ELECTIVE MATHEMATICS

The Complete Elective Mathematics Course  

Elective mathematics deals with reasoning by analogies, making judgments through discrimination of values, analysis of data, and communication of one's thoughts through symbolic expression and graphs. Elective Mathematics at the Senior High School level builds on the Core Mathematics of Senior High School.

GENERAL AIMS 

The syllabus is designed to help students to: 

1. appreciate the use of mathematics as a tool for analysis, critical and effective thinking.

2. discover order, patterns and relations.

3. communicate their thoughts through symbolic expressions and graphs.

4. develop mathematical abilities useful in commerce, trade and public service. 

5. make competent use of ICT in problem solving and investigation of real life situation.

SCOPE OF CONTENT

Elective mathematics covers the following areas:

1. Algebra 5. Trigonometry

2. Coordinate Geometry 6. Calculus

3. Vectors and Mechanics 7. Matrices and Transformation

4. Logic 8. Statistics and Probability