AI Usage
In Mathematics
Use AI to learn methods, practise, and check your reasoning. Never to replace your own working.
What “good AI use” looks like
In maths, AI should help you understand the method. Use it for hints, practice, checking steps, and quizzing. You should still be able to explain the reasoning yourself.
Ask for hints first, then the full method after you’ve attempted it.
Generate questions at your level and mark your working.
Paste your attempt and ask for the first incorrect step + why.
Tools you can use
Use responsibly. If you’re unsure whether something is allowed for assessed work, ask your teacher first.
Google Gemini
Step-by-step explanations, checking methods, and targeted practice for mathematics learning.
NotebookLM
Upload revision packs and talk directly to your own notes. Ideal for summaries and self-quizzing.
Canva AI
Create clean revision posters, diagrams, and slides. Not for inventing mathematical content.
Do’s & Don’ts
AI is a study partner — not a shortcut. Use it to learn and verify.
- Ask for hints first, then a full solution if needed.
- Paste your working and ask for the first mistake.
- Generate practice at your year/exam level.
- Request a mark-scheme style checklist.
- Verify with notes, examples, or another method.
- Copy answers without understanding the method.
- Use AI for assessed work unless your teacher allows it.
- Trust it blindly on formulas, theorems, or “facts”.
- Ask vague questions like “help with algebra”. Be specific.
- Share personal data (logins, phone numbers, etc.).
“I’m in Year 9. I tried this question and my working is below. Please identify the first mistake, explain why, then give me one hint to fix it. Don’t give the final answer until I ask.”
Prompt Builder
Choose options to build a strong prompt, then type your topic. If you’re stuck, paste the question (and your working) so the AI can help properly.
Hallucinations: confident answers that can be wrong
AI can invent steps, definitions, or results that look believable. In maths, verification is part of learning.
Substitute back in, estimate, or solve a simpler version to sanity-check.
If it uses a method you haven’t learned, ask for the class method.
Treat it like marking: one incorrect step breaks the whole solution.
“Before you answer, list your assumptions. If you’re not sure, say so. Show the method used at school.”
AI on this website
Transparency matters. Here’s how AI relates to SJWMS Maths revision website.
This site does not include an AI chatbot or AI that reads your typing. It’s a normal website.
In places, AI may have helped draft questions, examples, or explanations — then reviewed and edited by staff.
AI tools assisted in writing and improving code, layouts, and components — final decisions remain human-made.
When you use external AI tools (Gemini/NotebookLM/Canva), treat them like public services. Don’t share personal data or school logins.