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O level Math Syllabus Breakup (4024)

May/Jun 2024

1. Numbers
i. Introduction to Numbers (Integers, Natural, Even, Odd etc)
ii. Types of numbers (Prime and Composite)
iii. Factors and Multiples
iv. Perfect squares
v. Perfect cubes
vi. Prime factorization
vii. Using prime factorization to turn numbers into cubes and squares.
viii. Using prime factorization to turn numbers into factors and multiples.
ix. LCM and HCF
x. LCM and HCF when written as prime factors.
xi. Using prime factorization to simplify surds.
xii. Rational and Irrational Numbers
xiii. Past Paper Questions

2. Decimals
i. Decimal to fraction
ii. Fraction to decimal
iii. Addition and subtraction
iv. Multiplication and Division
v. Recurring decimal to fraction (IGCSE only)

3. Percentages and Everyday Math/Hire Purchase


i. Four Conversions
ii. Calculating Percentage
iii. Increase/Decrease a number by a certain percentage.
iv. Increase Decrease applied to discount and tax word problems
v. Reverse Percentages
vi. Reverse Percentages applied to discount and tax
vii. Expressing one value as a percentage of another
viii. Profit, Loss, Selling Price, and Cost Price
ix. Currency Conversion
x. Simple Interest
xi. Compound Interest
xii. Exponential growth and decay (IGCSE only)

4. Ratios
i. Calculating Ratio
ii. Finding difference
iii. More and less shortcut
iv. Ratio in simplest form of two different units
v. Map Problems (Length and Area)
vi. Increasing decreasing quantities using ratio
vii. Ratio of 3 quantities expressed as pairs of two.

5. Time
i. How to measure time (12h and 24h)
ii. Conversion
iii. Addition and Subtraction

6. Indices
i. Introduction to indices
ii. Laws of Indices Part 1 (multiplication, division of same bases different powers and
same powers different bases
iii. Laws of Indices Part 2 (Power 0, 1 to any power, negative power)
iv. Laws of Indices Part 3 (Power on Power with examples including negative power
examples)
v. Solving indices

7. Standard Form
i. Introduction to standard form
ii. How to express a number in standard form?
iii. How to express standard form into an ordinary number?
iv. Addition and subtraction
v. Multiplication and division
vi. Word Problems

8. Significant Figures (Estimation and Approximation)


i. Rules of Significant figures for Integers
ii. Rules of Significant figures for decimals
iii. Estimation/Approximation

9. Limits of Accuracy (Upper and Lower Bound)


i. Introduction to limits of accuracy
ii. How to calculate upper and lower bound?
iii. Addition and subtraction
iv. Multiplication and division
v. Word problems including area, perimeter, speed, distance time etc etc

10. Algebra (Part 1)


i. Changing the subject of the formula
ii. Simultaneous Equations (Elimination and Substitution)
iii. Quadratic Identities expansion
iv. Factorization of expressions (Two, three and four terms)
v. Solving quadratic equations through factorization

11. Algebra (Part 2)


i. Quadratic Formula
ii. Algebraic fractions leading to quadratic equation.
iii. Quadratic Equation applied to word problems.
iv. Solving inequalities

12. Functions
i. Introduction to functions
ii. Finding output
iii. Finding input using output
iv. Finding the inverse of a function
v. Composite Function (IGCSE only)
13. Variations
i. Direct and inverse proportion introduction
ii. Forming equations involving constant
iii. Solving questions without constant

14. Coordinate Geometry


i. Introduction to cartesian plane
ii. Distance between two points
iii. Midpoint
iv. Gradient
v. Parallel lines and collinear points
vi. Perpendicular lines
vii. Equation of a straight line
viii. Finding gradient and y-intercept from the equation
ix. Equation of parallel and perpendicular lines
x. Equation of perpendicular bisector

15. Graphs of Inequalities


i. Introduction to shading (Signs and area represented)
ii. Drawing and shading, when inequalities are given
iii. Identifying inequality and shaded region
iv. Identifying inequality and shade accordingly

16. Lines, angles and Polygons


i. Types of angles
ii. Complementary and Supplementary angles
iii. Alternating, corresponding and vertically opposite angles
iv. Regular and Irregular Polygons
v. Regular polygon properties table
vi. Sum of interior angles and each interior angle
vii. Exterior angle (Regular and irregular)

17. Angle properties of circles


i. Introduction to terms (chord, sector, segment etc etc)
ii. Perpendicular bisector property
iii. Equal chords property
iv. Radius and tangent property
v. Two tangents meeting at an external point property
vi. Angle opposite the diameter property
vii. Sum of angles on the chord
viii. Cyclic quadrilateral property
ix. Same segment property
x. Alternate segment property
18. Matrices (For O level, 4024 only)
i. Introduction to matrices
ii. Addition and subtraction of matrices
iii. Scalar multiplication
iv. Matrix multiplication
v. Matrix multiplication (example questions)
vi. Determinant and inverse of a matrix
vii. Determinant and inverse of a matrix (example questions)
viii. Identity matrix
ix. Application of matrices

19. Transformation
i. Introduction to the four transformations
ii. Reflection along x axis
iii. Reflection along y axis
iv. Reflection along y=x
v. Reflection along y=-x
vi. Reflection along any other straight line
vii. How to determine reflection
viii. Rotation (90 and 180 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise with center origin)
ix. Rotation (90 and 180 degrees center other than origin)
x. How to find center of rotation
xi. How to rotate an object other than 90 or 180 using protractor, ruler, and compass
xii. Translation (How to translate)
xiii. Translation (How to find the translation matrix)
xiv. Enlargement of an object with positive and negative factor (Centre Origin)
xv. Enlargement of an object with positive and negative factor (Centre other than
Origin)
xvi. How to find the center of enlargement?
xvii. Transformation matrices (O Level, 4024 only)
xviii. Mixed transformation

20. Geometrical Construction and Loci


i. Measuring an angle and a line
ii. Construction of Triangles using angles/bearings and length
iii. Construction of Quadrilaterals using angles/bearings and length
iv. Construction of circles
v. Perpendicular bisector
vi. Angle bisector
vii. Parallel line
viii. Loci and shading involving triangles, quadrilaterals, lines, circles and bisectors.

21. Number Sequences


i. Introduction to number sequences (basic intro & types of sequences)
ii. Arithmetic sequence and finding the general term
iii. Quadratic sequence and finding the general term
iv. Exponential sequence and finding the general term
v. Cubic Sequences (RARELY TESTED)
vi. Determining one sequence using the other
vii. Word Problems
22. Sets and Venn Diagram
i. Introduction to Sets (What is a set, Representation, symbols, types of sets
ii. Intersection and union of two sets
iii. Intersection and union of three sets
iv. Shading
v. Word problems of two sets
vi. Word problems of three sets
vii. Application of formula to find extreme values (Intro + Examples)

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