Revision Checklist for IGCSE

Mathematics 0580
A guide for Students
 Revision Checklist for IGCSE Mathematics 0580
A guide for students

How to use this guide

This guide describes what you need to know about your IGCSE Mathematics examination.

It will help you plan your revision programme for the written examinations and it will explain
what the examiners are looking for in the answers that you write. It can also be used to help
you revise by using the tick boxes in Section 3, ‘What you need to know’, to check what you
know and which topic areas you have covered.

The guide contains the following sections:

Section 1: How will you be tested?

This section will give you information about the different types of examination Papers that
are available.

Section 2: What will be tested?

This section describes the areas of knowledge, understanding and skills that the Examiners
will test you on.

Section 3: What you need to know

This shows the syllabus content in a simple way so that you can check:
• what you need to know about each topic

• how the Extended syllabus (Supplement) differs from the Core syllabus

• how much of the syllabus you have covered

Section 4: Examination Information

This section gives you some details about what you need to do in the exam.

Not all the information will be relevant to you. You will need to select what you need to know in
Sections 1 and 3 by finding out from your teacher which examination Papers you are taking.
Section 1: How will you be tested?

1.1 The examination Papers you will take

You will take two papers, either Paper 1 and Paper 3, or Paper 2 and Paper 4.

If your teacher thinks that you should enter for the examination based on the Core syllabus, you
will take Paper 1 and Paper 3.
If your teacher thinks that you should enter for the examination based on the Extended syllabus,
you will take Paper 2, and Paper 4.

Whether you follow the Core syllabus, or the Extended syllabus will depend on the progress
your teacher thinks you have made and which Papers best suit your particular strengths. You
should discuss this with your teacher.

1.2 About the papers

This table gives you information on the papers. It is important to answer all the questions during
the examination and to show your workings in the space provided.

Paper How long? What’s in the paper? What’s the %

number of the total
examination
Paper 1 I hour Short-answer questions 35%
(Core) Answers should be written in
the spaces provided
Paper 2 1 ½ hours Short-answer questions 35%
(Extended) Answers should be written in
the spaces provided
Paper 3 2 hours Structured questions 65%
(Core) Answers should be written in
the spaces provided
Paper 4 2 ½ hours Structured questions 65%
(Extended) Answers should be written on
lined paper, or graph paper if
the question demands it.

You must answer all questions, and workings should be written in the spaces provided on each
Paper.

Section 2: What will be tested?

The full syllabus, which your teacher will have, lists the assessment objectives in detail.
However, you should note that you must be able to:

• Use tables, graphs and diagrams

• Write answers in symbols, numbers and words
• Use an electronic calculator
• Use compasses, a protractor and a ruler accurately
• Express answers to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

You should ask your teacher if you require more detailed information on this section.
Section 3: What you need to know

This is a table, which describes the things you may be tested on in the exam. It is arranged in
37 topic areas. If you are studying only the Core syllabus (Papers 1 and 3), you will need only
refer to column headed Core material. If you are studying the Extended syllabus (Papers 2 and
4), you will need to refer to both the Core and Extended material columns. If you are unsure
about which material to use, you should ask your teacher for advice.

How to use the table

You can use the table throughout your Maths course to check the topic areas you have
covered. You can also use it as a revision aid. When you think you have a good knowledge of a
topic, you can tick the appropriate box in the checklist column. The main headings in the
column headed Topics are usually followed by the details of what you should know. Test
yourself as follows:

• cover up the details with a piece of paper

• try to remember the details
• when you have remembered the details correctly, put a tick in the appropriate box

If you use a pencil to tick the boxes you can retest yourself whenever you want by simply
rubbing out the ticks. If you are using the table as checklist of which topics you have covered,
you can put a tick in the topic column next to the appropriate bullet point.

The column headed comments can be used:

• to add further information about the details for each bullet point
• to note relevant page numbers from your text book
• to add learning aids
• to highlight areas of difficulty/things which you need to ask your teacher about
 For examinations taken in 2005
What you need to know
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to:
You should be able to:

Identify and Use :

1 Use language, notation and Venn
Number, • natural numbers ‫ٱ‬ diagrams to describe sets and represent
set notation • integers (positive, negative relationships between sets as follows:
and language
‫ٱ‬ Definition of sets, e.g.
and zero)
• prime numbers ‫ٱ‬ A = {x:x is a natural number} ‫ٱ‬
• common factors and common ‫ٱ‬ B = {(x,y): y = mx + c} ‫ٱ‬
multiples
•
C = {x:a ≤ x ≤b} ‫ٱ‬
rational and irrational ‫ٱ‬ D = {a,b,c…}
numbers ‫ٱ‬
• real numbers Notation
‫ٱ‬
Continue a given number sequence ‫ٱ‬ Number of elements in set A n(A) ‫ٱ‬
“…is an element of …” є ‫ٱ‬
Recognise patterns in sequences ‫ٱ‬ “…is not an element of …” є ‫ٱ‬
and relationships between different
sequences
Complement of a set A′ ‫ٱ‬
The empty set Ø ‫ٱ‬
Generalise to simple algebraic ‫ٱ‬ Universal set ℰ ‫ٱ‬
statements (including expressions
for the nth term) relating to such A is a subset of B A⊆B ‫ٱ‬
sequences A is a proper subset of B A⊂B ‫ٱ‬
A is not a subset of B A⊆B ‫ٱ‬
A is a proper subset of B A⊂B ‫ٱ‬
Union of A and B A⋃ B ‫ٱ‬
Intersection of A and B A⋂ B ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

You should be able to: You should be able to:

2
Squares Calculate:
Square roots • squares of numbers ‫ٱ‬
Cubes • square roots of numbers ‫ٱ‬
• cubes of numbers ‫ٱ‬

3 Use directed numbers in practical ‫ٱ‬

Directed situations
Numbers

4 Use the language and notation of ‫ٱ‬

Vulgar and simple vulgar and decimal fractions
decimal and percentages in appropriate
fractions and contexts;
percentages recognise equivalence and convert ‫ٱ‬
between these forms

5 Order quantities by magnitude and ‫ٱ‬

Ordering demonstrate familiarity with the
symbols =, ≠, >, <, ≥ , ≤

6 Use the standard form A × 10 n ‫ٱ‬

Standard form where n is an integer and
1 ≤ A < 10
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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7 Use the four rules for calculations

Four Rules with:
• whole numbers ‫ٱ‬
• decimal fractions ‫ٱ‬
• vulgar and mixed fractions ‫ٱ‬
• correct ordering of operations ‫ٱ‬
and use of brackets

8 Make estimates of :
Estimation • numbers, quantities and ‫ٱ‬
lengths
Give approximations to a specified
number of:
• significant figures ‫ٱ‬
• decimal places ‫ٱ‬
Round off answers to reasonable ‫ٱ‬
accuracy in the context of a given
problem
9
Limits Give upper and lower bounds for ‫ٱ‬ Obtain appropriate upper and lower ‫ٱ‬
of data given to a specified accuracy bounds to solutions of simple problems
accuracy
10 Understand ratio, direct and inverse ‫ٱ‬ Express direct and inverse variation in ‫ٱ‬
Ratio proportion and rate algebraic terms and use this to find
Proportion Use scales in practical situations ‫ٱ‬ unknown quantities
Rate Divide quantities in a given ratio Increase and decrease a quantity by a ‫ٱ‬
Calculate average speed given ratio
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

You should be able to: You should be able to:

11 Calculate a % of a quantity ‫ٱ‬

Percentages Express one quantity as a % of Calculate reverse percentages, e.g. ‫ٱ‬
another quantity finding the cost price given the selling
Calculate % increase or decrease ‫ٱ‬ price and the percentage profit
12 Use a calculator efficiently ‫ٱ‬
Calculator Check accuracy of calculations

13 Use current units of

Measures • mass ‫ٱ‬
• length ‫ٱ‬
• area ‫ٱ‬
• volume and capacity ‫ٱ‬
Express quantities in terms of ‫ٱ‬
smaller or larger units

Calculate times in terms of the 24-

14 hour and 12-hour clock
Time Read
• clocks ‫ٱ‬
• dials ‫ٱ‬
• timetables ‫ٱ‬

15 Calculate using money ‫ٱ‬

Money Convert form one currency to
another
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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16 Use given data to solve problems on

Personal and • earnings ‫ٱ‬
Household
Finance
• simple interest ‫ٱ‬
• discount ‫ٱ‬
• profit and loss ‫ٱ‬
Extract data from tables and charts ‫ٱ‬
17 Demonstrate familiarity with ‫ٱ‬ Apply the idea of rate of change to:
Practical cartesian coordinates in two • distance-time graphs ‫ٱ‬
Graphs dimensions
Interpret and use graphs in practical
• speed-time graphs ‫ٱ‬
situations including • acceleration and deceleration ‫ٱ‬
• travel graphs ‫ٱ‬
• conversion graphs ‫ٱ‬ Calculate distance travelled as an area ‫ٱ‬
under a linear speed-time graph
Draw graphs from given data ‫ٱ‬
Construct tables of values for Construct tables of values and draw graphs
18 functions of the form for functions of the form
Graphs of • ax + b ‫ٱ‬ • ax n where a is a rational constant ‫ٱ‬
functions • ±x2 + ax + b ‫ٱ‬ and n = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 and
simple sums of not more than
• a/x x ≠ 0 ‫ٱ‬ three of these
where a and b are integral constants
Draw and interpret such graphs ‫ٱ‬ • ax where a is a positive integer ‫ٱ‬
Find the gradient of a straight line Estimate gradients of curves by drawing ‫ٱ‬
graph tangents
Solve linear and quadratic equations Solve associated equations ‫ٱ‬
approximately by graphical methods ‫ٱ‬ approximately by graphical methods
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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19 Calculate the gradient of a straight line ‫ٱ‬

Straight line from the co-ordinates of two points on it
Graphs Calculate the length and of a straight line
segment from the co-ordinates of its end
points
Interpret and obtain the equation of a ‫ٱ‬
straight line graph in the from y=mx+c
20 Use letters to express generalised ‫ٱ‬ Construct equations from situations ‫ٱ‬
Basic numbers Transform more complicated formulae
Algebra Express basic arithmetic processes ‫ٱ‬
algebraically
Substitute numbers in formulae ‫ٱ‬
Transform simple formulae

21 Manipulate directed numbers ‫ٱ‬ Expand products of algebraic ‫ٱ‬

Algebraic Use brackets expressions
Manipulation Extract common factors ‫ٱ‬ Factorise expressions of the form
ax +ay, ax + bx + kay + kby, a2x2 – b2y2,
‫ٱ‬
a2 + 2ab + b2 , ax2 + bx + c
Manipulate algebraic fractions ‫ٱ‬
Factorise and simplify algebraic fractions
such as x2 – 2x
‫ٱ‬
x2 – 5x + 6
Use function notation to describe simple ‫ٱ‬
22 functions and the notation f -1(x) to
Functions describe their inverses
Work out composite functions as defined ‫ٱ‬
by gf(x) = g(f(x))
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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23 Use and interpret Use and interpret fractional indices ‫ٱ‬

Indices • positive indices ‫ٱ‬
• negative indices ‫ٱ‬
• zero indices ‫ٱ‬
24 Solve simple linear equations in one ‫ٱ‬ Solve quadratic equations by
Equations unknown • factorisation ‫ٱ‬
Inequalities Solve simultaneous linear equations ‫ٱ‬ • formulae ‫ٱ‬
in two unknowns
• completing the square ‫ٱ‬
Solve simple linear inequalities ‫ٱ‬
Represent inequalities graphically ‫ٱ‬
25 Solve simple linear programming
Linear ‫ٱ‬
problems( the conventions of using
Programming broken lines for strict inequalities and
shading unwanted regions will be
expected)
Use and interpret Use relationships between
26 -the terms:
Geometry • point, line, parallel, bearing ‫ٱ‬ • Areas of similar triangles ‫ٱ‬
• acute, obtuse, reflex angle ‫ٱ‬ • Areas of similar figures ‫ٱ‬
• right angle, perpendicular ‫ٱ‬ • Surface area of similar solids ‫ٱ‬
• similarity, congruence ‫ٱ‬ • Volumes of similar solids ‫ٱ‬
-the vocabulary
• triangles, quadrilaterals ‫ٱ‬
• circles, polygons ‫ٱ‬
• simple solid figures & nets ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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27 Measure lines and angles ‫ٱ‬

Geometrical
Constructions
Construct a triangle given 3 sides ‫ٱ‬
using ruler and compasses only
Construct other simple geometrical ‫ٱ‬
figures from given data using
protractor and set square
Construct using straight edge and
compasses only
• angle bisectors ‫ٱ‬
• perpendicular bisectors ‫ٱ‬
Read and make scale drawings ‫ٱ‬
28 Recognise and describe Recognise and use symmetry of
Symmetry • rotational and line symmetry ‫ٱ‬ • prism, cylinder, cone and pyramid ‫ٱ‬
in 2 dimensions Use the following symmetry properties of
• symmetry properties of ‫ٱ‬ circles
triangles, quadrilaterals and • equal chords are equidistant from ‫ٱ‬
circles the centre
• perpendicular bisector of a chord ‫ٱ‬
passes through the centre
• tangents from an external point ‫ٱ‬
are equal in length
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

You should be able to: You should be able to:

29 Calculate unknown angles using the Calculate unknown angles using the
Angle geometrical properties of angles following geometrical properties :
Properties • at a point ‫ٱ‬ • angles properties of irregular ‫ٱ‬
• within parallel lines ‫ٱ‬ polygons
•
• angle at the centre of a circle is ‫ٱ‬
in triangles ‫ٱ‬ twice the angle at the
• in quadrilaterals ‫ٱ‬ circumference
• in regular polygons ‫ٱ‬ • angles in the same segment are ‫ٱ‬
equal
• in a semi-circle ‫ٱ‬ • angles in opposite segments are ‫ٱ‬
• between tangent and radius ‫ٱ‬ supplementary
of a circle

30 Use the following loci and the

Locus methods of intersecting loci for sets
of points in two dimensions which
are :
• a given distance from a point ‫ٱ‬
• a given distance from a ‫ٱ‬
straight line
• equidistant from two points ‫ٱ‬
• equidistant from two ‫ٱ‬
intersecting lines
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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31 Carry out calculations involving: Solve problems involving:

Mensuration • perimeter and area of a ‫ٱ‬ • arc length and sector area of a ‫ٱ‬
triangle circle
• perimeter and area of a ‫ٱ‬ • surface area and volume of a ‫ٱ‬
rectangle sphere
• circumference and area of a ‫ٱ‬ • surface area and volume of a ‫ٱ‬
circle pyramid
• area of parallelogram ‫ٱ‬ • surface area and volume of a cone ‫ٱ‬
• area of a trapezium ‫ٱ‬
• volume of a cuboid, prism ‫ٱ‬
and cylinder
• surface area of a cuboid and ‫ٱ‬
cylinder

32 Use and interpret three figure ‫ٱ‬ Solve problems involving angle of ‫ٱ‬
Trigonometry bearings measured clockwise from elevation and depression
the north Extend sine and cosine functions to
angles up to 360º
‫ٱ‬
Find unknown sides and/or angles Solve problems using sine and cosine ‫ٱ‬
by applying rules
• Pythagoras’s theorem ‫ٱ‬ Find the area of any triangle using ‫ٱ‬
½ absinC
• sine, cosine and tangent ‫ٱ‬
ratios for acute angles in right
angled triangles
Solve simple problems in three ‫ٱ‬
dimensions including angle between line
and plane
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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33 Collect, classify and tabulate data ‫ٱ‬ Construct and read from a histogram with ‫ٱ‬
Statistics Read, interpret and draw simple equal and unequal intervals.
inferences from tables and statistical
diagrams Construct and use a cumulative
Construct and use frequency diagrams to estimate
• bar charts ‫ٱ‬ • the median ‫ٱ‬
• pie charts ‫ٱ‬ • percentiles ‫ٱ‬
• pictograms ‫ٱ‬ • quartiles ‫ٱ‬
• frequency distributions ‫ٱ‬ • inter-quartile range ‫ٱ‬
• histograms with equal ‫ٱ‬
intervals For grouped and continuous data
• calculate an estimate of the mean ‫ٱ‬
Calculate, for individual and discrete
data
• identify the modal class ‫ٱ‬
• mean ‫ٱ‬
• median ‫ٱ‬
• mode ‫ٱ‬
and distinguish between their use ‫ٱ‬

34 Calculate the probability of a single ‫ٱ‬ Calculate the probability of combined

Probability event as a fraction or a decimal (not events using:
a ratio) • possibility diagrams ‫ٱ‬
• tree diagrams ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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35 Describe a translation using a vector Calculate the magnitude of a vector ‫ٱ‬

Vectors represented by:
(two x
Represent vectors by directed line ‫ٱ‬
‫ٱ‬ segments
dimensions) • y
Use the sum and difference of two ‫ٱ‬
• AB ‫ٱ‬ vectors
• A ‫ٱ‬ Use position vectors ‫ٱ‬
Add vectors ‫ٱ‬
Multiply a vector by a scalar ‫ٱ‬

36 Display information in a matrix of any ‫ٱ‬

Matrices order
Calculate the sum and product (where ‫ٱ‬
possible) of two matrices

Multiply a matrix by a scalar

For 2 x 2 matrices use the :
• zero matrix ‫ٱ‬
• identity matrix ‫ٱ‬
and calculate the
• determinant of a matrix ‫ٱ‬
• inverse of a non-singular matrix ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

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37 Reflect simple plane figures in Use the following transformations of the

Transfor- horizontal or vertical lines
‫ٱ‬ plane
mations • Reflection (M) ‫ٱ‬
Rotate simple plane figures, through • Rotation (R) ‫ٱ‬
multiples of 90°, about
• the origin ‫ٱ‬ • Translation (T) ‫ٱ‬
• their vertices ‫ٱ‬ • Enlargement (E) ‫ٱ‬
• midpoints of their sides ‫ٱ‬ • Shear (H) ‫ٱ‬
• Stretch (S) ‫ٱ‬
Construct translations of simple ‫ٱ‬
plane figures
• combinations of the above ‫ٱ‬
transformations where MR(a)
means apply R and then M to a
Construct enlargements of simple ‫ٱ‬
plane figures
Describe transformations using
• co-ordinates ‫ٱ‬
Recognise and describe
• Reflections ‫ٱ‬ • matrices ‫ٱ‬
• Rotations ‫ٱ‬
• Translations ‫ٱ‬
• Enlargements ‫ٱ‬

Please note that this does not replace the official syllabus or show any order of study
 For examinations taken in 2006
What you need to know

Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments

You should be able to: You should be able to:
1 Use Use language, notation and Venn diagrams to
describe sets and represent relationships
Number, • natural numbers ‫ٱ‬ between sets as follows:
set notation • integers (positive, ‫ٱ‬ Definition of sets, e.g.
and language negative and zero) ‫ٱ‬
A = {x:x is a natural number}
• prime numbers ‫ٱ‬
B = {(x,y): y = mx + c} ‫ٱ‬
• square numbers ‫ٱ‬
C = {x:a ≤ x≤b} ‫ٱ‬
• common factors and ‫ٱ‬
common multiples D = {a,b,c…} ‫ٱ‬
• rational and ‫ٱ‬ Notation
irrational numbers
Number of elements in set A n(A) ‫ٱ‬
• real numbers ‫ٱ‬
“…is an element of …” є ‫ٱ‬
Continue a given number ‫ٱ‬ “…is not an element of …” є ‫ٱ‬
sequence
Complement of a set A′ ‫ٱ‬
Recognise patterns in ‫ٱ‬ The empty set Ø ‫ٱ‬
sequences and
relationships between Universal set ℰ ‫ٱ‬
different sequences
A is a subset of B A⊆B ‫ٱ‬
Generalise to simple
A is a proper subset of B A⊂B ‫ٱ‬
‫ٱ‬
algebraic statements A is not a subset of B A⊆B ‫ٱ‬
(including expressions for
the nth term) relating to A is a proper subset of B A⊂B ‫ٱ‬
such sequences
Union of A and B A⋃B ‫ٱ‬
Intersection of A and B A⋂B ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to: You should be able to:
Calculate:
2
• squares of numbers ‫ٱ‬
Squares
Square roots
• square roots of ‫ٱ‬
numbers
Cubes • cubes of numbers ‫ٱ‬
• cube roots ‫ٱ‬

3 Use directed numbers in ‫ٱ‬

practical situations
Directed
Numbers
4 Use the language and ‫ٱ‬
notation of simple vulgar
Vulgar and
and decimal fractions and
decimal
percentages in appropriate
fractions and
contexts;
percentages
recognise equivalence and ‫ٱ‬
convert between these
forms

5 Order quantities by ‫ٱ‬

magnitude and
Ordering
demonstrate familiarity with ‫ٱ‬
the symbols =, ≠, >, <, ≥,≤
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to: You should be able to:
6 Use the standard form ‫ٱ‬
n
Standard form A × 10 where n is an
integer and 1 ≤ A < 10

7 Use the four rules for

calculations with:
Four Rules
• whole numbers ‫ٱ‬
• decimal fractions ‫ٱ‬
• vulgar and mixed ‫ٱ‬
fractions
• correct ordering of ‫ٱ‬
operations and use
of brackets

8 Make estimates of :
Estimation • numbers, quantities ‫ٱ‬
and lengths
Give approximations to a
specified number of:
• significant figures ‫ٱ‬
• decimal places ‫ٱ‬
Round off answers to
reasonable accuracy in the
‫ٱ‬
context of a given problem
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to: You should be able to:
9 Give upper and lower ‫ٱ‬ Obtain appropriate upper and lower bounds to ‫ٱ‬
bounds for data given to a solutions of simple problems
Limits
specified accuracy
of
accuracy
10 Understand ratio, direct ‫ٱ‬ Express direct and inverse variation in ‫ٱ‬
and inverse proportion and algebraic terms and use this to find unknown
Ratio
rate quantities
Proportion
Use scales in practical ‫ٱ‬ Increase and decrease a quantity by a given ‫ٱ‬
Rate situations ratio
Divide quantities in a given ‫ٱ‬
ratio
Calculate average speed ‫ٱ‬

11 Calculate a % of a quantity ‫ٱ‬ Calculate reverse percentages, e.g. finding ‫ٱ‬

the cost price given the selling price and the
Percentages Express one quantity as a
% of another quantity ‫ٱ‬ percentage profit

Calculate % increase or ‫ٱ‬

decrease

12 Use a calculator efficiently ‫ٱ‬

Calculator Check accuracy of
calculations ‫ٱ‬
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to: You should be able to:
Use current units of
13 • mass ‫ٱ‬
Measures • length ‫ٱ‬
• area ‫ٱ‬
• volume and capacity ‫ٱ‬
Express quantities in terms ‫ٱ‬
of smaller or larger units

14 Calculate times in terms of

the 24-hour and 12-hour
Time
clock
Read
• clocks ‫ٱ‬
• dials ‫ٱ‬
• timetables ‫ٱ‬

15 Calculate using money ‫ٱ‬

Money
Convert form one currency ‫ٱ‬
to another
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
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16 Use given data to solve
problems on
Personal and
Household • earnings ‫ٱ‬
Finance • simple interest ‫ٱ‬
• compound interest ‫ٱ‬
• discount ‫ٱ‬
• profit and loss ‫ٱ‬
Extract data from tables ‫ٱ‬
and charts

17 Demonstrate familiarity with ‫ٱ‬ Apply the idea of rate of change to:
cartesian coordinates in
Practical
two dimensions
• distance-time graphs ‫ٱ‬
Graphs •
Interpret and use graphs in ‫ٱ‬ speed-time graphs ‫ٱ‬
practical situations • acceleration and deceleration
including ‫ٱ‬
• travel graphs ‫ٱ‬ Calculate distance travelled as an area under ‫ٱ‬
• conversion graphs ‫ٱ‬ a linear speed-time graph

Draw graphs from given ‫ٱ‬

data
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
You should be able to: You should be able to:
Construct tables of values Construct tables of values and draw graphs
for functions of the form for functions of the form
18
Graphs of • ax + b ‫ٱ‬ • axn where a is a rational constant and ‫ٱ‬
n = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 and simple sums of
functions • ±x2 + ax + b ‫ٱ‬ not more than three of these
• • ax where a is a positive integer ‫ٱ‬
a/x x ≠ 0 ‫ٱ‬
where a and b are integral ‫ٱ‬ Estimate gradients of curves by drawing ‫ٱ‬
constants tangents
Draw and interpret such ‫ٱ‬ Solve associated equations approximately by ‫ٱ‬
graphs graphical methods
Find the gradient of a ‫ٱ‬
straight line graph
Solve linear and quadratic ‫ٱ‬
equations approximately by
graphical methods

19 Interpret and obtain the ‫ٱ‬ Calculate the gradient of a straight line from ‫ٱ‬
equation of a straight line the co-ordinates of two points on it
Straight line
graph in the form y=mx+c
Graphs
Calculate the length and the co-ordinates of a ‫ٱ‬
straight line segment from the co-ordinates of
its end points
Determine the equation of ‫ٱ‬
a straight line parallel to a Construct and transform more complicated ‫ٱ‬
given line formulae and equations
Topic Core material Check Extended material Check Comments
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20 Use letters to express ‫ٱ‬ Construct and transform more complicated ‫ٱ‬
generalised numbers formulae and equations
Basic
Algebra
Express basic arithmetic ‫ٱ‬
processes algebraically
Substitute numbers in ‫ٱ‬
formulae
Transform simple formulae ‫ٱ‬
Construct simple
expressions and set up
‫ٱ‬
simple equations

21 Manipulate directed ‫ٱ‬ Expand products of algebraic expressions ‫ٱ‬

numbers
Algebraic Factorise expressions of the form
Use brackets ‫ٱ‬ ‫ٱ‬
Manipulation ax + bx + kay + kby, a2x2 – b2y2,
Extract common factors
‫ٱ‬ a2 + 2ab + b2 , ax2 + bx + c
Manipulate algebraic fractions ‫ٱ‬
Factorise and simplify algebraic fractions such ‫ٱ‬
as x2 – 2x
x2 – 5x + 6
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22 Use function notation to describe simple ‫ٱ‬
functions and the notation f -1(x) to describe
Functions
their inverses
Work out composite functions as defined by ‫ٱ‬
gf(x) = g(f(x))

23 Use and interpret Use and interpret fractional indices e.g solve ‫ٱ‬
32x+2
Indices • positive indices ‫ٱ‬
• negative indices ‫ٱ‬
• zero indices ‫ٱ‬
24 Solve simple linear ‫ٱ‬ Solve quadratic equations by
equations in one unknown
Equations • factorisation ‫ٱ‬
Solve simultaneous linear ‫ٱ‬
Inequalities •
equations in two unknowns formulae ‫ٱ‬
• completing the square ‫ٱ‬
Solve simple linear inequalities ‫ٱ‬

25 Represent inequalities graphically ‫ٱ‬

Linear
Solve simple linear programming problems( ‫ٱ‬
Programming the conventions of using broken lines for strict
inequalities and shading unwanted regions
will be expected)
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26 Use and interpret Use relationships between
Geometry -the terms: • Areas of similar triangles ‫ٱ‬
• point, line, parallel, ‫ٱ‬ • Areas of similar figures ‫ٱ‬
bearing
• acute, obtuse, reflex • Surface area of similar solids ‫ٱ‬
‫ٱ‬
angle • Volumes of similar solids
• right angle, ‫ٱ‬ ‫ٱ‬
perpendicular
• similarity, ‫ٱ‬
congruence
-the vocabulary
• triangles, ‫ٱ‬
quadrilaterals
• circles, polygons ‫ٱ‬
• simple solid figures ‫ٱ‬
& nets
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27 Measure lines and angles ‫ٱ‬
Geometrical Construct a triangle given 3
sides using ruler and ‫ٱ‬
Constructions
compasses only
Construct other simple ‫ٱ‬
geometrical figures from
given data using protractor
and set square
Construct using straight
edge and compasses only
• angle bisectors ‫ٱ‬
• perpendicular ‫ٱ‬
bisectors

Read and make scale ‫ٱ‬

drawings
28 Recognise and describe Recognise and use symmetry of
Symmetry • rotational and line ‫ٱ‬ • prism, cylinder, cone and pyramid ‫ٱ‬
symmetry in 2
dimensions Use the following symmetry properties of
• symmetry properties ‫ٱ‬ circles
of triangles,
quadrilaterals and • equal chords are equidistant from the ‫ٱ‬
circles centre
• perpendicular bisector of a chord ‫ٱ‬
passes through the centre
• tangents from an external point are ‫ٱ‬
equal in length
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29 Calculate unknown angles Calculate unknown angles using the following
using the geometrical geometrical properties :
Angle
properties of angles
Properties • angles properties of irregular ‫ٱ‬
• at a point ‫ٱ‬ polygons
• angle at the centre of a circle is twice ‫ٱ‬
• on a straight line and ‫ٱ‬ the angle at the circumference
intersecting straight
lines • angles in the same segment are equal ‫ٱ‬
• angles in opposite segments are
• within parallel lines ‫ٱ‬ supplementary
‫ٱ‬
• in triangles ‫ٱ‬ • in cyclic quadrilaterals ‫ٱ‬
• in quadrilaterals ‫ٱ‬
• in regular polygons ‫ٱ‬
• in a semi-circle ‫ٱ‬
• between tangent ‫ٱ‬
and radius of a circle
30 Use the following loci and
the methods of intersecting
Locus
loci for sets of points in two
dimensions which are :
• a given distance ‫ٱ‬
from a point
• a given distance ‫ٱ‬
from a straight line
• equidistant from two
points
‫ٱ‬
• equidistant from two
intersecting lines ‫ٱ‬
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31 Carry out calculations Solve problems involving:
involving:
Mensuration • arc length and sector area of a circle ‫ٱ‬
• perimeter and area ‫ٱ‬
of a triangle • surface area and volume of a sphere ‫ٱ‬
• perimeter and area ‫ٱ‬ • surface area and volume of a pyramid ‫ٱ‬
of a rectangle
• circumference and ‫ٱ‬ • surface area and volume of a cone ‫ٱ‬
area of a circle
• area of ‫ٱ‬
parallelogram
• area of a trapezium ‫ٱ‬
• volume of a cuboid, ‫ٱ‬
prism and cylinder
• surface area of a ‫ٱ‬
cuboid and cylinder

32 Use and interpret three ‫ٱ‬ Solve problems involving angle of elevation ‫ٱ‬
figure bearings measured and depression
Trigonometry
clockwise from the north
Extend sine and cosine functions to angles ‫ٱ‬
Find unknown sides and/or between 90º and 180º
angles by applying ‫ٱ‬
Solve problems using sine and cosine rules
• Pythagoras’s ‫ٱ‬ Find the area of any triangle using
theorem ‫ٱ‬
• sine, cosine and ‫ٱ‬ ½ absinC
tangent ratios for Solve simple problems in three dimensions ‫ٱ‬
acute angles in right including angle between line and plane
angled triangles
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33 Collect, classify and ‫ٱ‬ Construct and read from a histogram with ‫ٱ‬
tabulate data equal and unequal intervals.
Statistics
Read, interpret and draw ‫ٱ‬ Construct and use a cumulative frequency
simple inferences from diagrams to estimate
tables and statistical ‫ٱ‬
• the median
diagrams
Construct and use • percentiles ‫ٱ‬
• bar charts ‫ٱ‬ • quartiles ‫ٱ‬
• pie charts ‫ٱ‬ • inter-quartile range ‫ٱ‬
• pictograms ‫ٱ‬ For grouped and continuous data
• frequency ‫ٱ‬
distributions
• calculate an estimate of the mean ‫ٱ‬
• histograms with ‫ٱ‬ • identify the modal class ‫ٱ‬
equal intervals
• scatter diagrams ‫ٱ‬
(with lines of best fit)
Understand what is meant
by positive, negative and ‫ٱ‬
zero correlation
Calculate, for individual and
discrete data
• mean ‫ٱ‬
• median ‫ٱ‬
• mode ‫ٱ‬
and distinguish between
their use ‫ٱ‬
Calculate the range ‫ٱ‬
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34 Calculate the probability of ‫ٱ‬ Calculate the probability of combined events
a single event as a fraction using:
Probability
or a decimal (not a ratio)
• possibility diagrams ‫ٱ‬
• tree diagrams
Understand and use the ‫ٱ‬ ‫ٱ‬
probability scale from 0 to 1
Understand that: the
probability of an event ‫ٱ‬
occurring= 1 - the
probability of the event not
occurring
Understand relative ‫ٱ‬
frequency

35
Vectors Describe a translation Calculate the magnitude of a vector
using a vector represented
‫ٱ‬
(two
by: Represent vectors by directed line segments ‫ٱ‬
dimensions)
x
Use the sum and difference of two vectors ‫ٱ‬
• y ‫ٱ‬
Use position vectors ‫ٱ‬
• AB ‫ٱ‬
• A
‫ٱ‬
Add and subtract vectors ‫ٱ‬
Multiply a vector by a ‫ٱ‬
scalar
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Display information in a matrix of any order ‫ٱ‬
36 Calculate the sum and product (where
possible) of two matrices ‫ٱ‬
Matrices
Multiply a matrix by a scalar ‫ٱ‬
For 2 x 2 matrices use the :
• zero matrix ‫ٱ‬
• identity matrix ‫ٱ‬
and calculate the
• determinant of a matrix ‫ٱ‬
• inverse of a non-singular matrix ‫ٱ‬
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37 Reflect simple plane figures ‫ٱ‬ Use the following transformations of the plane
in horizontal or vertical
Transfor- • Reflection (M) ‫ٱ‬
lines
mations
Rotate simple plane • Rotation (R) ‫ٱ‬
figures, through multiples of
90°, about • Translation (T) ‫ٱ‬
• the origin ‫ٱ‬ • Enlargement (E) ‫ٱ‬
• their vertices ‫ٱ‬ • Shear (H) ‫ٱ‬
• midpoints of their ‫ٱ‬ • Stretch (S) ‫ٱ‬
sides
Construct translations of ‫ٱ‬ • combinations of the above ‫ٱ‬
simple plane figures transformations where MR(a) means
apply R and then M to a
Construct enlargements of ‫ٱ‬
simple plane figures
Describe transformations using
Recognise and describe
• Reflections ‫ٱ‬ • co-ordinates ‫ٱ‬
• Rotations ‫ٱ‬ • matrices ‫ٱ‬
• Translations ‫ٱ‬
• Enlargements ‫ٱ‬

Please note that this does not replace the official syllabus or show any order of study
Section 4: Examination Information

In the examination

• You should take into the examination a calculator and any mathematical instruments that
you need.

• You may use an electronic calculator at all times unless a particular question forbids it.

• Answers should be written in blue or black ink (except for graphs and diagrams, which
may be done in pencil).

• All working (except in Paper 4) should be written in the answer spaces provided.

• It is essential that you show as much working as possible in all questions on all the
papers as marks are awarded for the working in many questions.

• Diagrams and angles should be drawn as accurately as possible.

• Points in graphs should be plotted as accurately as possible.