the MathsLinks Network https://mathslinks.net Links and resources for maths teachers. en Copyright 2026 2026-10-20T04:50:00+00:00 https://dedhk00m7fqyl.cloudfront.net/ml/favicon.png the MathsLinks Network https://mathslinks.net Stage 6 Checklists https://mathslinks.net/faculty/stage-6-checklists https://mathslinks.net/faculty/stage-6-checklists#When:04:50:00Z Checklists, based on the NESA syllabus, for students to use as part of revision.Prepared for new, 2024, syllabus. Summary, Functions, Calculus, Exponential and logarithmic functions, Financial mathematics, Sequences and series, Statistical analysis, Trigonometric functions, Algebra, Financial mathematics, Measurement, Networks, Statistics, Functions, Trigonometric functions, Combinatorics, Proof, Vectors, Calculus, Statistical analysis, Proof, Vectors, Complex numbers, Calculus, Mechanics, 2026-10-20T04:50:00+00:00 Preview of Stage 6 Checklists

Checklists, based on the NESA syllabus, for students to use as part of revision.

Prepared for new, 2024, syllabus.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Complex Plane Lab https://mathslinks.net/links/complex-plane-lab https://mathslinks.net/links/complex-plane-lab#When:06:44:00Z Interactives developed for the Complex Numbers topic of Extension 2 Mathematics (NSW). Interactive, Advanced, Complex Numbers, Complex numbers, Introduction to complex numbers, Arithmetic of complex numbers, Geometric representation of complex numbers, Solving equations with complex numbers, Powers and roots of complex numbers, Describing lines, curves and regions, 2026-10-19T06:44:00+00:00 Screenshot of Complex Plane Lab

Interactives developed for the Complex Numbers topic of Extension 2 Mathematics (NSW).


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Stage 6 Study Guides - NSW HSC https://mathslinks.net/faculty/stage-6-study-guides-nsw-hsc https://mathslinks.net/faculty/stage-6-study-guides-nsw-hsc#When:06:26:00Z Developed to give to student sto summarise content throughout the course. Summary, Functions, Further graph transformations and modelling, Calculus, Applications of calculus, Differential calculus, Integral calculus, Financial mathematics, Financial mathematics, Sequences and series, Sequences and series, Statistical analysis, Random variables, Trigonometric functions, Inverse trigonometric functions, Proof, Proof by mathematical induction, Vectors, Introduction to vectors, Calculus, Further calculus skills, Further applications of calculus, Statistical analysis, The binomial distribution and sampling distribution of the mean, Proof, The nature of proof, Vectors, Further work with vectors, Complex numbers, Introduction to complex numbers, Calculus, Further integration, Mechanics, Applications of calculus to mechanics, 2026-10-19T06:26:00+00:00 Preview of Stage 6 Study Guides - NSW HSC

Developed to give to student sto summarise content throughout the course.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Central Limit Theorem in HSC https://mathslinks.net/links/central-limit-theorem-in-hsc https://mathslinks.net/links/central-limit-theorem-in-hsc#When:05:28:00Z This post gives a brief explanation of the Central Limit Theorem, but the main focus is on the teaching and learning implications, including the types of questions to prepare for. Teaching Idea(s), Data, Data Analysis, Statistical analysis, The binomial distribution and sampling distribution of the mean, Sampling distribution of the mean and the central limit theorem, 2026-10-19T05:28:00+00:00 Screenshot of Central Limit Theorem in HSC

This post gives a brief explanation of the Central Limit Theorem, but the main focus is on the teaching and learning implications, including the types of questions to prepare for.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Geometric Solids https://mathslinks.net/links/geometric-solids https://mathslinks.net/links/geometric-solids#When:05:30:00Z An interactive 3D surface-area and volume visualizer for exploring solids, nets, dimensions, and units.Geometric Solids helps students see how dimensions connect to surface area and volume. They can explore 3D solids, switch between solid and net views, adjust measurements, and inspect faces while the app updates surface area and volume in real time. Manipulative, Virtual Manipulative, Publisher, teacher.dev, Visualization, Measurement, Surface Area, Volume, Space and Geometry, 3D Shapes, Measurement and space, Three-dimensional spatial structure, MA3-3DS Three-dimensional spatial structure, MA3-3DS-01 Three-dimensional spatial structure, MA3-3DS-02 Three-dimensional spatial structure, Area and surface area, MA5-ARE-C-01 Area and surface area A, MA5-ARE-P-01 Area and surface area B (Path), Volume, MA4-VOL-C-01 Volume, MA5-VOL-C-01 Volume A, MA5-VOL-P-01 Volume B, 2026-10-12T05:30:00+00:00 Screenshot of Geometric Solids

An interactive 3D surface-area and volume visualizer for exploring solids, nets, dimensions, and units.

Geometric Solids helps students see how dimensions connect to surface area and volume. They can explore 3D solids, switch between solid and net views, adjust measurements, and inspect faces while the app updates surface area and volume in real time.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Math Figures https://mathslinks.net/links/math-figures https://mathslinks.net/links/math-figures#When:05:23:00Z A simple way to make grids, number lines, and more for your tests. Publisher, teacher.dev, Tool, 2026-10-12T05:23:00+00:00 Screenshot of Math Figures

A simple way to make grids, number lines, and more for your tests.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Printable protractor https://mathslinks.net/links/printable-protractor https://mathslinks.net/links/printable-protractor#When:14:30:00Z A 180° or 360° protractor to print and cut out, marked every degree. Printable, Tool, Measurement, Bearings, Space and Geometry, Angles, Construction, 2026-09-28T14:30:00+00:00 Screenshot of Printable protractor

A 180° or 360° protractor to print and cut out, marked every degree.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Will These 6 Sneaky Charts, Maps, and Graphs Deceive Your Students? https://mathslinks.net/links/will-these-6-sneaky-charts-maps-and-graphs-deceive-your-students https://mathslinks.net/links/will-these-6-sneaky-charts-maps-and-graphs-deceive-your-students#When:06:39:00Z This article explores 6 data visualisations that are misleading. 5 of the 6 are US centric. Article, Data, Misleading Graphs, Statistics and probability, Data classification, visualisation and analysis, MA4-DAT-C-01 Data classification and visualisation, 2026-09-15T06:39:00+00:00 Screenshot of Will These 6 Sneaky Charts, Maps, and Graphs Deceive Your Students?

This article explores 6 data visualisations that are misleading. 5 of the 6 are US centric.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable https://mathslinks.net/links/how-a-random-system-can-actually-be-predictable https://mathslinks.net/links/how-a-random-system-can-actually-be-predictable#When:04:46:00Z A brief discussion of the Galton board and the normal distribution. Publisher, Veritasium, Video, YouTube, YouTube Short, Number, Probability, Unit 3 Topic 3 Discrete random variables, Binomial distributions, ACMMM147 understand the concepts of Bernoulli trials and the concept of a binomial random vari…, ACMMM148 identify contexts suitable for modelling by binomial random variables, ACMMM150 use binomial distributions and associated probabilities to solve practical problems., Unit 4 Topic 2 Continuous random variables and the normal distribution, Normal distributions, Unit 4 Topic 3 Interval estimates for proportions, Sample proportions, ACMMM175 examine the approximate normality of the distribution of pˆp̂ for large samples, Statistical Analysis, MA-S3 Random Variables, S3.2 The normal distribution, Statistical Analysis, ME-S1 The Binomial Distribution, ME-S1.1 Bernoulli and binomial distributions, Statistical analysis, Random variables, Continuous random variables, The normal distribution, Statistical analysis, The binomial distribution and sampling distribution of the mean, Bernoulli distributions, Binomial distributions, 2026-09-12T04:46:00+00:00 Screenshot of How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable

A brief discussion of the Galton board and the normal distribution.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math https://mathslinks.net/links/the-oldest-unsolved-problem-in-math https://mathslinks.net/links/the-oldest-unsolved-problem-in-math#When:02:26:00Z Do odd perfect numbers exist? Publisher, Veritasium, Video, YouTube, Number, Prime Numbers, Mersenne Prime, Special Numbers, 2026-08-29T02:26:00+00:00 Screenshot of The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

Do odd perfect numbers exist?


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Discovering the Formula for the Volume of a Sphere https://mathslinks.net/links/discovering-the-formula-for-the-volume-of-a-sphere https://mathslinks.net/links/discovering-the-formula-for-the-volume-of-a-sphere#When:05:48:00Z Deduce the formula for the volume of a sphere by observing this simulation of a sphere being immersed in a cylinder filled with liquid. GeoGebra, Interactive, Measurement, Volume, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, ACMMG271 Year 10A Solve problems involving surface area and volume of right pyramids, right cones, s, Unit 3 Topic 1 Measurement, Volume and capacity, ACMEM104 use formulas to find the volume of pyramids and spheres. , Unit 1 Topic 3 Shape and measurement, Mensuration, ACMGM019 calculate the volumes of standard three-dimensional objects such as spheres, rectangu…, Measurement and space, Volume, MA5-VOL-P-01 Volume B, Measurement, Applications of measurement, Perimeter, area and volume, 2026-08-21T05:48:00+00:00 Screenshot of Discovering the Formula for the Volume of a Sphere

Deduce the formula for the volume of a sphere by observing this simulation of a sphere being immersed in a cylinder filled with liquid.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Circle Theorems with Self-Marking Practice https://mathslinks.net/links/circle-theorems-with-self-marking-practice https://mathslinks.net/links/circle-theorems-with-self-marking-practice#When:11:03:00Z Each circle theorem explained with a diagram, followed by randomly-generated questions that mark themselves as students work through them. Activity, Hands-on, Explanation, Resources, Revision, General, Mathematician, Measurement, Area, Space and Geometry, Circle Geometry, Circles, Unit 1 Topic 3 Geometry, Circle properties and their proofs including the following theorems:, ACMSM029 An angle in a semicircle is a right angle, ACMSM030 The angle at the centre subtended by an arc of a circle is twice the angle at the cir…, ACMSM031 Angles at the circumference of a circle subtended by the same arc are equal, ACMSM035 When two chords of a circle intersect, the product of the lengths of the intervals on…, ACMSM036 When a secant (meeting the circle at AA and BB) and a tangent (meeting the circle at …, Unit 3 Topic 1 Complex numbers, Roots of complex numbers:, ACMSM087 determine and examine the nthnth roots of unity and their location on the unit circle, 2026-08-15T11:03:00+00:00 Screenshot of Circle Theorems with Self-Marking Practice

Each circle theorem explained with a diagram, followed by randomly-generated questions that mark themselves as students work through them.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> See how the price of everything has changed https://mathslinks.net/links/see-how-the-price-of-everything-has-changed https://mathslinks.net/links/see-how-the-price-of-everything-has-changed#When:08:17:00Z The cost of most everyday items is up (inflation). This ABC News article looks at by how much. Article, Number, Consumer Arithmetic, Financial mathematics, Investment and loans, Investment, 2026-07-30T08:17:00+00:00 Screenshot of See how the price of everything has changed

The cost of most everyday items is up (inflation). This ABC News article looks at by how much.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Beautiful proofs for summing series https://mathslinks.net/links/beautiful-proofs-for-summing-series https://mathslinks.net/links/beautiful-proofs-for-summing-series#When:07:07:00Z Ben Sparks with stunning visual proofs of some famous sums of series. Publisher, Numberphile, Ben Sparks, Video, YouTube, Advanced, Series and Sequences, Unit 2 Topic 2 Arithmetic and geometric sequences and series, Financial Mathematics, MA-M1 Modelling Financial Situations, M1.2 Arithmetic sequences and series, Sequences and series, Sequences and series, Arithmetic sequences and series, 2026-07-22T07:07:00+00:00 Screenshot of Beautiful proofs for summing series

Ben Sparks with stunning visual proofs of some famous sums of series.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Normal Distribution Graph https://mathslinks.net/links/normal-distribution-graph https://mathslinks.net/links/normal-distribution-graph#When:00:31:00Z Shows the connection between the normal distribution graph and the normal distribution table. Desmos, Data, Data Analysis, Unit 4 Topic 2 Continuous random variables and the normal distribution, Normal distributions, Statistical analysis, Random variables, The normal distribution, Statistics, The normal distribution, Normally distributed datasets, 2026-07-22T00:31:00+00:00 Screenshot of Normal Distribution Graph

Shows the connection between the normal distribution graph and the normal distribution table.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> GamesMom - Maths Games https://mathslinks.net/links/gamesmom-maths-games https://mathslinks.net/links/gamesmom-maths-games#When:17:21:00Z Numbers and quick mental arithmetic. Including Times Tables, Multiplication Chart, Number Bonds, Greater or Less, Counting and Odd or Even. Activity, Exercises, General, Numeracy, Number, Operations, Addition, 2026-07-09T17:21:00+00:00 Screenshot of GamesMom - Maths Games

Numbers and quick mental arithmetic. Including Times Tables, Multiplication Chart, Number Bonds, Greater or Less, Counting and Odd or Even.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Grid Paper Shop https://mathslinks.net/links/grid-paper-shop https://mathslinks.net/links/grid-paper-shop#When:07:17:00Z No-signup graph paper generator for teachers and students. You can make custom graph paper with different spacing, paper sizes, margins, colors, and axes, then export it as a PDF, SVG, or PNG. Graph Paper, Printable, General, Graph Paper, 2026-07-03T07:17:00+00:00 Screenshot of Grid Paper Shop

No-signup graph paper generator for teachers and students. You can make custom graph paper with different spacing, paper sizes, margins, colors, and axes, then export it as a PDF, SVG, or PNG.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Non-right-angled trigonometry - faded worked examples https://mathslinks.net/faculty/non-right-angled-trigonometry-faded-worked-examples https://mathslinks.net/faculty/non-right-angled-trigonometry-faded-worked-examples#When:06:31:00Z Based on the Cognitive Load Theory idea of faded worked examples. These five sheets provide faded worked examples forThe sine rule - using the sine rule to find a sideThe sine rule - using the sine rule to find an angleThe cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find a sideThe cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find an angleThe area formula Worked examples, Faded worked examples, Measurement, Trigonometry, Measurement and Geometry, Pythagoras and trigonometry, ACMMG273 Year 10A Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related probl, Unit 2 Topic 2 Applications of trigonometry, Applications of trigonometry, ACMGM036 solve problems involving non-right-angled triangles using the sine rule (ambiguous ca…, Unit 1 Topic 2 Trigonometric functions, Cosine and sine rules, ACMMM031 establish and use the sine and cosine rules and the formula Area=12bcsinAArea=12bcsin…, Measurement and space, Pythagoras and trigonometry, MA5-TRG-P-01 Trigonometry C (Path), Measurement, Trigonometry, 2026-07-01T06:31:00+00:00 Preview of Non-right-angled trigonometry - faded worked examples

Based on the Cognitive Load Theory idea of faded worked examples. These five sheets provide faded worked examples for

  • The sine rule - using the sine rule to find a side
  • The sine rule - using the sine rule to find an angle
  • The cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find a side
  • The cosine rule - using the cosine rule to find an angle
  • The area formula

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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Printable Graph Paper Generator https://mathslinks.net/links/printable-graph-paper-generator https://mathslinks.net/links/printable-graph-paper-generator#When:09:29:00Z A free printable graph paper generator for teachers, students, and homeschool families. Create and download PDF or PNG templates for square grid, dot grid, coordinate plane, isometric, polar, semi-log, lined, hex, and triangle paper. Includes ready-made A4, Letter, and A3 graph paper templates with no login required. Graph Paper, Printable, General, Graph Paper, Number and Algebra, Linear and nonlinear relationships, ACMNA178 Year 7 Given coordinates, plot points on the Cartesian plane, and find coordinates for a gi, ACMNA215 Year 9 Sketch linear graphs using the coordinates of two points, 2026-05-29T09:29:00+00:00 Screenshot of Printable Graph Paper Generator

A free printable graph paper generator for teachers, students, and homeschool families. Create and download PDF or PNG templates for square grid, dot grid, coordinate plane, isometric, polar, semi-log, lined, hex, and triangle paper. Includes ready-made A4, Letter, and A3 graph paper templates with no login required.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> Mathematics Extension 1 revision checklist https://mathslinks.net/faculty/mathematics-extension-1-revision-checklist https://mathslinks.net/faculty/mathematics-extension-1-revision-checklist#When:08:20:00Z This is a revision checklist for Mathematics Extension 1 students to use as they prepared for the HSC Examination.This could be printed this as an A5 booklet.Suggestions for improvement are welcomed in the comments.This checklist is for the 2017 syllabus, last HSC examination, 2026. Revision, PDF, Functions, ME-F1 Further Work with Functions, ME-F2 Polynomials, Trigonometric Functions, ME-T1 Inverse Trigonometric Functions, ME-T2 Further Trigonometric Identities, ME-T3 Trigonometric Equations, Calculus, ME-C1 Rates of Change, ME-C2 Further Calculus Skills, ME-C3 Applications of Calculus, Combinatorics, ME-A1 Working with Combinatorics, Proof, ME-P1 Proof by Mathematical Induction, Vectors, ME-V1 Introduction to Vectors, Statistical Analysis, ME-S1 The Binomial Distribution, 2026-04-03T08:20:00+00:00 Preview of Mathematics Extension 1 revision checklist

This is a revision checklist for Mathematics Extension 1 students to use as they prepared for the HSC Examination.

This could be printed this as an A5 booklet.

Suggestions for improvement are welcomed in the comments.

This checklist is for the 2017 syllabus, last HSC examination, 2026.


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