First Day Back

Submitted by BinksUK on Mon, 06/05/2006 - 11:49

Well couldn't you just predict it, first day back after half term and it's gloriously hot and sunny... and I'm stuck in 2 hours worth of invigilation Why don't they design sports halls with windows? Surely they could put in ones that don't break, or put up some sort of guard around them, anything to let us day dream out of whilst being bored to an almost coma like state.

Studious

Submitted by BinksUK on Sun, 06/04/2006 - 16:39

Congratulations to Daniel for graduating yesterday, all the hard work turned into a piece of paper We're all very proud...

Summer?

Submitted by BinksUK on Wed, 05/31/2006 - 05:14

It's nearly June right? Feels more like the run up to Christmas, I expect to see snow any minute, and I'm not talking about the warm stuff this time.

Coefficients

Submitted by BinksUK on Wed, 05/24/2006 - 15:57

The numerical factor in front of a term in an algabraic expression

Pythagoras' Theorem

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 05/20/2006 - 04:22

The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the summ of the squares of the other two sides.

Applies only to right angled triangles

Hypotenuse = longest side

The hypotenuse is found by taking the square root of both sides.

Axis

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 05/20/2006 - 04:13

Horizontal - x axis
Vertical - y axis

Co-ordinate of x is written first

Gradient

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 05/20/2006 - 04:00

The steepness of a slope - the gradient expresses a relationship between change in height and horizontal distance.

Average Gradient = Increase in Height/Horizontal Distance

G = H/D

Bearings

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 05/20/2006 - 03:55

Grid Bearing - Bearing taken using a map
Compass Bearing - Bearing taken using a compass

Magnetic North - The direction of north taken from using a compass
Grid North - the direction of North on a map, usually the vertical grid lines

Magnetic north and grid north can differ as magnetic north moves around - the information for how much at the time the map was published is usually given.

Naismith's Rule

Submitted by BinksUK on Sat, 05/20/2006 - 03:46

Used to estimate the time taken for a walk.

Time(Hours) = (Distance(km) / 5) + (Height(M)/600)

T = D/5 + H/600

They won't understand

Submitted by BinksUK on Fri, 05/19/2006 - 06:43

I was putting together a revision pack for our leaving year 11 ICT group the other day. A standard, copy and paste job from OCR. Pretty easy, kept me quiet for all of 10 minutes. Unfortunately while I was putting it together I was tempted to read some of it and came across (somewhat paraphrased I fear as I don't have the text to hand)

"Don't forget sizes: 1000 bytes in a Kilobyte; 1000 Kilobytes in a Megabyte; 1000 Megabytes in a Gigabyte"

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