JC Maths and Business

28/02/2018

GCSE Maths in the UK feature a lot of similar components to our Junior Cert exams. If you've exhuasted all your JC resources and looking for some extra practise, check out BBC's maths notes here

Exam board content from BBC Bitesize for students in England, Northern Ireland or Wales. Choose the exam specification that matches the one you study.

27/02/2018

Orders of operation in maths is particularly important in algebra! While it looks a little daunting.... remembering the simple word BODMAS should help you remember which was to solve your sums!

21/02/2018

ThatQuiz is a great self-testing tool! Try your hand at some maths problems to help make studying a little less.... boring

Math test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels

19/02/2018

2013's paper is this week's Practise Choice! Any questions? Fire away!http://www.mathsdojo.ie/pdf/EP_JCH_P1_2013.pdf

14/02/2018

The NCCA's booklet on Statistics and Probability is a great too to help study a chapter that's sometimes considered a little alien at junior cert level. Click here to start learning

12/02/2018

Fed up of doing the same questions in your exam papers? This week's challenge is from 2014's Supplementary paper (and it's a tough one! )

http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/dmalone/StateExamPapers/MathsSample-JC-H-2014-SUP.pdf

07/02/2018

I use Active Maths books and have done since my own junior cert! They're full of great examples, they're easy to understand and there's something for all levels! You can find supplementary chapters that are used for extra practise and study here!

https://www.folens.ie/sites/default/files/resources/AM_version_information_2014-2015.pdf

05/02/2018

SECRET TIME: The best way of getting good grades in any maths exam is .... practice! This week's paper of the week is 2014's p1. Can you get to the end without peaking at the solutions?
http://archive.maths.nuim.ie/staff/dmalone/StateExamPapers/ProjectMaths-JC-H-2014-P1.pdf

29/11/2017

Most JC Business Students struggle with the book-keeping element of the exam but with practice, it doesn't have to be difficult at all. Any questions? Business Grinds now available!

21/11/2017

Have you learned to Prove Your Theorems? A really useful powerpoint!

14/11/2017

Quadratic Equations are a sure part of any maths exam. Make sure you can do them correctly (both ways!)

08/11/2017

If you feel your at the point where you're repeating questions in your exam papers, maybe it's time for some new study material. Many of the GCSE test papers have similar questions on similar topics! For more information, or for help on finding some new practise questions, pop this page a message!