Starter

1.

2.

3.

4.
 2 2
−3 (−3 )
Type each of these into calculator and see what
result you get.
Why are they different. What is the calculator
doing in each case?

There’s two operations in each case: negating (i.e.

making something negative) and squaring. The
two are ordered differently in each example. How
do we determine the order?
BIDMAS
What is the precedence of the
operators? (i.e. the order we do the ! Brackets
operations in)
Indices

Precedence
2
1+2 × ( 3 +4 ) Division Multiplication
2 Addition Subtraction
¿Do +2
1what first ×
? 7
Includes negation

¿ 1+2
Then ? × 4 9
You can remember this as
¿1 Then+? 98 “BI[DM][AS]”

¿Then99 ?
BIDMAS

2 2
−3 (−3 )
If we want to do “minus 3, squared”. Why do we need the brackets then?
The brackets forces the negation to be done before the squaring, as
?
otherwise (by BIDMAS) the power would be done first.

20 − 3+2 Brackets
Which is the correct answer?
Indices

Precedence
19 15 Division Multiplication
If with have multiple operations Addition Subtraction
with the same precedence, we
evaluate left-to-right.
20 – 3 + 2
Quickfire Questions
Workout the following:

1+1×2=𝟑 1−( 4 ×2+3)=−𝟏𝟎

?
? ?
? ?
? ?
? ?

Brackets
Indices
Precedence

Division Multiplication
Addition Subtraction
Challenge: Test Your Understanding

i ? 𝟗
1+2 × 3 +10 ÷ 5=

ii [IMC 2010 Q1] What is the value of

?
?

iii [JMO 2006 A1] What is the value of

?
?
Using a Calculator

You should hopefully have a

calculator resembling this.

Learning Objectives:
- Use ANS key.
- Write embedded
expressions.
- Convert between
decimal/fractional form.
- Modify expressions using
arrow and DEL keys.
- Use and 3
Starter
Bro Tip: Since the
A Using your calculator, find the value of: outermost thing is
a fraction, press
? the fraction key
first.
Use direction keys
to move around.

B What is in decimal form?

?
You should have used the S<->D button (S stands for Surd (i.e. a
root), D for Decimal)

C Subtract your answer to B from 143.5

You should have typed in “143.5 ?

– ANS” to use your previous
answer.
Modifying Existing Expressions
Type in this again and press the = key:

Suppose we were actually supposed to square 5.8

instead of cube it. Can we fix this without retyping the
whole expression?

Press the left arrow key. Then navigate to the 3 using the arrow
keys until you’re just after it. Press DEL and type in the new
number.
?
Have a Go…

Evaluate
A ?

B I made an error and meant 3.4 instead of 3.5.

Without rewriting the whole calculation, find
the new value of the expression.
?
C Find 10 divided by the square of this above
value.
?
More on using the ANS key.

Start by calculating ¿ 𝟏𝟏 . 𝟖𝟓𝟖

?

Square your answer. ¿𝟏𝟒𝟎 .𝟔𝟏𝟐𝟏𝟔𝟒

?

Subtract your answer from 1000. ¿𝟖𝟓𝟗. 𝟑𝟖𝟕𝟖

? …

Square root your answer. ¿𝟐𝟗. 𝟑𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟏

? …
Cube Root

You should be familiar with meaning ‘square root’, i.e. what

number squared gives this value?

What do you think is? Can you verify it using your calculator?
(the cube root of 8 is 2 because )
?
Using your calculator, determine:

?
?
? (said ‘pi’) has the
value 3.141… We’ll
use it when we
learn about circles.
Use the ‘shift’
button to get it.
 Use your diary coloured cards to vote
for the correct answer in each question.
(Use the front of your diary for blue)

RED ORANGE GREEN BLUE

 Find the 5th digit of:

4567
 Find the 5th digit of:

6 7 89
 Find the 5th digit of:

6 0 15
 Find the 5th digit of:

9 8 76
 Find the 5th digit of:
Remember you can
use the arrow and
DEL keys to modify an
existing calculation.

2 468
 Find the 5th digit of:

(Interesting Fact: This calculation will give you

the ‘golden ratio’)

0 123
 Find the 5th digit of:

0 123
Exercise 2
1 Use your calculator to calculate the
following. Write all the digits on
your display.
a ?
b ?
c ?
d ?
e ?
f ?
g ?
2 Follow the sequence of
instructions, making use of your
ANS key. Write only the final value.
a. Calculate
b. Cube root your answer.
c. Divide your answer by 7.
d. Subtract your answer from 10.
?
Calculator Fun!
How to get a list of square numbers:
a. Press MODE then select choose ‘TABLE’.
b. Type in , using the ALPHA key followed by the
red X in order to get the X.
c. For ‘Start’ leave as 1 and press =.
d. For ‘End’ type in 10 and press =.
e. For ‘Step’ leave as 1 and press =.
f. Voila! Use the arrow keys to scroll, and press
MODE -> 1 to return your calculator to normal.
Can you generate other interesting sequences of
numbers?