Students should become familiar with and gain confidence in ideas concerning the formulation of mathematical models.
E1 The modelling cycle
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E1.1 | representing a situation mathematically, making assumptions and simplifications | students will engage in the tackling of 'open' mathematical problem-solving where there may not be a clear single approach or 'correct' answer |
E1.2 | selecting and using appropriate mathematical techniques for problems and situations | |
E1.3 | interpreting results in the context of a given problem | |
E1.4 | evaluating methods and solutions including how they may have been affected by assumptions made | |
E2 Fermi estimation
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E2.1 | making fast, rough estimates of quantities which are either difficult or impossible to measure directly | |
In estimation, questions could draw upon all the content of paper 1 and the content presented in standard type within GCSE mathematics criteria.