Number

The resources included below revisit some Maths topics needed in your STEM modules. Watch the videos and work through the exercises to boost your knowledge and understanding. If you need to 'dig deeper', please check the Foundations section on the previous page or if you are looking for something more specific, use "Ctrl+F" for a faster search.

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Indices

Rules of Indices

• Video: Index Rules - Revisited
• Corbett Maths Exercise with Solutions on Laws of Indices

Fractional and Negative Indices

• Video: Fractional indices
• Video: Negative indices
• MathCentre Exercises with Worked Solutions on indices
• Fractional Index Exercises with Worked Solutions
• Negative Indices_Exercises with Worked Solutions

Irrational Numbers

Introduction

• Video: Introduction to rational and irrational numbers
• Irrational Number Exercises with Worked Solutions

Logarithms

Definition

• Video: What are Logarithms?
• Logarithm exercises with solutions

Multiplication, division and power rules

• Video: Laws of Logarithms
• MathCentre worksheet on the laws of logarithms

Surds

An Introduction

• Video: What are Surds?
• Exercises with Solutions on Surds

Simplifying

• Video: How to Simplify Surds
• Exercises with Solutions on Simplifying Surds

Rationalising Denominators

• Video: How to rationalise the denominator of a fraction
• Exercises with Solutions on Rationalising Denominators