Overview
Have you ever felt lost when dealing with everyday numbers? Our Functional Maths Training Course is here to help. This course takes you on an enlightening trip through the world of math. You’ll learn about the basics like integers and fractions and move on to more advanced topics like estimating and percentages. It’s more than just adding and subtracting; it’s about seeing the patterns and logic that tie our world together.
Think of this course as your toolkit for all things maths. Whether you’re splitting a bill, working out a discount, or just wanting to understand numbers better, we’ve got you covered. From the handy BODMAS rule that simplifies complex equations to practical insights on how profit and loss work, every lesson is crafted to make math feel more approachable and useful.
So, if you’re keen to make sense of the numbers all around us, this is your starting point. With Functional Maths
Functional Maths
Training, you’ll gain confidence, knowledge, and a new perspective on the world of math. Whether you use it in your job or just in daily life, this course offers skills that will last a lifetime.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain a recognised qualification to add to your CV
- Learn how to work with factors and multiples
- Understand how to round to whole numbers
- Get tips & tricks on profit & loss discount formulas
- Know how to simplify expressions using BODMAS rules
- Develop your problem-solving and analytical skills
- Understand how to manipulate basic algebraic data
- Pass any upcoming maths exams with flying colours
Certification:
Upon completion of the course, you will be required to sit for an online multiple-choice quiz-based assessment, which will determine whether you have passed the course (60% pass mark). The test will be marked immediately, and results will be published instantly.
After completing the course, you can order a certificate of achievement to display your achievement for as little as £3.99 for the PDF version and £7.99 for the paper version or £10 for both. There is an additional £10 delivery charge for international students.
Who is This Course for?
- Individuals seeking to strengthen their foundational maths knowledge for personal or professional reasons.
- Job-seekers aim to boost their CV with an essential skill set.
- Business owners need a deeper grasp of financial calculations.
- Students looking to consolidate their understanding of math for further studies.
Requirements
- This course is available to all learners of all academic backgrounds.
- Learners should be 16 or over to undertake the course.
- A strong grasp of English, numeracy, and ICT is necessary for enrollment in this course.
Career Path
- Financial Analyst: £30,000 to £55,000.
- Data Scientist: £40,000 to £70,000.
- Quantity Surveyor: £30,000 to £50,000.
- Actuary: £32,000 to £60,000.
- Tax Consultant: £28,000 to £52,000.
- Business Consultant: £35,000 to £60,000.
Course Curriculum
Integers ( Directed Numbers) | |||
Introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
Multiplying any digit number by 11, 22, and 33.mp4 | 00:09:00 | ||
Integers and ordering of integers | 00:06:00 | ||
Addition and Subtractions of Integers | 00:07:00 | ||
Operations on Integers | 00:04:00 | ||
Multiplication and Division of Integers | 00:04:00 | ||
Powers of Integers (Exponents) | 00:04:00 | ||
Factors and Multiples | |||
Complete knowledge about factors and multiples | 00:06:00 | ||
Divisibility tests for 2,3,4,5,6 | 00:07:00 | ||
Divisibility rules 7,8,9,10,11 | 00:06:00 | ||
Prime Factorization | 00:06:00 | ||
Highest Common Factor HCF | 00:10:00 | ||
Least Common Multiple LCM | 00:16:00 | ||
Relation between LCM and HCF | 00:04:00 | ||
Fractions | |||
Classification of Fractions | 00:04:00 | ||
Convert mixed to improper and improper to mixed fractions | 00:03:00 | ||
Equivalent Fractions | 00:04:00 | ||
Comparing Fractions after converting to like fractions | 00:09:00 | ||
Reducing a fraction to lowest term | 00:04:00 | ||
Addition and subtraction OF fractions | 00:08:00 | ||
Multiplication and division of fractions | 00:11:00 | ||
Word problems on fractions | 00:16:00 | ||
Simplification Rule : BODMAS | |||
BODMAS and rules to remove brackets | 00:03:00 | ||
Simplify expressions using BODMAS rules | 00:05:00 | ||
Simplify expressions involving fractions using BODMAS | 00:07:00 | ||
Decimal numbers | |||
Decimal numbers in relation to fractions | 00:08:00 | ||
Like and unlike Decimals | 00:05:00 | ||
Ordering of Decimal numbers | 00:10:00 | ||
Addition and subtraction of Decimal | 00:07:00 | ||
Multiplication of Decimal | 00:03:00 | ||
Division of Decimal | 00:05:00 | ||
Rational Numbers | |||
Rational number | 00:02:00 | ||
Representation of Rational Numbers on Number line | 00:04:00 | ||
Determining which fraction is terminating or non terminating | 00:05:00 | ||
shortcut method of writing decimal expansion of fraction to decimal | 00:08:00 | ||
Approximation | |||
Rounding to whole number | 00:06:00 | ||
Rounding to required number of decimals (1 d.p. ) | 00:05:00 | ||
rounding to significant digits | 00:07:00 | ||
Practice question on three methods of approximation | 00:05:00 | ||
Estimation and Scientific Notation or Standard form | |||
Estimation | 00:05:00 | ||
Scientific Notation 69 | 00:07:00 | ||
Operation on numbers when they are in scientific notation | 00:06:00 | ||
Percentage | |||
Percentage to fraction and fraction to percentage | 00:06:00 | ||
Percentage of a quantity and conversation to decimal | 00:06:00 | ||
Expressing one quantity as percentage of another quantity | 00:06:00 | ||
Finding increase decrease percent | 00:05:00 | ||
Uses of percentages-Word Problems | 00:09:00 | ||
Ratio and Proportion | |||
Ratio- How to express as simple ratio | 00:09:00 | ||
How to compare Ratios | 00:04:00 | ||
Word problems on finding ratios | 00:07:00 | ||
To divide a given quantity into a given Ratio | 00:11:00 | ||
Proportion | 00:04:00 | ||
Practice problems on Proportion69 | 00:06:00 | ||
Continued proportion | 00:06:00 | ||
Unitary Method and its Applications | |||
Direct Variation ( or proportion) | 00:04:00 | ||
Lecture 56 Problems based on Direct proportion | 00:10:00 | ||
Inverse Variation ( or proportion) | 00:10:00 | ||
Multiple Ratios | 00:10:00 | ||
Profit , Loss, discount and Tax | |||
Lecture 59 Basics – Profit and Loss | 00:04:00 | ||
More practice problems on Profit & Loss | 00:06:00 | ||
Selling price formula and Problems | 00:04:00 | ||
Cost price formula and Problems | 00:03:00 | ||
Higher problems on Profit and Loss | 00:08:00 | ||
Basics | 00:05:00 | ||
Practice problems on Discount | 00:04:00 | ||
Tax | 00:06:00 |