This week’s topics
Number bases: binary, denary and hexadecimal, and converting between them
- What is meant by binary representation
- How to change between bases
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Describe what is meant by binary representation.
- 1.2 Explain how to change between bases.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe what is meant by binary representation.
Study materials
Videos
- Number bases · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students
- Hexadecimal number conversions · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students
- Number Systems Introduction - Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal · YouTube · The Organic Chemistry Tutor · 11 min · for registered students
- 17. OCR GCSE (J277) 1.2 Converting between denary and 2 digit hexadecimal · YouTube · Craig'n'Dave · 12 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Contemporary Mathematics, 4.3: Converting with Base Systems · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 4.3: converting between denary, binary and other bases (hexadecimal from p. 299), pp. 288–299 · for registered students
- Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, 2.1.1: Hexadecimal · PDF · Bryant & O'Hallaron, CS:APP 2e manuscript sample, 2.1.1 on hexadecimal notation and converting between binary, hex and decimal, pp. 32–35 · for registered students
- Introduction to Computer Science, 5.1: Data Storage Inside a Computer · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science (2024), 5.1 on bits, bytes and megabytes, p. 195 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
