Maths Department

1st Year - Common Level

Main Topics To Be Covered

Order of Operations Natural Numbers Integers Fractions Decimals Introduction to Algebra Simple Equations 24 hr clock and Timetables Distance, Speed and Time Percentages

VAT Compound Interest Ratio and Proportion Statistics Sets Factors Simultaneous Equations Perimeter & Area of Rectangle Co-ordinate Geometry - introduction Graphing straight lines and quadratic equations

 

Term 1 Content

1. Order of Operations
2. Natural Numbers
3. Integers
4. Fractions
5. Decimals
6. Introduction of Algebra
7. Simple Equations
8. 24 hr Clock and Timetable
9. Distance, Speed and Time
10. Percentages
11. Revision for Christmas Tests

Term 2 Content

1. Algebraic Equations involving fractions
2. VAT
3. Compound Interest
4. Ratio and Proportion
5. Statistics
6. Sets
7. Factors
8. Simultaneous Equations

Term 3 Content

1. Perimeter and Area of a Rectangle
2. Plotting points, translations and graphing lines (co-ordinate geometry)
3. Graphing functions - linear and quadratic
4. Indices
5. Revision for Summer tests

Textbooks and Resources

Concise Maths 1 - George Humphrey
Protractors, Compasses, Graph Paper
Posters

Main Forms of Assessment

Class tests
Homework
End of term in house exams

 

Times of Assessment

End of a topic
End of term
End of year

2nd Year - Ordinary Level

Main Topics To Be Covered

Algebra 1 Simple Equations Statistics Coordinate Geometry of the line Perimeter, Area and Volume Algebra 2

Factors Functions Graphing Equations Geometry 1 Geometry 2 Sets

Term 1 Content

1. Algebra 1
2. Simple Equations
3. Statistics
4. Coordinate Geometry
5. Perimeter, Area and Volume

Term 2 Content

1.  Perimeter, Area and Volume
2. Algebra 2
3. Factors
4. Functions

Term 3 Content

1. Graphing Functions
2. Geometry 1
3. Geometry 2
4. Sets

Textbooks and Resources

Concise Maths 2
Mathematical Tables

Main Forms of Assessment

Exams
Homework

Times of Assessment

Christmas
Easter
Summer
Continuous - after each chapter or after a few chapter, depending on the length of the chapter.

 4th Year - Ordinary Level

Main Topics To Be Covered

Cubic Equations Cubic Functions Graphing Cubic Functions Complex Numbers Linear Programming

Probability, Permutations, Combinations Statistics Coordinate Geometry of the Line Algebra 1 Algebra 2

Term 1 Content

1. Cubic Equations
2. Cubic Functions
3. Graphing Cubic Functions
4. Complex Numbers
5. Linear Programming

Term 2 Content

1. Statistics
2. Coordinate Geometry of the Line

Term 3 Content

1. Algebra 1
2. Algebra 2

Textbooks and Resources

Concise Maths 3

5th Year Maths Studies

Main Topics To Be Covered

Number and Algebra Geometry Statistics Functions   Term 1 Content Chapter 1 - Number Sets Chapter 2 - Measurement Chapter 3 - Coordinate Geometry Chapter 6 - Algebra Chapter 8 - Quadratic Algebra Chapter 11 - Perimeter, Area and Volume   Term 2 Content Chapter 4 - Pythagoras Chapter 10 - Trigonometry Chapter 5 - Statistics   Term 3 Content Chapter 18 - Further Statistics Chapter 12 - Sequences and Series   Textbooks and Resources Maths Studies S.L. - Haese and Harris Publications   Main Forms of Assessment Exam   Times of Assessment October 1/2 term and February 1/2 term and Easter - class tests Christmas and Summer - Exam End of Topic Tests   Special Arrangements Mathematical investigation for internal assessment to commence in Term 3 after completion of "Further Statistics"

5th Year - Ordinary Level

Main Topics To Be Covered

Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Perimeter, Area and Volume Coordinate Geometry of the Line Coordinate Geometry of the Circle

Probability, Permutations, Combinations Statistics Linear Programming Trigonometry (if time)

Term 1 Content

1. Algebra 1
2. Algebra 2
3. Perimeter, Area and Volume
4. Coordinate Geometry of the Line

Term 2 Content

1. Coordinate Geometry of the Line
2. Coordinate Geometry of the Circle
3. Probability, Permutations, Combinations
4. Statistics

Term 3 Content

1. Statistics
2. Linear Programming
3. Trigonometry (if time)

Textbooks and Resources

Concise Maths 3
Mathematical Tables

6th Year - Math Studies

Main Topics To Be Covered

Calculus Functions Financial Maths Probability, Sets, Logic

Term 1 Content

1. Chapter 19 - Calculus
2. Chapter 17 - Exponential and Trigonometric Functions
3. Chapter 13 - Financial Maths
4. Chapter 14 - Probability

Term 2 Content

1. Chapter 3 - Sets and Venn Diagrams
2. Chapter 15 - Logic
3. Chapter 17 - More Functions

Term 3 Content

N/A - IB Exams start after Easter

Textbooks and Resources

Maths Studies S.L. - Haese and Harris Publications
Handout book - extra questions
Past Papers

Main Forms of Assessment

Exams, Tests

Times of Assessment

End of Topic Tests
February - Mock exam paper 1 & paper 2

Special Arrangements

Mathematical investigation for internal assessment to be completed during Term 1

6th Year - Ordinary Level

Main Topics To Be Covered

Complex Numbers Differentiation Sequences and Series Functions Graphing Functions

Algebra 1 and 2 Trigonometry Arithmetic Revision

Term 1 Content

1. Complex Numbers
2. Differentiation
3. Sequences and Series
4. Functions
5. Graphing Functions
6. Algebra 1 and 2

Term 2 Content

1. Trigonometry
2. Arithmetic

Term 3 Content

1. Revision