Module 1 Mathematics Syllabus

1.1 Arithmetic

Arithmetical terms and signs, methods of multiplication and division,
fractions and decimals, factors and multiples, weights, measures and
conversion factors, ratio and proportion, averages and percentages, areas
and volumes, squares, cubes, square and cube roots.

1.2 Algebra

(a) Evaluating simple algebraic expressions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, use of brackets, simple algebraic fractions;
(b) Linear equations and their solutions;
Indices and powers, negative and fractional indices;
Binary and other applicable numbering systems;
Simultaneous equations and second degree equations with one
unknown;
Logarithms.

1.3 Geometry

(a) Simple geometrical constructions;
(b) Graphical representation; nature and uses of graphs, graphs of
equations/functions;
(c) Simple trigonometry; trigonometrical relationships, use of tables and
rectangular and polar coordinates.