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Volume, surface area and 3D shapes · GCSE Mathematics · Courselo

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Volume, surface area and 3D shapes

Geometry and measures · Lesson 6 of 11

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Unit 4

Geometry and measures

11 lessons · 11 h 15 min of study

Angles, parallel lines and polygons1 h of study
Constructions, loci, bearings and scale drawings1 h of study
Transformations55 min of study
Congruence and similarity1 h of study
Perimeter, area, circles, arcs and sectors1 h of study
Volume, surface area and 3D shapesReading · 0%
Pythagoras’ theorem and right-angled trigonometry1 h 10 min of study
Sine rule, cosine rule and area of a triangle1 h 10 min of study
Circle theorems1 h of study
Vectors1 h of study
Matrices and matrix transformations (4MB1)1 h of study

This unit is ≈24% of the GCSE Maths, across 11 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 6 of 11 · Geometry and measures

Volume, surface area and 3D shapes

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Identify faces, edges and vertices, and draw and interpret plans and elevations of 3D shapes
Calculate the volume and surface area of cuboids, prisms and cylinders
Calculate the volume and surface area of pyramids, cones and spheres (and hemispheres) using given formulae, and find the volume of a frustum (Higher)

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Solve problems involving capacity, density, rates of filling and changes of shape, e.g. melting a sphere into cylinders

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