3rd Form Syllabus - Mathematics
The Convent of Mercy Academy, “Alpha”
Effective 2016-2017
Lorna Williams(HOD)
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3rd Form Syllabus - Mathematics
INTRODUCTION
“Every child can learn Mathematics”. Mathematically literate students understand and
value the mathematical information they encounter in the world outside school, and have the
knowledge and confidence to make sense of this information
MISSION STATEMENT
The Math department at the Convent of mercy, “Alpha” has embraced two main features:
First, the problem solving approach toMath. Students can gain self – confidence and a life – long
experience which fosters critical thinking.
The second feature is the technological approach. Technology as a useful tool for investigation,
particularly in areas such as graphing and computation.
The department is dedicated to providing high quality teaching through commitment and
integrity by providing our students with more interesting ways of learning this engaging subject.
AIM To draw upon students’ everyday experience and to stimulate interest in mathematics by
emphasizing the use and value of math in everyday live that will enable them to fit in the world
of work. To promote mathematics as an enjoyable past- time while they achieve the goals, such
as skills and attitude that we intentionally set out for them to achieve.
FRAMEWORK
The Mathematics Curriculum has been drafted in keeping with the ROSE and CXC (CSEC)
curriculum. The use of technology/materials will allow teachers to execute the programme as
effectively and efficiently as possible.
TEACHERS’ SUPPORT
 Encourage each child to work hard.
 Teach your student mental ability
 Be tolerant of the child who is not mathematically inclined.
 Have high expectation of the students whom you teach
 Ensure that each student is actively engaged in the teaching/learning process
 Monitor the students’ notebook on a regular basis.
PARENTS/GUARDIAN SUPPORT
 Help your child to see how math is related to everyday life. Ask for help if necessary
 Ensure that your child do her homework.
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3rd Form Syllabus - Mathematics
TERM 1
Topic
Distributive
Property,
Algebraic
Fractions,
Factorization
&
Simultaneous
Equations
Objectives
Duration
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4 Weeks
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Indices
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Trigonometry
m
State the meaning of a , where a and m are rational
numbers;
Simplify expressions using the laws of indices;
m
n
m
Evaluate expressions a and a  b where a, b, m, n, are
whole numbers, integers, fractions;
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Write numbers less than, greater than or equal to 10 in standard
form.
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Prove Pythagoras’ Theorem by a suitable method(for
example by the area method);
Use Pythagoras Theorem to solve right – angled triangle
problems;
Use trigonometric ratios to find unknown quantities in
right-angled triangles only;
Use trigonometric ratios to solve problems related to angles
of elevation and depression;
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Circles
Use the distributive property to simplify expressions
including the laws of indices;
Apply the distributive property to multiply two binomial
expressions;
Add and subtract simple algebraic fractions;
Multiply and divide simple algebraic fractions;
Factorize simple algebraic expressions where there is a
simple algebraic common factor other than 1;
Solve simultaneous linear equations by the methods
1. Substitution;
2. Elimination.
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Calculate unknown angles in given diagrams and word
problems.
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Investigate and use the relationships between the radius,
diameter, circumference and pi;
Investigate and use the relationship between the radius and
the area of a circle A = πr2;
Calculate the area and circumference of a circle;
Identify the arc, sector and segment of a circle;
Find arc length;
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4 Weeks
4 Weeks
Find the area of a sector, segment or parts thereof of a circle with
the use of angles.
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TERM 2
Topic
Objectives
Duration
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1 Week
SIMPLE
EXPERIMENTS,
DATA
COLLECTION &
SIMPLE
PROBABILITIES
Relations,
Functions &
Graphs
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Ratio &
Proportion
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Consumer
Arithmetic
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Transformation Enlargement And
Reflection
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Design and conduct simple experiments, to collect
data;Determine simple probabilities and draw appropriate
conclusions;
Use fractions and percentages to describe probability;
Interpret a probability given as a fraction or percentage.
Define a function as a many-to-one or one-to-one
relation;
Distinguish between the graph of a relation and the
graph of a function;
Use the functional notations, for example
f : x  2 x  1 , f ( x)  2 x  1 , y  f (x) ;
Determine the range value that corresponds to a given
domain value by evaluating the function at the stated
domain value;
State the domain and range of a given function;
Distinguish between functions defined for different
domains by the same formula.
Solve more complex problems involving ratio and
proportion
2-3
Weeks
2 Weeks
Use consumer arithmetic to solve real life problems;
Calculate the total utility bill to be paid from given
instructions;
Explain and use in the proper context terms relating to
the computation of wages and salaries (wages, salaries,
bonuses, commissions, basic pay, overtime pay, gross
pay, net pay, statutory and non-statutory deductions,
taxable income, tax allowance);
Calculate the wage and/ or salary of an employee from
given instructions.
1 Week
State the relationships between an object and its image
in a plane when it is enlarged from a point (centre of
enlargement) in that plane;
Perform enlargements with the centre at the origin with
scale factor k, k ∈ N;
Perform reflections and identify images of objects
where the mirror line is any given line in the plane.
3 Weeks
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Constructions
Construct quadrilaterals using appropriate geometric
instruments.
2 Weeks
TERM 3
Topic
Objectives
Duration
SETS
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Solve simple problems involving, at most, three subsets of the
universal set (with at most two intersecting).
2 Weeks
Matrices
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Identify the order of a matrix;
Perform scalar multiplication;
Perform calculations to illustrate the commutativity and
distributivity of matrices under addition;
3 Weeks
Vectors
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Define a vector as the sum total of horizontal and vertical
displacement;
Write vectors in column format;
Define position vectors given two points;
Use grid to locate and draw, position and relative position
vectors;
Draw a right angled triangle representing a vector;
Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find the length of a vector;
Write the reverse vector (- x) given a vector x (multiply a
vector by -1);
Find the relative position vector of collinear vectors given a
ratio of division;
Use the properties of an appropriate polygon to find the
relative position vector of parallel, non-collinear vectors.
Write a quadratic mapping as a set of ordered pairs;
Plot the ordered pairs of a quadratic mapping as a graph;
Interpret the points of intersection of a quadratic graph with
the axes.
3 Weeks
GRAPHING
QUADRATIC
EQUATIONS
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2 Weeks
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