MATHS SYLLABUS

TOPIC
OBJECTIVES

Mental Arithmetic - Calculate the answers to sums using simple arithmetic functions
(division, multiplication, addition and subtraction).
- Express numbers in words, as decimals, as positive or negative
indices and as fractions.
- Convert numbers expressed as powers of 10 (indices) to scientific
prefixes
- Order quantities by magnitude and correctly apply inequality symbols
- Express statements of magnitude as number lines
- Define the mathematical terms integer, positive, negative and infinity.
- Express numbers to one or more significant figures
- Carry out basic calculations involving whole numbers, decimal
fractions and mixed fractions
- With reference to fractions:
State what is meant by the terms numerator and denominator
Determine equivalent fractions
Define proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers
Complete calculations involving the addition and subtraction or
multiplication and division of fractions
Express improper fractions as mixed numbers
Change fractions to decimals
- Complete processes involving estimations and approximations
- Use mental arithmetic to carry out basic calculations.

BODMAS - Calculate the answers to sums using BODMAS functions

Sums & Products - Calculate the answers to simple sums using estimation techniques.
- Calculate the average from the given numbers
- Demonstrate how a sequence progresses by means of repeated
operations on each element.
Ratios & Percentage - Demonstrate how to handle figures as ratios.
- Demonstrate how to handle figures as percentages.
- Demonstrate how to convert between percentages, ratios and
decimals
- Define direct and inverse proportions and explain what is meant by a
ratio.
- Apply the ratio and unitary methods to solve problems involving direct
and inverse proportions
- Express direct and inverse variation in algebraic form
- Use algebraic expressions of proportion to find unknown quantities
- Increase or decrease a quantity by a given ratio
- Find k in expressions of direct and indirect proportionality and use the
value of k to solve problems
- Increase or decrease a number by a given ratio
- With reference to percentages:
Calculate a percentage of a given quantity
Express one quantity as a percentage of another
Calculate a percentage increase or decrease of a number
Complete calculations involving reverse percentages.
Square and cube - Conduct square calculations; raising numbers to a given power and
calculations finding square roots of an integer.
- Conduct cube calculations; raising numbers to a given power and
finding cube roots of an integer.

Algebraic Terms - Demonstrate algebraic terms and fractions.

- Apply algebraic rules for expanding brackets.
- Apply algebraic rules for simple factorizing.
- Carry out the transformation of formulae.
- Solve simultaneous equations.
- Construct simple equations to solve practical problems
Linear Equations - Solve linear equations with one unknown value
- Solve linear equations with several unknown values.
Non-linear Equations - Demonstrate non-linear terms in an equation
- Solve quadratic equations with the formulae
Basic Trigonometry - Determine the missing angular width of a triangle given the other 2
angles.
- Demonstrate the basic theorems for equilateral or right angle
triangles.
- Calculate the area of a triangle given the lengths of a right angle
triangle.
- Calculate the missing angles/sides of triangles using sine, cosine
and tangent.
- Demonstrate the use of SOH CAH TOA.
- Demonstrate the use of Pythagoras Theorem.
Lengths, Areas, Volumes - Calculate; the length, area and volume of a:
& Surfaces circle,
square,
rectangle.
- Calculate the volume of a:
sphere,
prisms
cylinder.
Coordinates - Demonstrate by plotting in a diagram, 2 and 3 dimension coordinate
systems.

- Derive a corresponding equation from a:

straight line,
parabola,
exponential curve
Graphs - Explain the convention for the x and y axes on a graph.
- Construct and interpret graphs relevant to practical situations,
especially those involving speed, time and distance
- Extract values from a graph to a required level of accuracy.
- Interpret pie charts and relate angles on a pie chart to fractions.
- Construct a pie chart to display given value.
- Interpret and construct bar charts.
Handling Data Define the following;
a) Mode
b) Median
c) Mean
d) Range
- Given appropriate data, determine the mean, median and mode.
- Interpret data presented in a tabular format.
- Interpolate tabular data to extract values to a required level of
accuracy.