chapter 11 Algebraic repre: Bg 1 merge tae 2. Rearranging formulae 4 More complicated formulae Pere Key words cexpresion, symbol, variable, forme formulae, equation, term, solving substitute rearrange, subject In this chapter you will learn how © Use letters to express generalised numbers and express basic arithmetic processes algebraically. (C2.1 and E2.1) (© Substitute numbers for words and letters In formulae, (C2.1 and €2.1) © Rearrange simple formulae, (C2.1) (© Construct simple expressions and! set up simple equations. (C2.1) "© Construct and transform complicated formulae and equations. (€2.1)‘art since Sport Langu ntact iis important for them al art Mathematicians think that famous works of art are often based on the potion ratio: Tithe ratio of ene part ofthe art to another. {tees tha human brains find the “golden ratio’ very attractive ‘Science Science need mathematics, in 1962 a space probe went off course ‘because someone had got a mathematical formula wrong in ts programming. Sport Ismathematis 9 sport? There are national and international competitions each year thet use ‘mathematics Univesity students compete inthe annua ‘Mathematics Olympiad’ and there is 3 world Sudoku championship each year. Lots of sporting activities require maths too, such 35 ‘throwing a javelin (angles). But the best description of mathematics is that itis 2 language. {isthe only language which peopl in all countries understand. Everyone understands the numbers on this stamp even if they do not speak the language ofthe country. ‘Algebras an important part of the language of mathematics Ie comes from the Arabic al-jabr. It was frst used in @ book ‘writen in 820 CE by a Persian mathematician called akkhuvariami. ‘The use of symbols grew until the 17th century when a French ‘mathematician called Descartes developed them into the sort of algebra we use today.