Math
Introduction
Mathematics teachers in international schools have worked with CIE to create Cambridge International
Mathematics (IGCSE) – a new curriculum and qualification to prepare students to use the power of mathematics in an increasingly technological world. The new syllabus fits teaching maths in an international school, leading to a qualification with widespread university recognition.
Aims
Cambridge International Mathematics (IGCSE) syllabus is designed as a two-year course for examination at age 16-plus. The aims of this syllabus should enable students to:
- Acquire a foundation of mathematical skills appropriate to further study and continued learning in mathematics;
- Develop a foundation of mathematical skills and apply them to other subjects and to the real world;
- Develop methods of problem solving;
- Interpret mathematical results and understand their significance;
- Develop patience and persistence in solving problems;
- Develop a positive attitude towards mathematics which encourages enjoyment, fosters confidence and promotes enquiry and further learning;
- Appreciate the beauty and power of mathematics;
- Appreciate the difference between mathematical proof and pattern spotting;
- Appreciate the interdependence of different branches of mathematics and the links with other disciplines;
- Appreciate the international aspect of mathematics, its cultural and historical significance and its role in the real world;
- Read mathematics and communicate the subject in a variety of ways.
Contents
IGCSE Math Topics:
- Number – Extended curriculum
- Algebra – Extended curriculum
- Functions – Extended curriculum
- Geometry – Extended curriculum
- Transformations and vectors in two dimensions – Extended curriculum
- Mensuration – Extended curriculum
- Co-ordinate geometry – Core curriculum
- Trigonometry – Core curriculum
- Sets – Core curriculum
- Probability – Core curriculum
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