PORTIONS FOR MONTH: OCTOBER

HIGHER LEVEL SUBJECTS

MATHS:
Quadratics
Functions
Exponentials
Logarithms
Transforming functions
Complex numbers and polynomials
Sequence and Series

PHYSICS:
Measurements and uncertainties
Measurements
Uncertainties and errors
Vectors and scalars
Mechanics
Motion
Forces
Work, energy and power
Momentum
Thermal physics
Temperature and energy changes
Modelling a gas
Circular motion and gravitation
Circular motion
Newton’s law of gravitation

ECONOMICS:
The foundation of economics
Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
Competitive markets: demand and supply
Introduction to competitive markets
Demand
Supply
Market equilibrium: demand and supply
Linear demand and supply functions and market equilibrium
The role of price mechanisms and market efficiency
Elasticities
Price elasticity of demand
Cross-price elasticity of demand
Income elasticity of demand
Price elasticity of supply
Government intervention
Indirect taxes
Indirect taxes: market outcome and social welfare
Subsidies
Subsidies: market outcomes and social welfare
Price controls
STANDARD LEVEL SUBJECTS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:
Introduction to business management
The role of businesses
Business sectors
The role of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
Reasons for starting a business
Steps in the process of starting a business
Problems that new business might face
Elements of a business plan
Intro to CUEGIS concepts
Types of organization
The private and public sectors
Profit-based organizations
For-profit social enterprises
Non-profit social enterprises
Types of organizations and CUEGIS concepts
Organizational objectives
Vision statements and mission statements
Aims, objectives, strategies and tactics
The need for changing objectives
Ethical objectives
SWOT analysis
 The Ansoff matrix
Organizational objectives and CUEGIS concepts
Stakeholders
Internal stakeholders
External stakeholders
Stakeholder conflict
Mutual benefits of stakeholder’s interests
Stakeholders and the CUEGIS concepts
External environment
STEEPLE analysis
Social opportunities and threats
Technological opportunities and threats
Economic opportunity and threats
Environmental opportunity and threats
Political opportunity and threats
Legal opportunity and threats
Ethical opportunity and threats
The external environment and the CUEGIS concepts
Growth and evolution
Economies and diseconomies of scale
Small vs. large economies
Internal organic growth
External inorganic growth
External growth methods
The role and impact of globalization
 The growth of multinational companies
The impact of MNCs on the host countries
Growth and evolution and the MNCs.

ENGLISH:
Poetry analysis
Passage analysis
Literature books – analysis

FRENCH:
READING COMPREHENSION
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
ORAL
WRITING
GRAMMAR

ADDITIONAL THINGS FOR SCHOOL

1st. GROUP 4 PROJECT
2nd. ECONOMICS PRESENTATION
3rd. PHYSICS LAB WORK
4th. LOGO DESIGN - MATHS

APPROACHING EXAMS
INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITION – November 10TH
SAT MATHS – December 7TH
SAT FRENCH – December 7TH
ACT –February 7TH