Junior Cycle Higher Level Maths JCHL Number Theory

JCHL Number Theory

Types of numbers, factors, primes and the order of operations — the building blocks the rest of the course stands on.

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All 5 lessons, in order — each one ticks off as you open it.

1Types of Numbers 2Prime Factorisation 3Rounding off and Scientific Notation 4Powers 5Surds

Key ideas in this topic

Every formula from these lessons in one place. The green ones are printed in the log tables booklet you get in the exam — the red ones you learn off.

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Natural numbers (N)

The whole positive numbers 1, 2, 3, …

JCHL Number Theory 1

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Integers (Z)

All whole numbers — positive, negative and zero (…−2, −1, 0, 1, 2…).

JCHL Number Theory 1

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Rational numbers (Q)

Any number that can be written, in its simplest form, as a fraction a/b where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0 — this includes all integers and all terminating and recurring decimals.

JCHL Number Theory 1

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Irrational numbers

A number that CANNOT be written, in its simplest form, as such a fraction a/b (e.g. √3, π); its decimal never stops and never repeats.

JCHL Number Theory 1

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Real numbers (R)

All the rational and irrational numbers together — every number on the number line.

JCHL Number Theory 1

Rounding off and Scientific NotationJCHL Number Theory 3

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JCHL Number Theory 1: Types of Numbers

JCHL Number Theory 2: Prime Factorisation

JCHL Number Theory 3: Rounding off and Scientific Notation

JCHL Number Theory 4: Powers

JCHL Number Theory 5: Surds

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