Maths
The following resources will help you to assess and develop your understanding of basic numeracy, maths and statistical skills. All the resources below have been quality checked by NTU. They have been selected to meet the needs of most students but please talk to your Personal Tutor if you have any concerns about your particular needs.
Basic Arithmetic and Numeracy Tests
These resources will help you to prepare for numerical reasoning tests used as part of the recrutment process by many employers.
Learning Everyday Math (LinkedIn Learning)
The numeracy professional skills test for teachers (official government site)
Facts, Formulae and Equation
Lists of useful formulae.
List from Cambridge International
Fractions, Percentages and Ratios
More help with a topic that comes up a lot in numeracy tests.
Algebra
Using letters to represent numbers and methods for solving and rearranging equations.
NTU Working With Formulae Workshop
Simple Functions and Graphs
It is important to be able to pot and interpret mathematical graphs.
Integration and Differentiation
Also known as Calculus. Basic Calculus is important for many subjects in areas including business, science and engineering.
Trigonometry
Calculations involving angles and triangles. Use of the sine, cosine and tangent functions.
NTU wokshop - Trigonometry 1: Right-Angled Triangles
Vectors and Matrices
Introduction to some more advanced maths topics.
Logarithms
What are logarithms, when are they used and whar are the 'laws of logarithms'?