MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

HARMONISED SCHEME OF WORK FOR FURTHER MATHEMATICS

 

 

YEAR 10 FIRST TERM

WEEKS

TOPICS

CONTENTS

1

Algebraic Identities

Square of a Sum, Square of a Difference, Difference of Two Squares, Sum of Two Cubes, Difference of Two Cubes + End of Unit Test

2 & 3

Indices and Logarithms

 

Notation, Laws of indices, Exponential Equations, Theory of Logarithms, Logarithm equations + End of Unit Test

4 & 5

Surds

Rules, Basic forms, Similar surds, Conjugates, Rationalization, Equal surds, Radical Equations + End of Unit Test

6 & 7

Sequences and Series

Sequences, Linear Equations, Exponential equations, Series, Recurrences + End of Unit Test

8 – 10

Quadratic Equations

Factorization, Completing the Square, Quadratic Formula, Sum and Product of Roots, Symmetric Properties of Roots, Graphs, Maximum and Minimum Values, Simultaneous Equations: One Linear One Quadratic + End of Unit Test