FORM 4 ADDITIONAL MATHEMTICS YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK/ LEARNING SUGGESTED TEACHING LEARNING OUTCOMES

OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING
DATE
ACTIVITIES

Students will be Students will be able to:

taught to:

3 FUNCTIONS
1. Understand the • Use pictures, role- 1.1 Represent relations using
concept of play and computer a) arrow diagrams
relations. software to introduce b) ordered pairs
the concept of relations. c) graphs

1.2 Identify domain, codomain,

object, image and range of a
relation.

1.3 Classify a relation shown on a

mapped diagram as: one to one,
many to one, one to many or
many to many relation.

2. Understand the 2.1 Recognize functions as a special

concept of relation.
functions.
2.2 Express functions using function
notation.
• Use graphing
calculators and
2.3 Determine domain, object, image
computer software to
and range of a function.
explore the image of
functions.
2.4 Determine the image of a
function given the object and vice
versa.
 3. Understand the • Use arrow 3.1 Determine composition of two
concept of diagrams or algebraic functions.
composite method to determine
functions. composite functions. 3.2 Determine the image of
composite functions given the
object and vice versa.

3.3 Determine one of the functions

in a given composite function
given the other related function.

4. Understand the 4.1 Find the object by inverse

concept of
inverse functions.
4.2 Determine inverse
• Use sketches of
graphs to show the
relationship between a
function and its ii.
inverse.
mapping given its image and
function.
functions
using algebra.
4.3 Determine and state
the condition for existence of an
inverse function.

QUADRATIC
EQUATIONS
1. Understand the
4 • Use graphing 1.1 Recognise a quadratic equation
concept of
calculators or and express it in general form.
quadratic equation
computer software
and its roots.
such as the 1.2 Determine whether a given value
Geometer’s is the root of a quadratic
Sketchpad and equation by
spreadsheet to a) substitution;
explore the concept b) inspection.
of quadratic
equations. 1.3 Determine roots of quadratic
equations by trial and
improvement method.
 2. Understand the 2.1 Determine the roots of a
concept of quadratic equation by
quadratic a) factorisation;
equations. b) completing the square
c) using the formula.

2.2 Form a quadratic equation from

given roots.

3. Understand and 3.1 Determine types of roots of

use the conditions quadratic equations from the
for quadratic value of b2  4ac.
equations to have
a) two different 3.2 Solve problems involving
roots; b2  4ac in quadratic equations
b) two equal to:
roots; a) find an unknown value;
c) no roots. b) derive a relation.

QUADRATIC 1.1 Recognise quadratic functions.

FUNCTIONS
1. Understand the
4 • Use graphing 1.2 Plot quadratic function graphs
concept of
calculators or computer a) based on given tabulated
quadratic functions
software such as values;
and their graphs.
Geometer’s Sketchpad b) by tabulating values based
to explore the graphs on given functions.
of quadratic functions.
• Use 1.3 Recognise shapes of graphs of
examples of everyday quadratic functions.
situations to introduce
graphs of quadratic
functions.
1.4 Relate the position of quadratic
function graphs with
types of roots for f (x) 
0.
 2. Find the • Use 2.1 Determine the maximum or
maximum and graphing calculators or minimum value of a quadratic
minimum values dynamic geometry function by completing the
of quadratic software such as the square.
functions. Geometer’s
Sketchpad to explore
the graphs of
quadratic functions.

3. Sketch graphs of • Use 3.1 Sketch quadratic function graphs

quadratic graphing calculators or by determining the maximum or
functions. dynamic geometry minimum point and two other
software such as the points.
Geometer’s
Sketchpad to reinforce
the understanding of
graphs of quadratic
functions.

4. Understand and • Use 4.1 Determine the ranges of values

use the concept graphing calculators or of x that satisfies quadratic
of quadratic dynamic geometry inequalities.
inequalities. software such as the
Geometer’s
Sketchpad to explore
the concept of
quadratic inequalities.

SIMULTANEOUS
EQUATIONS
• Use 1.1 Solve simultaneous equations
1. Solve graphing calculators or using the substitution method.
1
simultaneous dynamic geometry
equations in two software such as the
unknowns: one Geometer’s
linear equation Sketchpad to explore
and one non- the concept of
linear equation. simultaneous
equations. 1.2 Solve simultaneous equations
involving real-life situations.
 • Use
examples in real-life
situations such as
area, perimeter and
others.

INDICES AND
LOGARITHMS
• Use examples of 1.1 Find the value of numbers given
1. Understand and real-life situations to in the form of:
4
use the concept of introduce the concept a) integer indices.
indices and laws of of indices. b) fractional indices.
indices to solve
problems. • Use 1.2 Use laws of indices to find the
computer software value of numbers in index form
such as the that are multiplied, divided or
spreadsheet to raised to a power.
enhance the
understanding of 1.3 Use laws of indices to simplify
indices. algebraic expressions.

2. Understand and • Use 2.1 Express equation in index form

use the concept scientific calculators to to logarithm form and vice versa.
of logarithms and enhance the
laws of understanding of the 2.2 Find logarithm of a number.
logarithms to concept of logarithm.
solve problems. 2.3 Find logarithm of numbers by
using laws of logarithms.

2.4 Simplify logarithmic expressions

to the simplest form.

3. Understand and
use the change of 3.1 Find the logarithm of a number
base of by changing the base of the
logarithms to logarithm to a suitable base.
solve problems.
3.2 Solve problems involving the
change of base and laws of
logarithms.
 4. Solve equations
involving indices 4.1 Solve equations involving
and logarithms. indices.

4.2 Solve equations involving

logarithms.

COORDINATE
GEOMETRY
1. Find distance
4 • Use 1.1 Find the distance between two
between two
examples of points using formula.
points.
real-life
situations to
find the
distance
between two
points.

2. Understand the 2.1 Find the midpoint of two given

concept of division points.
of a line segment.

2.2 Find the coordinates of a point

that divides a line according to a
given ratio m : n.
3. Find areas of • Use 3.1 Find the area of a triangle based
polygons. dynamic geometry on the area of specific
software such as the geometrical shapes.
Geometer’s
Sketchpad to explore
the concept of area of 3.2 Find the area of a triangle by
polygons. using formula.
1 x1 x2 x3 x1
• 2 y1 y 2 y 3Use
y1
for

substitution of
coordinates into the
formula. 3.3 Find the area of a quadrilateral
 using formula.

4. Understand and • Use 4.1 Determine the x-intercept and the

use the concept dynamic geometry y-intercept of a line.
of equation of a software such as the
straight line. Geometer’s
Sketchpad to explore 4.2 Find the gradient of a straight
the concept of line that passes through two
equation of a straight points.
line.

4.3 Find the gradient of a straight

line using the x-intercept and y-
intercept.

4.4 Find the equation of a straight

line given:
a) gradient and one point;
b) two points;
c) x-intercept and y-
intercept.

4.5 Find the gradient and the

intercepts of a straight line given
the equation.

4.6 Change the equation of a straight

line to the general form.

4.7 Find the point of intersection of

two lines.
5. Understand and • Use
use the concept of 5.1 Determine whether two straight
examples of real-life
parallel and lines are parallel when the
situations to explore
perpendicular - gradients of both lines are known
parallel and
lines. and vice versa.
perpendicular lines.
• Use 5.2 Find the equation of a straight
graphic calculator and line that passes through a fixed
dynamic geometry point and parallel to a given line.
software such as
Geometer’s 5.3 Determine whether two straight
Sketchpad to explore lines are perpendicular when the
the concept of parallel gradients of both lines are known
and perpendicular - and vice versa.
lines.
5.4 Determine the equation of a
straight line that passes through
a fixed point and perpendicular to
a given line.

5.5 Solve problems involving

equations of straight lines.

6. Understand and • Use 6.1 Find the equation of locus that

use the concept examples of real-life satisfies the condition if:
of equation of situations to explore
locus involving a) the distance of a moving
equation of locus point from a fixed point is
distance between
two points. involving distance constant;
between two points. b) the ratio of the distances of a
• Use moving point from two fixed
graphic calculators points is constant.
and dynamic geometry
software such as the
Geometer’s 6.2 Solve problems involving loci.
Sketchpad to explore
the concept of parallel
and perpendicular -
lines.
 STATISTICS
4 1. Understand and • Use 1.1 Calculate the mean of ungrouped
use the concept scientific calculators, data.
of measures of
graphing calculators
central tendency
and spreadsheets to 1.2 Determine the mode of
to solve
problems. explore measures of ungrouped data.
central tendency.
1.3 Determine the median of
• Student
ungrouped data.
s collect data from
real-life situations to
1.4 Determine the modal class of
investigate measures
grouped data from frequency
of central tendency.
distribution tables.

1.5 Find the mode from histograms.

1.6 Calculate the mean of grouped

data.

1.7 Calculate the median of grouped

data from cumulative frequency
distribution tables.

1.8 Estimate the median of grouped

data from an ogive.

1.9 Determine the effects on mode,

median and mean for a set of
data when:
a) each data is changed
uniformly;
b) extreme values exist;
c) certain data is added or
removed.
1.10 Determine the most suitable
measure of central tendency for
given data.
 2. Understand and 2.1 Find the range of ungrouped
use the concept of data.
measures of
dispersion to solve 2.2 Find the interquartile range of
problems.
ungrouped data.

2.3 Find the range of grouped

data.
2.4 Find the interquartile range of
grouped data from the
cumulative frequency table.

2.5 Determine the interquartile range

of grouped data from an ogive.

2.6 Determine the variance of

a) ungrouped data;
b) grouped data.
2.7 Determine the standard deviation
of:
a) ungrouped data
b) grouped data.

2.8 Determine the effects on range,

interquartile range, variance and
standard deviation for a set of
data when:
a) each data is changed
uniformly;
b) extreme values exist;
c) certain data is added or
removed.

2.9 Compare measures of central

tendency and dispersion
between two sets of data.
CIRCULAR
MEASURES

2 1. Understand the • Use dynamic 1.1 Convert measurements in

concept of geometry software such radians to degrees and vice
radian. as the Geometer’s versa.
Sketchpad to explore the
concept of circular
measure.
 2. Understand and • Use examples of 2.1 Determine:
use the concept real-life situations to a) length of arc;
of length of arc of explore circular b) radius; and
a circle to solve measure. c) angle subtended at the
problems. centre of a circle
based on given information.

2.2 Find perimeter of segments of

circles.

2.3 Solve problems involving

lengths of arcs.

3. Understand and 3.1 Determine the:

use the concept a) area of sector;
of area of sector b) radius; and
of a circle to c) angle subtended at the
solve problems. centre of a circle
based on given information.

3.2 Find the area of segments of

circles.

3.3 Solve problems involving areas of

sectors.

DIFFERNTATIONS
5 1. Understand and • Use
use the concept graphing calculators or
of gradients of dynamic geometry
curve and software such as
differentiation. Geometer’s
Sketchpad to explore
the concept of
differentiation.
1.1 Determine the value of a function
when its variable approaches a
certain value.
1.2 Find the gradient of a chord
joining two points on a curve.
1.3 Find the first derivative of a
function y = f(x), as the gradient
of tangent to its graph.

1.4 Find the first derivative of

polynomials using the first
principles.
 1.5 Deduce the formula for first
derivative of the function y = f(x)
by induction.

2. Understand and 2.1 Determine the first derivative of

use the concept the function y = axn using
of first derivative formula.
of polynomial
functions to solve
problems. 2.2 Determine value of the first
derivative of the function y = axn
for a given value of x.

2.3 Determine first derivative of a

function involving:
a) addition, or
b) subtraction
of algebraic terms.
2.4 Determine the first derivative of a
product of two polynomials.

2.5 Determine the first derivative of a

quotient of two polynomials.

2.6 Determine the first derivative of

composite function using chain
rule.

2.7 Determine the gradient of

tangent at a point on a curve.

2.8 Determine the equation of

tangent at a point on a curve.

2.9 Determine the equation of

normal at a point on a curve.

3. Understand and • Use 3.1 Determine coordinates of turning

use the concept graphing calculators or points of a curve.
of maximum and dynamic geometry
minimum values software to explore the
 to solve concept of maximum
problems. and minimum values

3.2 Determine whether a turning

point is a maximum or a
minimum point.

3.3 Solve problems involving

maximum or minimum values.

4. Understand and • Use graphing 4.1 Determine rates of change for

use the concept calculators with related quantities.
of rates of computer base ranger
change to solve to explore the concept
problems. of rates of change.

5. Understand and 5.1 Determine small changes in

use the concept quantities.
of small changes
and 5.2 Determine approximate values
approximations using differentiation.
to solve
problems.
6. Understand and
6.1 Determine the second derivative
use the concept
of function y = f (x0
of second
derivative to
6.2 Determine whether a turning
solve problems. point is maximum or minimum
point of a curve using the second
derivative.
SOLUTION OF
TRIANGLES
• Use 1.1 Verify sine rule.
2 1. Understand and dynamic geometry
use the concept software such as the 1.2 Use sine rule to find unknown
of sine rule to Geometer’s sides or angles of a triangle.
solve problems. Sketchpad to explore
the sine rule. 1.3 Find the unknown sides and
angles of a triangle involving
 • Use examples of ambiguous case.
real-life situations to
explore the sine rule. 1.4 Solve problems involving the
sine rule.

2. Understand and • Use 2.1 Verify cosine rule.

use the concept dynamic geometry
of cosine rule to software such as the
solve problems. Geometer’s 2.2 Use cosine rule to find unknown
Sketchpad to explore sides or angles of a triangle.
the cosine rule. 2.3 Solve problems involving cosine
• Use examples of rule.
real-life
situations to explore
the cosine 2.4 Solve problems involving sine
rule. and cosine rules.

3. Understand and • Use 3.1 Find the area of triangles using

use the formula dynamic geometry 1
the formula ab sin C or its
for areas of software such as the 2
triangles to solve Geometer’s equivalent.
problems. Sketchpad to explore
the concept of areas
of triangles. 3.2 Solve problems involving three-
dimensional objects.
• Use examples of
real-life situations to
explore area of
triangles.

INDEX NUMBER
2 • Use examples of 1.1 Calculate index number.
1. Understand and
use the concept real-life situations to
of index number explore index 1.2 Calculate price index.
to solve numbers.
problems. 1.3 Find Q0 or Q 1 given relevant
information.
2. Understand and • Use 2.1 Calculate composite index.
use the concept of examples of real-life
composite index to situations to explore
solve problems 2.2 Find index number or weightage
composite index.
given relevant information.

2.3 Solve problems involving index

number and composite index.

PROJECT WORK
• Use scientific 1.1 Define the problem/situation to
1. Carry out project calculators, graphing be studied.
work. calculators or
computer software to 1.2 State relevant conjectures.
carry out project work.
1.3 Use problem solving strategies
• Students are to solve problems.
allowed to carry out
project work in groups 1.4 Interpret and discuss results.
but written reports
must be done 1.5 Draw conclusions and/or
individually. generalisations based on critical
evaluation of results.
• Students should be 1.6 Present systematic and
given opportunity to comprehensive written reports.
give oral presentation
of their project work.