3 = The three years leading
up to SATs (Years 7
- 9)
Key Stage 4 = The two years leading up
to GCSE (Years 10
- 11)
Key Stage 5 = The two years leading up
to A Levels (Years 12
- 13)
What
a fantastic resource. This is a forum where you can submit any
really annoying maths questions, and a fellow student or one
of the brainy people from Cambridge University will help you
solve it. Of course, you can also answer other people's questions
yourself, and this really is an excellent way of understanding
a topic even more. There specific forums you might want are: Please
Explain - SATs and GCSE Onwards
and Upwards - A Level Nrich
Talk - Anything that isn't to do with maths
If
you are studying for your SATs or GCSEs, whatever level you
are working at, then this website is a must visit! It is jammed
packed full of help, resources and examples, and best of all
everything is very clearly arranged and leveled so you are sure
to find just the help you need. A truly excellent website!
If
you are in Years 7 to 9, or you are doing the Foundation paper
at GCSE, then have a look at this excellent Aussie website.
It has lots of interactive notes and activities for you to practise
your maths and sort any problems out.
They
say the old ones are the best, and this is still probably the
best one-stop place to call in for notes, examples, interactive
solutions and questions for you to have a go at yourself. Each
question has its level next to it, and you can even download
a big revision check-list to make sure you there will be no
nasty surprises in the exam. What more could you want in a website?
If
you are looking for some really good maths notes, worked examples,
and exercises to practise those all important maths skills,
then this place to go!
A
very well written set of notes, complete with examples, exercises,
tests and answers to provide the extra bit of revision material
for success at pure maths a level.
Some
good old past SATs questions, arranged both by levels and topics,
for you to try, and then you can check your answers at the bottom.
Practice makes perfect. You must click on the Key Stage 3 section
on the left to find them. Lots of good GCSE stuff in the GCSE
section as well. Alas, you must pay to access many of the A
Level materials, but the sixth form worksheets are free, come
complete with answers, and seem very good. An excellent site!
If
you are looking for some extra material to help you fine tune
those a level maths skills, then this website might just be
for you. Loads of questions and worked solutions. It is also
one of the few websites around that is particularly good for
Further Maths. Give it a go, it
just might help!
Lots
of topics in the Revision section, and in the Test Yourself
bit you can tackle the following topics - Function Machines,
Number Properties, Pythagoras, and Quadratics. The questions
are of an interactive nature, and are extremely well laid out.
There are also some good games, for when you have earned a break
from revision.
Quite
a few decent puzzles covering a wide range of topics. Many puzzles
rely on the use of "matching things". Good for a quick
revision of topics, and it shouldn’t give you too much
of a headache.
A
lovely set of interactive mind-maps for each A Level and Further
Maths module. An excellent way to check you have covered everything
and bring all your notes together. Just click on the module
you want: C1C2C3C4S1S2D1M1FP1FP2FP3
For
A Level Maths, this website is simply brilliant. Pick the topic
you need help on from the menu on the left, and then watch all
the resources appear. What I like best of all is the variety
of resources, from nice little leaflets covering all the main
facts, the video tutorials. Brilliant!
A
collection of some of the best and most original maths games
around. The website even keeps a record of your progress, and
the longer you play, the more you learn.
An
excellent website if you are look for a little bit of extra
practise and help on certain maths topics. The A Level section
in particular is outstanding.
Something
a bit different. Why not get your school involved in the recycling
of old mobile phones and ink cartridges? This website will help
you organise everything, and not only will you be doing your
bit for the environment, but there is the chance to win prizes
for your school as well!
I
know that doing a maths puzzle may not seem like the best way
to spend 20 minutes, but if you do one puzzle a day off this
site, it'll do you a lot more good than reading over your textbook
again and again. These puzzles teach you how to think and solve
problems, which are essential skills for success at maths. Each
puzzle comes complete with a worked answer. This site might
just help you enjoy your maths more, so I would give it a go.
If
you are serious about revision, then this is the website for
you. Not just really good notes on every topic you could ever
wish, but the pages are interactive, so you can fill in your
answer and it tells you whether you are right... or not. Very
good and completely free!
Really
good help on 10 of the biggest and mst important maths topics.
All the big names are there - fractions, percentages, algebra,
probability. Give it a go!
If
you are taking your SATs and you want to make sure you get a
level 5 (or even a 6!), or you are taking your GCSEs and you
want to go from a D to a C, or from an A to an A*, then these
free revision programs might be just what you need. It gives
a nice focus to your revision at home, and if you put in the
work, it will definitely pay off!
If
you have trouble with things like using a compass, or measuring
angles, or drawing bearings, or constructing triangles, then
this might be just what you need. It is a link to a series of
short video clips, with commentary, to help you practice these
very important skills.
If
you are studying for IB maths, and you need some help, then
look no further! Lots of really good revision notes, practice
test, and information about the IB curriculum. What more could
you possibly want?
How
about something a bit different! This wonderful site has lots
of fancy applets that allow you to revise topics interactively.
You can grab shapes and graphs, move them around, and see what
happens. Very impressive and well worth a look!
This
nice website offers free specimen A level exam papers with written
and video solutions to help with your revision. Should you wish
to try some more papers, then you need to pay, but if this style
of revision works for you then it might be a worthwhile investment.
There is also a pretty good maths forum for A Level students
to ask questions and help each other.
