Arithmetic procedures: index laws
Why this, why now
In this unit pupils learn how to manipulate indices and perform calculations without conversion by understanding index laws.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 4 / 21
Arithmetic procedures: index laws
In this unit pupils learn how to manipulate indices and perform calculations without conversion by understanding index laws.
14 lessons- The laws of indices - negative and zero exponents
- Checking and securing understanding of calculations involving negative numbers
- Checking and securing understanding of roots and integer indices
- Checking and securing understanding of calculating with fractions and decimals
- The laws of indices - division
- Advanced problem solving with the laws of indices
- Checking and securing understanding of converting between fractions and decimals
- The laws of indices - raising a power to a power
- Converting any recurring decimal to a fraction
- The laws of indices - fractional exponents
- Checking and securing understanding of LCM and HCF
- Problem solving with the laws of indices
- Checking and securing understanding of prime factorisation
- The laws of indices - multiplication