FIRST FORM MATHEMATICS COURSE OUTLINE

Week Dates Objectives/topics

1 Orientation; Number Systems; Types of numbers; multiples: factors

2 Operations on whole numbers; BEDMAS; Number patterns

3 L.C.M; TEST 1; Addition and subtraction of fractions

4 Addition and subtraction of fractions

5 Addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions; finding the fraction of a

given quantity; order of a set of fractions

6 TEST 2; Express one quantity as a fraction of another; Division of fractions.

7 H.C.F.; Decimals; Addition and subtraction of decimals

8 TEST 3; Multiplication and division of decimals; order of a set of decimals

9 Conversions: Fractions to decimals to percentages and vice versa;

Approximations

10 TEST 4; Calculating percentage of a given quantity; Expressing one quantity

as a percentage of another.

11 Solving problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages

12 TEST 5; Introduction to algebra; Operations on integers

13 Operations on monomials/ integers

14 Operations on monomials/integers

15 Operations on monomials/integers, TEST 6; Simplification; Substitution

16 Revision Activity – Previous 15 weeks

17 Substitution & Translation

18 Translation; Binary Operations; TEST 7

19 Solve a simple linear equation with one unknown

20 Solve a simple linear equation in one unknown; Distributive law;

TEST 8 – Part 1

21 Solve word problems involving simple linear equations

22 Solving word problems; TEST 8 – Part 2

23 Points, rays, lines, segments, curves; Definition of an angle; Classification of

angles; Drawing and measuring angles and line segments
 24 Bisecting(angles and segments); Construction of angles(60º, 30 0, 900 & 450)

25 Construction of perpendiculars and parallels; Angle properties;

26 Bearings; Introduction to relations and graphs; Plotting points on the Cartesian

plane; TEST 9

27 Convert units of length, weight and capacity(SI Unit)

28 Convert units of length, weight and capacity(Imperial); time; temperature;

speed

29 Perimeter of a polygon; Circumference; TEST 10

30 Area of regions formed by rectangles, squares, right triangles and circles

31 Area; TEST 11; Introduction to sets; Description; Empty/null set; Equal vs.
Equivalent sets; Finite vs. Infinite sets; Listing subsets; Number of subsets;
Venn Diagrams

32 Union/Intersection of 2 sets; Complement; Venn Diagram; TEST 12

33/34 Review for exam.